<p>This work aims to help in harnessing your mind's unused capacity in order to develop your ability to learn, generate creative ideas, handle information more effectively and tackle many of the key skills of management. It argues that in the 1990s, managers are measured up against a tough criteria and that the the route to success lies in the 90% of unused capacity in the brain, in areas such as problem solving, creativity, picking up new skills and managing multiple tasks. This mixes down-to-earth ideas with techniques such as mind maps, checklists, step-by-step rules, acronyms and mnemonics to provide an easy-to-use guide to management techniques and unleashing the full power of your mind. The skills in this study need to be practised and the best approach is to take one idea at a time and apply it. It aims to make you think better, think faster and work smarter.</p>

Mind Skills for Managers

Business & Money

Malone, Samuel A.

Management & Leadership

Gower Pub.Co.

The explosion in the type and availability of open, distant, and flexible learning materials has created a revolution in the education and development of many employees. This book describes how a corporate system can be set up, and maintained after the initial burst of enthusiasm has faded.

How to Set Up and Manage a Corporate Learning Centre

Few corporate initiatives of the last ten years have been more influential in the development of a learning culture at work than the corporate learning centre. The first edition of Sam Malone's book quickly established itself as the definitive concise guide to best practice. The second edition reflects the lessons learned since that time, along with the developments in learning technology. Setting up and sustaining a successful centre involves strategic skills such as planning and championing; technical skills, including budgeting, marketing and evaluation; and the people skills of communicating, influencing and managing change. There are chapters in the book for all the stakeholders involved, including the learners themselves. How to Set Up and Manage a Corporate Learning Centre offers definitive advice on all of these areas. Sam Malone demystifies what is a difficult, expensive and long term project for any organization.

Reference

Routledge

In this inspiring and remarkable book you will discover the principles of success that have directed and motivated many people to make a significant contribution and difference to the world. You will also uncover the pitfalls to avoid in your quest to become the best you can be. Success in any endeavour does not happen by chance. It happens through the application of sound principles and purposeful actions such as:  Setting realistic goals  Making worthwhile plans  Practising good interpersonal relationships  Having confidence and self-belief  Being optimistic  Developing self-esteem  Being persistent and resilient  Being highly motivated  Developing the habit of lifelong learning and continuous improvement  Practising good personal values. This book has an entertaining blend of inspirational real life stories, quotations, practical tips, acronyms and activities to help you acquire the right habits and practise the skills of success. The book is underscored by the best scientific research currently available which is made accessible tothe reader through clear simple language. By following the principles set out in this book you will become the happy and successful person you are destined to be. Samuel A Malone is a self-employed training consultant, lecturer and author. He is the author of 20 books, some of which have gone into second editions and foreign language translations.

Why Some People Succeed and Others Fail

Personal Finance

Glasnevin Publishing

Do you want to accelerate your learning ability? Learn new skills with ease? Improve your IQ? Balance your time between learning and managing? "Learning Skills for Managers" is all about what managers need to know about learning. A practical mix of tools, techniques, models, learning maps and mnemonics, this book aims to accelerate your learning ability, so that learning is no longer a necessary distraction to the "day job", but a regular, achievable, fascinating - and fun - part of your job. In today's business world of rapid technological change and fierce competition, knowledge is the manager's most powerful weapon. Continuous, lifelong learning is the key to staying ahead of the pack. Many managers find they must learn new skills and upgrade their old skills, both on- and off-the-job, through training, experience and sometimes a return to formal education. Yet many managers lack the skills to increase and improve their learning power. In "Learning Skills for Managers", Samuel A. Malone discusses how to: integrate the analytical and creative parts of your brain; discover your own learning style; improve your learning IQ and your memory; explore the learning organization; balance your time between learning and managing; learn essential study, writing and examination techniques; and become an on-the-job and off-the-job learner. This book should be of value to all managers who need to learn new skills or upgrade their old skills. It is intended for both those taking part in on-the-job training and to those who are returning to formal education.

Learning Skills for Managers: Practical Tools and Techniques to Turbo-Charge Your Career

Education & Reference

Oak Tree Pr

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Mind Skills for Managers

How to Set Up and Manage a Corporate Learning Centre

How to Set Up and Manage a Corporate Learning Centre

Why Some People Succeed and Others Fail

Learning Skills for Managers: Practical Tools and Techniques to Turbo-Charge Your Career