Harvard business review on becoming a high performance manager.

Includes index.

Management time : who's got the monkey? / William Oncken, Jr., and Donald L. Wass -- Beware the busy manager / Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal -- What effective general managers really do / John P. Kotter -- The making of a corporate athlete / Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz -- Managers can avoid wasting time / Ronald N. Ashkenas and Robert H. Schaffer -- All in a day's work / Harris Collingwood and Julia Kirby -- The very real dangers of executive coaching / Steven Berglas -- Saving your rookie managers from themselves / Carol A. Walker.

The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, here are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious businesspeople in organizations around the globe.

With offerings ranging from the timeless classic "Management Time Who's Got the Monkey" to innovative, cutting edge ideas, this book provides busy managers with strategies for more effective time and stress management, and offers insights into what a manager's job really entails. This is a must read for any professional wanting to work more effectively and become a better manager.