Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager: Making the Science of Management Work for You - Paperback

by Gary Latham (Author)

Over 50-years of management science distilled for everyday practice.

The essential information you need to become an evidence-based manager from hiring to retention. Information is presented within 10 general lessons of management, a new case-study featuring two evidence-based managers in action, and thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter.

NEW to this edition:
NEW Material on the importance of emotional intelligence
NEW Chapter 5: on ways to engage your employees in their work
NEW Chapter 6: on ways to ensure your career success
NEW Chapter 7: on how to create a psychologically
healthy workplace
NEW Chapter 9: on the pitfalls to avoid when making decisions
NEW Chapter 10: two leading-edge ways to coach and appraise the people on your team
NEW End of chapter questions to reinforce learning

Author Biography

Gary P. Latham is Professor of Organizational Effectiveness at Rotman School of Management. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Canadian Psychological Association, National Academy of Human Resources, and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology. He serves on the Board of Directors of the SHRM Foundation.