The 30 most common problems in management and how to solve them /
William A. Delaney
- New York : AMACOM, c1982
- x, 182 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
1. Attitude Problems -- 2. Committees and Meetings -- 3. The Communication Problem -- 4. Criticism -- 5. Disagreements -- 6. The Disciplinary Interview -- 7. Dismissals -- 8. Doers -- 9. The End Run -- 10. Form versus Substance -- 11. Goals -- 12. Human Behavior in the Organization -- 13. Indecision -- 14. Interviews and Résumés -- 15. Layoffs -- 16. Logbooks -- 17. Loyalty -- 18. Mid-Career Crisis -- 19. Mistakes -- 20. Obedience -- 21. Office Romance -- 22 Personalities -- 23. The Peter Principle -- 24. Politics -- 25. Priorities -- 26. Relatives at Work -- 27. Resignations -- 28. Responsive People -- 29. Socializing at Work -- 30. Staff Positions.
Interest, curiosity, and speculation concerning the top executives in all organizations are common among em-ployees. Wherever we work, or whatever we do, we catch glimpses of these people as they pass by in the office or plant or drive by in their automobiles. We rarely get to meet them and almost never get to know them as people. What are they like? Are they super beings? How do they earn