Quick Skills or Statistics Data Analysis and Decision Modeling and Student CD

Quick Skills: Skills for the First Time Supervisor

Author: Douglas Gordon

This book enhances the reader's opportunity for career success by targeting fundamental skills.Skills For the First Time Supervisor will provide the foundation necessary for effectively working with and managing others. Covering areas such as decision making as a supervisor, motivating employees and handling change and conflict among employees, this is the perfect reference for the experienced professional new to a manager's position as well as for the entry level person looking to learn more about management.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
Workshop 1	Being a Supervisor	3
	A Step Up	4
	Why Be a Supervisor?	4
	Functions of a Supervisor	6
	A Fundamental Skill: Time Management	10
Workshop 2	The Supervisor as Leader	13
	Leadership Style	14
	Three Rules of Thumb	18
	Qualities of a Good Leader	22
Workshop 3	Three Essential Tasks	25
	The Core Functions	26
	Setting Goals and Planning	26
	Organizing Work and Assigning Tasks	30
	Controlling Work Performance	33
Workshop 4	Decision Making	37
	Uncertainty and Risk	38
	Steps for Effective Decision Making	41
	"Selling" Your Decision	45
Workshop 5	Motivating Employees	49
	Why Is Motivation Important?	50
	Types of Motivation	50
	The Hierarchy of Needs	53
	Motivating Today's Workers	56
Workshop 6	Communicating with Employees	59
	Communication Problems	60
	Listen, Listen, Listen!	60
	Giving Instructions	64
	Giving Criticism	67
Workshop 7	Employee Evaluations	71
	Why Evaluate?	72
	Guidelines for Evaluating Employees	74
	Disciplining Employees	77
Workshop 8	Handling Change and Conflict	81
	Managing Change	82
	The Nature of Conflict	83
	Resolving Conflicts Constructively	86

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Statistics, Data Analysis, and Decision Modeling and Student CD

Author: James R Evans

This book covers basic concepts of business statistics, data analysis, and management science in a spreadsheet environment. Practical applications are emphasized throughout the book for business decision-making; a comprehensive database is developed, with marketing, financial, and production data already formatted on Excel worksheets. This shows how real data is used and decisions are made. Using Excel as the basic software, and including such add-ins as PHStat2, Crystal Ball, and TreePlan, this book covers a wide variety of topics related to business statistics: statistical thinking in business; displaying and summarizing data; random variables; sampling; regression analysis; forecasting; statistical quality control; risk analysis and Monte-Carlo simulation; systems simulation modeling and analysis; selection models and decision analysis; optimization modeling; and solving and analyzing optimization models. For those employed in the fields of quality control, management science, operations management, statistical science, and those who need to interpret data to make informed business decisions.