Time Management, Decision Making, and Leadership Essentials

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Leadership Essentials You Always Wanted To Know

Decision Making Essentials You Always Wanted to Know

Time Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know

Dr Carrie A. Picardi, Ph.D. is an industrial/organizational psychologist with over 20 years of professional experience in human resource management, as a research analyst and consultant, and in academia as a tenured professor of management. She has led initiatives in the areas of leadership development, assessment center design and deployment, job analysis, talent acquisition and retention, compensation and total rewards, learning and development, performance management, and employee engagement.

Mark Koscinski is an assistant professor of accounting practice at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, where he teaches a graduate level Decision Analysis class and several advanced accounting classes. He is a certified public accountant, and holds a BA with high honors and MBA from Rutgers University and a doctorate from Drew University. Prior to joining the faculty at Moravian College, Mark was a chief financial officer of various public and private organizations in the defense contracting, toy, investment banking, and banking industries. He has over forty years of experience in the business world, and has supervised every operation of an organization including sales and marketing. Mark is passionate about sharing his knowledge with his students. His background and experience gives him a unique position to write on management topics that are easy to understand for non-MBA graduates.

Dr. AnnaMaria has worked as a business professional for over 30 years gaining experience in business development and management, business improvement, project management, time management, career development and advancement, business strategy, vet-entrepreneurship, team development, teaching and training, and implementation of community projects. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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The Self-Learning Management Series is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons and covers every aspect of business, from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations across any and every industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, and standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter.

Dr. Picardi has produced a helpful handbook for those who aspire to leadership positions in their organizations. It is a careful blend of theory, practice, and examples. Leadership concepts are concisely presented and the book is easy to read. The chapters on situational and contingency leadership and leading a thriving organization by themselves make this book a worthwhile read.
-- Dr. Mark Koscinski Assistant Professor of Accounting Practice

This is the first book that I've read that details decision-making with such depth. Mark Koscinki is able to take seemingly complicated information and break it down into short, easy-to-understand chapters, summarize the key points, and offer questions to ensure one's understanding of decision-making processes. I recommend it to those in leadership and to those aspiring to leadership roles!
-- Jacqueline Childress, Austin Community College

Dr. AnnaMaria Bliven commits to honoring your time, being intentional about it, and enhancing your effectiveness in managing it…and she succeeds! She highlights insights from a variety of sources and expands on her own insightful ideas to effectively manage this invaluable resource. As a consummate educator, she includes tools and resources that will add to your successful integration of her ideas into your busy lives. Additional resources, effective in reinforcing the concepts and ideas while helping you to act include learning objectives, templates, charts, and suggested printouts to post/use, along with learning objectives, chapter summaries, concrete examples, author’s anecdotes, acronyms, and quizzes. These resources will help you to best understand and implement her ideas and integrate them into your time management practices. And you do want to implement them. As an accomplished academic, her references and citations give you additional access to other appropriate sources as well. Though many of her insights might be considered common sense, especially after you read them, you end up realizing that they are not so common. Whether you are an employee, student, parent, or manager wishing you had more time, your dreams can come true. Take control of your time and make up for the lost time. It’s time to not only read this book but take action to enhance your path to success by applying these ideas and insights today! Read and implement ideas found in this practical guide. Wishing you intentionality and positivity, as encouraged in this book. Thank you, Dr. Bliven for sharing and inspiring!
-- Scott Dell, Assistant Professor School of Business, Francis Marion University

Leadership Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
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Decision Making Essentials You Always Wanted to Know 
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Time Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know
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