By Envisionary Management: A Guide for Human Resources Professionals in Management Training and Development

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. Review ?This unique book assists managers in improving organizational performance through the use of various guided imagery techniques. Imagery is the process of creating a mental picture or image of a situation in the mind's eye. Selected chapters include discussions of how imagery can improve managers' performance, strategic planning, productivity in leadership, problem sloving and decision making. A wide variety of examples of visual imagery techniques are presented. In addition, a large number of business situations are discussed, with visual imagery solutions recommended. Skill practice exercises are also included. According to to the authors, 'By using mental imagery we can clearly see in our mind how we should perform in a particular situation for maximum effectiveness...In short, mental imagery allows us to adopt a whole new approach for practicing management. It forces us to take a performance orientation and requires us to think through the specific behaviors required for top performance?-HR Magazine "This unique book assists managers in improving organizational performance through the use of various guided imagery techniques. Imagery is the process of creating a mental picture or image of a situation in the mind's eye. Selected chapters include discussions of how imagery can improve managers' performance, strategic planning, productivity in leadership, problem sloving and decision making. A wide variety of examples of visual imagery techniques are presented. In addition, a large number of business situations are discussed, with visual imagery solutions recommended. Skill practice exercises are also included. According to to the authors, 'By using mental imagery we can clearly see in our mind how we should perform in a particular situation for maximum effectiveness...In short, mental imagery allows us to adopt a whole new approach for practicing management. It forces us to take a performance orientation and requires us to think through the specific behaviors required for top performance"-HR Magazine 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.