Management Skills for Project Leaders

What to do when you do not know what to do

Marie-Claude Foster (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVIII, 202 Seiten

2001 | 2001
Springer Basel (Verlag)
978-3-7643-6423-6 (ISBN)

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Managing projects involves being able to deal with uncertainty andcomplexity in the workplace, but traditional management models havesevere limitations under these circumstances. We require new paradigmsto help us make sense of the world in which we live and work.This book is the result of many workshops and courses for projectleaders working in a variety of settings in low- and middle-incomecountries. It brings together some of the thoughts of leading managementwriters in an accessible form, using fictitious case studies toillustrate important points. The various activities described can beused in workshops, by project leaders and managers. The book is ofinterest to project leaders both in the governmental (public) andvoluntary sector as well as members of non-governmental organisationsfrom a wide range of disciplines, e.g. health, agriculture and communitydevelopment.

1 Dealing with uncertainty and complexity.- 2 Managing complexity - unhelpful and effective strategies.- 3 Decision-making in the face of complexity and an unknown future.- 4 Valuable perspectives to help us deal with complexity.- 5 Empowerment and self-development.- 6 Facilitating the development of staff.- 7 The unlearning and learning organisation.- 8 The change process.- 9 Change agent skills.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2001
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 202 p.
Verlagsort	Basel
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	290 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement
Schlagworte	Change • Gesundheitsmanager • Management • organization • Public Health • Strategy
ISBN-10	3-7643-6423-8 / 3764364238
ISBN-13	978-3-7643-6423-6 / 9783764364236
Zustand	Neuware