| In The Type B Manager, Victor Lipman offers a unique lens through which to view the challenging problems of management. While management has long been considered the realm of Type A individualshard-driving, competitive high achieversall too often these high-intensity traits aren't effective when it comes to motivating your employees. Many characteristics of Type B individualsbeing more relaxed, less competitive, more reflective, slower to angercan be considered ';people skills' that better influence motivation and productivity. And successful management after all is the practice of accomplishing work through other people. In a business landscape where 70 percent of employees are disengaged and not working at full productive capacity, Lipman focuses on practical tactical aspects of management viewed through a Type B lens, including: Motivating and developing employees Handling conflict, and Engendering trust and respect He examines specific skills, behaviors, and situations where a Type B mindset is advantageous and suggests ways that self-described Type A managers can boost their effectiveness by adopting Type B approachesand vice versa.From the Hardcover edition. |
