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| Author: | McConalogue, T. |
| Title: | Making an effective manager. |
| Journal: | Management Decision
1988 : VOL. 26:3, p. 32-35 |
| Index terms: | GOAL SETTING MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A recent survey of 80 managers showed that their top four activities were: 1. planning future policies and activities; 2. staff development and training; 3. keeping up-to-date with new developments; 4. developing new systems. Today's manager needs to be innovative, flexible, achievement-oriented and unwilling to sacrifice long-term survival for short-term results. Goal orientation skills are essential for developing these qualities. Reactive managers are going to need a rethink of their roles. An appropriate training program may enable them to become goal-oriented, proactive managers. Managers must learn how to handle more goal areas at a time, and how to get organizational support. Goal oriented sense of reality is needed for success. |
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