Ivan’S Rules of Management: A Common Sense Approach to Management

By Ivan Reynolds MBA

This book is designed to be a hand book of ideas on how a manager/leader should comport himself and how to deal with individuals, team, peers, senior managers and friends within a working environment.
It is not a book on theoretical management, but a book based on everyday experiences. It is a must for all levels of management

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Nov 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482852776

Ivan Reynolds MBA

Ivan Reynolds was born in Zululand South Africa and did all his studies part time while holding down his normal day job. Qualified with a Diploma in Road Transportation through Rand Afrikaans University, studies in Management through the University of Stellenbosch Business School and qualified with an MBA through Milpark Business School in Johannesburg. He presented a paper titled “'Gaining a better understanding of the Cross Docking trend growing in South Africa by investigating its inherent opportunities and risks to enable you to utilize this practice in the best interest of your operation” for the Institute for International Research (IRR) at their 7th Annual Logistics in Warehousing & Distribution SA 2001 conference at Johannesburg . With over 30 years of management experience garnered in the logistics environment he has dealt with most situations a day to day manager would experience in the course of his work. His work experience has covered public transport, media distribution, FMCG distribution including cold chain and foods distribution, construction products in the construction industry and polyolefin's in the petrochemicals industry. Experience in both the South African environment and the Middle East has brought him into contact with over thirty nationalities and cultures giving him expert knowledge in cross-cultural management

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The consummate leader cultivates the Moral Law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.

Sun Tzu – The Art of War

1 Always Treat People the way You Want People to Treat You

This is simply a matter of respect and common decency. The people working for you are human beings with feelings, emotions, moods and impressions. They are not slaves, your dog (you shouldn’t be treating you dog badly in any case), your servants (shouldn’t be treating them badly either) or brainless imbeciles.

The most fundamental desire in any human being is the desire to be recognised and acknowledged. Coupled to this is the desire to be recognised and acknowledged in a respectful manner, to be seen as somebody, a person of some worth. I am sure you the reader have the same desires.

How do you like people to speak to you? With respect, in a mild and friendly manner? With support and encouragement? With recognition for you as a person and for your achievements? I am sure you do. If so, then why do you not apply the same to