Managing For Dummies - Softcover

Nelson, Bob; Economy, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764517716 ISBN 13: 9780764517716

Publisher: For Dummies, 2003

Synopsis

Being a manager can be an intimidating and challenging task. Managing involves teaching new skills to employees, helping land a new customer, accomplishing an important assignment, increasing performance, and much more. The process of management can be very challenging at times, but it can also bring you a sense of fulfillment that you never imagined possible. Organizations rely on managers to make the most out of situations and get the best possible results.

Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is perfect for all levels of managers. This clearly written, easy-to-understand guide will help anyone to

• Hire talented employees
• Master skills such as conflict resolution and coaching
• Initiate change and deal with resistance to change
• Set and communicate your goals
• Motivate employees to go above and beyond expectations

Discover real-life solutions to the most common situations that supervisors and managers face – solutions that stand up over time and can be used during turbulent times. Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also covers the following topics and more:

• Delegating: the Manager’s No. 1 Tool
• Inspiring employees to better performance
• Getting your message across to your employees
• Measuring and monitoring individual and project performance
• Focusing on ethics and office politics
• Team building and collaboration
• Tools and techniques for managers

Managing in today’s lightning-speed business world requires that you have the latest information and techniques for getting the job done. This book provides you with straightforward advice and up-to-the-minute strategies for dealing with anything that comes your way.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"This is one book I will be delighted to give to those managers I most want to succeed."
-Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager, from the Foreword

Tips and advice for inspiring your employees to success

Completely revised and updated for managing in the new millennium

Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, arms you with the latest information and tried-and-true techniques for managing in today's light-speed business world. You'll find straightforward advice and up-to-the-minute strategies for dealing with anything that comes your way - from ethical questions to performance reviews to team building and collaboration. It's your fast, friendly guide to smart business leadership!

Praise for Managing For Dummies

"Dynamite! The latest information on the best ways to manage."
- Dr. W. Bradley Zehner II, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Pepperdine University

"Every manager will benefit from the sound advice found in Managing For Dummies, especially the belief that management can and should be fun."
- Felix Mussenden, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios

About the Author

Bob Nelson, PhD is President of Nelson Motivation Inc., and author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.

Peter Economy is Associate Editor of Leader to Leader magazine. Nelson and Economy are also the authors of Consulting For Dummies.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764517716
• ISBN 13: 9780764517716
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384