DK Essential Managers: Leadership: Inspiring, Empowering, Supporting

by D.K. Publishing

DK Essential Managers: Leadership is the visual guide that gives you all the know-how you need to be a more effective manager. Now newly updated with an all-new graphic approach to explaining key techniques and skills, the best-selling DK Essential Managers: Leadership features:


A practical, "how-to" approach teaches you the leadership skills you need to succeed. Step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and "Ask yourself" features show you how to make an impact. Tables, illustrations, "in-focus" panels, and real-life case studies demonstrate and explain how to improve your performance and get results. DK Essential Managers: Leadership not only shows you how to gain your staff's trust and commitment but also provides practical techniques for you to use when hiring employees, delegating authority, running meetings, and resolving conflict.

Learn all you need to know about leadership and understand the core skills and personal attributes needed to be an effective, responsible, and empowering manager with DK Essential Managers: Leadership.

About DK Essential Managers: The DK Essential Managers series covers a range of business and management topics and have sold more than 1.9 million copies worldwide. Each guide is clearly presented for ease of reference, with visual pointers, tips, and graphics. The handy pocket format slips easily into a briefcase or portfolio.

Genres: Business, Management

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2015

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers practical tips and strategies for developing oneself and others as leaders. The idea of servant leadership and self reflection are common themes. If you lead any group of people, this text is for you.

[Kari Olfert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read, gives you a good gist of leadership skills.

[Deborah Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, sweet, and to the point! There are a lot of visuals, a great book for anyone new to taking on a leadership role.

[Christa Van · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the info graphic look and the content was good!

[Aliyu]

A fun read with visuals and easy language. I recommend this for all career people.