文档介绍：Towards Personal Excellence
Towards Personal Excellence
Psychometric Tests and Self-Improvement
Techniques for Managers
Second Edition
Seema Sanghi
Response Books
A division of Sage Publications
New Delhi/Thousand Oaks/London
Copyright © Seema Sanghi, 2007, 2002
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First published in 2002
This second edition published in 2007 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sanghi, Seema, 1961–
Towards personal excellence: psychometric tests and self-improvement techniques for managers/
Seema Sanghi. —2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Management—Study and teaching. 2. Management—Psychological aspects.
3. Self-actualisation (Psychology) I. Title.
'09—dc22 2006 2006031612
ISBN: 10: 0–7619–3504–5 (PB) 10: 81–7829–659–4 (India-PB)
13: 978–0–7619–3504–9 (PB) 13: 978–81–7829–659–3 (India-PB)
Production Team: Anindita Majumdar, Sanjeev Sharma and Santosh Rawat
To
Pradeep,
Prateek and Sakshi
Contents
Foreword by Udai Pareek 10
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
Introduction 15
SECTION A—MANAGERIAL SKILLS 19
Planning—Key to Achievements Mirror Image – 1 z Are you a good planner?
Why Do Managers Resist Planning? Decision-Making Mirror Image – 2
z How effective are you in decision-making? What are