Essential Manager's Manual: Vol 1

DK Essential Managers

by ETC. TIM HINDLE ROBERT HELLER

Managers have a wide range of responsibilities, many of which include maximising the efficiency of their own time and work processes and ensuring that the people they manage are equipped with everything they need to function effectively and be productive and happy at work. This book covers many of the areas that a manager will need to be proficient in if they are to be successful at their job. There are chapters on communicating, time management, decision making, delegation, making presentations, interviewing, managing change and minimising stress, for example. The emphasis is definitely on the practical, with real-life results always at the top of the agenda. To that end the text is punchy and to the point rather than rambling. Each chapter is clearly presented with plenty of tables, charts, checklists and self questionnaires to help you get the most from its content. Dotted around the pages you will find Power Tips--over 1200 of them in all-- designed to act as quick reference aids. Some managers might only need to look at one or two of the areas covered in the book, and so Dorling Kindersley have published all 12 of the book's chapters individually in smaller pocketable handbooks. -- Sandra Vogel

Genres: Business, Management, Leadership, Reference

864 pages, Hardcover

First published November 9, 1998

Reviews

[Bandar Al-Dossari · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fast basic guide book to have around in the office and is very useful references

[Will West · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring. Unbelievably basic. Probably be okay for a child.

[Mohammed Agbawi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read so far two chapters.
I'm a Sr.Manager in SABIC leading company in petrochemical biz. From my humble experience, I'll summarize additional actions items than in the book that I'd like to share it with you.


Motivating People : actions plan
1. Request check list from each review activity and update it in procedure as part of change that will motivate sr.staff
2. Let successors joint managers progress meeting that is part of motivation.
3. Presentation to all managers about motivation points with example in this chapter as awareness.
4. Identify non-financial reward and funicular reward in managers meetings.
5. Assign initiatives to staff to finalize and analyze workflows for each service. Part of new changes that motivate ppl.
6. Use a virtual team called "Task Archiving team" to reward potential staff and creat completions.
7. Enhance staff filing with 4 evaluation annually.
8. Prepare check list for initiatives, demonstrating company value and KPI for each manager as dynamic worksheet to show evaluation on time...
9. Update rules and actions sheet ... Culture change targets...as part of changes that motivate team.

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book new managers, executives, and entrepreneurs.

[Manjari Murthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book for Managers. A key book i would say!!

[Kenneth Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good