THE TYPE B MANAGER

With a unique focus on Type B personality traits, this is an invaluable resource for managers looking to increase their people’s engagement and productivity.

Management, particularly in the executive ranks, has always been considered the province of Type A individuals – hard-driving, competitive, high-achieving workaholics. These skills help people to reach management positions but all too often, these traits aren't always effective when it comes to actually managing and motivating their employees. On the other hand, many characteristics of Type B individuals – being more relaxed, less stressed, less competitive, more reflective, slower to anger – can be considered better “people skills” and serve to better influence motivation and productivity among employees. And successful management is the practice of accomplishing work through other people.

In THE TYPE B MANAGER, Victor Lipman focuses on ways managers can engage employees using practical tactical aspects of management (such as motivating and developing employees, handling conflict, etc.) but viewed through a Type B lens. He examines specific management skills, behaviors and situations where a Type B approach can be especially advantageous, and suggests ways Type A individuals can boost effectiveness by adopting some Type B approaches – and sometimes vice versa.

Victor Lipman is a former manager of a Fortune 500 company and a regular contributor to Forbes.com and PsychologyToday.com. A former journalist, he now owns his own consultant firm, Howling Wolf Management Training.