Synopses & Reviews
Based on extensive research and consulting experience, the authors of this book affirm that an organization's managerial performance as well as an individual's own personal effectiveness can be greatly enhanced through the Use of "mental imagery" or visualization techniques. Mental imagery allows its practitioners to learn about management through mental as well as actual practice. It effectively generates a performance orientation in which the individual is required to rehearse specific behaviors for optimum results. The practice of mental imagery techniques are not altogether new. Their application in the field of management, however, represents a valuable innovation that will be of special interest to a wide variety of managerial professionals and the people who train them.
Synopsis
Based on extensive research and consulting experience, the authors of this book affirm that an organization's managerial performance as well as an individual's own personal effectiveness can be greatly enhanced through the Use of mental imagery or visualization techniques. Mental imagery allows its practitioners to learn about management through mental as well as actual practice. It effectively generates a performance orientation in which the individual is required to rehearse specific behaviors for optimum results. The practice of mental imagery techniques are not altogether new. Their application in the field of management, however, represents a valuable innovation that will be of special interest to a wide variety of managerial professionals and the people who train them.
About the Author
WILLIAM P. ANTHONY is Professor and former Chairman of the Management Department of the College of Business at Florida State University.E. NICK MADDOX, Assistant Professor of Management, currently teaches behavioral science courses in Management in the School of Business Administration at Stetson University, Deland, Florida.WALTER WHEATLEY, JR., is a member of the Department of Management at the University of West Florida.
Table of Contents
Preface
The Mind's Eye
Previous Applications of Imagery
How Imagery Can Help Managers to Improve Performance
How Imagery Can Be Used in a Corporate Management Education and Development Program
How Imagery Can Improve Strategic Planning
How Imagery Can Improve Productivity in Leadership and Personal Relationships
How Imagery Can Improve Productivity Communications and Information Management
How Imagery Can Improve Productivity in Problem-Solving and Decision Making
How Imaginal Technologies Can Improve the Personal Effectiveness of Your Employees
Imagery, Performance, and Productivity: A Creative Synthesis
Bibliography
Index