Description
Setting goals is a key part of any manager's job. Through goal setting, you define business outcomes that you and your team will accomplish collectively and individually. Managed effectively, the goal-setting process creates a long-term vision that motivates you and your employees to reach even the most challenging objectives. Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need immediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Series can help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with speed, savvy, and effectiveness.
About the Author
Penny Locey directed Leadership and Organizational Development for Polaroid Corporation as well as their Career Development programs, has consulted to profit and non-profit organizations on performance management and team/management development and training and was cofounder and director of the New England Institute for Career Development, an organization dedicated to professional growth of career management professionals. In addition to her private career consulting practice, she is a senior consultant for Keystone Associates working with executives in career transition. Professor Linda A. Hill has helped managers create the conditions for effective management in today's flatter and increasingly diverse organizations. She is a Professor and chair of the Leadership Initiative at Harvard Business School. She is also the author of the best-selling Becoming a Manager (Harvard Business School Press), now out in paperback. Linda served as the content expert for Coaching for Results and Managing Direct Reports, two award-winning interactive programs from Harvard Business School Publishing. She also served as a mentor for many Harvard ManageMentor topics.
Book Information
ISBN 9781422128916
Author Harvard Business School Press
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Harvard Business Review Press
Publisher Harvard Business Review Press
Weight(grams) 99g
About the Author
Penny Locey directed Leadership and Organizational Development for Polaroid Corporation as well as their Career Development programs, has consulted to profit and non-profit organizations on performance management and team/management development and training and was cofounder and director of the New England Institute for Career Development, an organization dedicated to professional growth of career management professionals. In addition to her private career consulting practice, she is a senior consultant for Keystone Associates working with executives in career transition. Professor Linda A. Hill has helped managers create the conditions for effective management in today's flatter and increasingly diverse organizations. She is a Professor and chair of the Leadership Initiative at Harvard Business School. She is also the author of the best-selling Becoming a Manager (Harvard Business School Press), now out in paperback. Linda served as the content expert for Coaching for Results and Managing Direct Reports, two award-winning interactive programs from Harvard Business School Publishing. She also served as a mentor for many Harvard ManageMentor topics.
Book Information
ISBN 9781422128916
Author Harvard Business School Press
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Harvard Business Review Press
Publisher Harvard Business Review Press
Weight(grams) 99g
