Handbook of Effective Management

Effective management is as much an art as a science. Without it organizations flounder and fail with it people excel and organizations succeed. That''s simple in concept yet difficult to achieve despite the plethora of writings on the topic and the best practices that have accumulated through decades of example. As the authors demonstrate the key to success is the integration of strategic concepts and front-line applications which have to date been treated separately in both theory and practice. Employing the Strategic Management Model developed by Huffmire and applied as both an analytical tool and a practical framework for improving performance the authors provide a comprehensive approach to management and supervision that will contribute to individual team and organization-wide success. Illustrating their principles through numerous real-life experiences from organizations as diverse as Ford Motor Company Johnsonville Foods and Emerson Electric the authors eschew fa.