How to be an Even Better Manager: A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills

How to be an Even Better Manager: A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills

by Michael Armstrong (Author)

Synopsis

Praise and reviews. 'Those with managerial responsibilities will find this a useful guide to keep on their shelves and dip into for background material and guidance on a range of business topics' - Business Franchise. 'A practical and straightforward guide to successful management, written with the benefit of over 30 years' experience' - Business Executive. The demands made on managers in today's turbulent, uncertain and demanding world constantly increase. Even the most experienced manager needs to keep abreast of new developments and periodically brush up on essential skills. This new edition of the best-selling practical management guide has been fully revised and updated to cover 50 specific areas of management in a clear and relevant way.Each is self-contained and can be dipped into, but all fall into the three broad categories in which any manager needs to be competent: managing people, managing activities, managing and developing yourself. An invaluable handbook for existing and aspiring managers, "How to be an Even Better Manager" also takes account of recently developed approaches to management, and includes new thinking on familiar aspects of the manager's job. No book can tell managers what to do in every situation, but this incomparable new edition provides guidelines that will help you build up managerial knowledge and skills.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: 6
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 30 Jun 2004

ISBN 10: 074944262X
ISBN 13: 9780749442620

Media Reviews
One of those books you will keep coming back to. Comprehensive, understandable and covering people, tasks and personal development, it is a reference book for managerial success. -Reading Chronicle An essential book for anyone in management', says reviewer Julie Hyde MCMI. Professional Manager A top management guide that covers 50 specific areas of management in a relevant way. An invaluable handbook for existing and aspiring managers. First Voice Topics covered are all tackled robustly with strategies which I can see working rather than abstract suggestions which don't. Pharmaceutical Clear, concise and direct. Training Journal Provides guidance that will help you build up managerial knowledge and skills. First Voice One of those books you will keep coming back to. Comprehensive, understandable and covering people, tasks and personal development, it is a reference book for managerial success. Reading Chronicle Those with managerial responsibilities will find this a useful guide to keep on their shelves and dip into for background material and guidance on a range of business topics. Business Franchise A practical and straightforward guide to successful management, written with the benefit of over 30 years' experience. Business Executive
Author Bio
Michael Armstrong Michael Armstrong is a management consultant and author. He graduated from the London School of Economics and is a fellow of the Institute of Personnel Management and the Institute of Management Consultants, plus he has a wealth of experience as a practicing manager. His many successful books include How to be an Even Better Manager and A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, all published by Kogan Page.