Becoming a Master Manager: A Competency Framework [Paperback]

Robert E. Quinn (Author), Sue R. Faerman (Author), Michael P. Thompson (Author), Michael McGrath (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471007447 | ISBN-13: 978-0471007449 | Publication Date: December 1995 | Edition: 2

Developments in the areas of the global economy and computing and telecommunications technology have forced companies to rethink how they do business. This outstanding, up-to-date text is designed to enhance managerial leadership capacities, recognizing that today's managers need to be both technically and interpersonally competent. Describes the highly successful Competing Values Model which is used in management education and executive development programs around the world with impressive results.

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Developments in the areas of the global economy and computing and telecommunications technology have forced companies to rethink how they do business. This outstanding, up-to-date text is designed to enhance managerial leadership capacities, recognizing that today's managers need to be both technically and interpersonally competent. Describes the highly successful Competing Values Model which is used in management education and executive development programs around the world with impressive results.

From the Back Cover

Managerial Strategies for Successful Leadership Build skills in every area of managerial competency as you explore the diverse situations and challenges that managers face today! This text will take you through eight interactive learning modules to develop the skills you need to be an effective director, producer, mentor, facilitator,coordinator, monitor, innovator, and broker! Become a Master Manager with:

• The Competing Values Model: an integration of four "conflicting" management perspectives, to display how different theories can be combined to form a more comprehensive foundation in management.
• A five step learning model: Assessment, Learning, Analysis, Practice and Application, that helps you develop the leadership competencies needed in today's business world.
• Managerial examples from real organizations that illustrate new concepts using relevant examples.
• Learning models such as, mini-lectures, individual presentations, group simulations, small group and full class discussion activities, to expand knowledge of management and real organizations.
• Revised competencies that reflect the latest developments in managerial theory and the changing work environments.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471007447
• ISBN-13: 978-0471007449
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,880,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Competent Managing Skills, March 28, 2001

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Jessica Davis (Grantham, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming a Master Manager: A Competency Framework (Paperback)

Although reading this book may not guarantee your success in becoming a manager, it definitely takes you through all aspects of being a manager. The book takes you through eight different aspects of effective management. These are the roles of director, producer, mentor, facilitator, coordinator, monitor, innovator, and broker. We may not realize just how many modules and skills are necessary in becoming a competent manager. I found the book to be very interactive with the self quizzes and the examples provided. This allowed its readers to build the skills necessary for competence and also find out just what kind of manager each is. The book seemed to provide the latest theories and developments in our ever changing work environments. I think this book would be most effective with a supplement or in combination with another management book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Becoming a Master Manager, March 28, 2001

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Lee LaBorde (Grantham, Lincs, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming a Master Manager: A Competency Framework (Paperback)

Becoming a Master Manager is used as a textbook at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England for the Introduction to Management class. This text explores Management through management models. These models explore the eight roles of a manager. This text gives you in depths look in to the roles of managers as a mentor, facilitator, monitor, coordinator, director, producer, broker and innovator.

The authors have broken up each role into several competencies that need to be looked at in order to perform has an effective manager. Inside of each competency there is a section on assessment, learning, analysis, practice, and application. The section on assessment focuses on assessing the student's ability and understanding the competency that is being discussed as a part of the role. This assessment normally takes the form of a self-graded quiz. The learning section of the competency is where the authors discuss the important aspects and theories of the competency. The following three sections analysis, practice and application are the sections in which the student is asked to put into use what they have just learned through cases, real life scenarios and hypothetical questions.

The use of this break down allows the student to fully understand the competencies in addition to the importance and proper function of each role in a manger's duties. This text is a wonderful resource on theories and duties of a productive manager for a first time management student. This book is not only limited to students, it would be a good resource for employees and managers in the workplace. Overall, I recommend this book because of its cases and explanations that will help any manager in understand their duties, which will in turn create a great manager.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suggestions for Disscussion Questions, October 30, 2000

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Alexander Wen (Beijing,China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming a Master Manager: A Competency Framework (Paperback)

I read this book two years ago when I was a student of CEIBS as a MBA student. I have really learned a lot from this book, with time going on (I have graduated), I have found that this book is getting more and more important for me. When I met problems in my work, often I can find a method in it. When I read it the second time, I find it would be more useful if the author could privide answer to discussion questions. I wish the third edition would adopt my suggestion. Anyway, it is really a valuable book.