"Considers the common functions of managers, such as effective planning and decision-making, organizational design and staffing, directing and controlling, and delegating. Offers methods to strengthen and enhance personal leadership stule, communication skills, and workplace motivation and involvement to improve individual and organizational productivity and increase business revenues."

Preface, 1.Successfully Managing the Professional: The Challenge, 2.Planning and Forecasting for Success, 3.Organizing and Staffing, 4.Directing and Controlling, 5.Decision Making and Time Management, 6.Individuals and Groups: Needs and Behavior in Professional Work Organizations, 7.Building Effective Communication, 8.Motivating Today's Professional, 9.Leading Professionals, 10.Change Processes in the Professional Environment , 11.Organizational Conflict and Stress, 12.Involvement Management, 13.Managerial and Organizational Effectiveness: An Epilogue, Appendix.Case Study for Organizational Change, Index