DK Essential Managers: Managing People: Motivating, Delegating, Appraising

Whether you're eager to learn how to manage people or are an experienced professional aspiring to enhance your effectiveness as a manager, this practical guide is the ideal companion.

DK Essential Managers: Managing People starts by helping you understand yourself and making you self-aware – an invaluable predecessor to managing others and getting the best from them. Find out how to improve your people management skills by learning how to motivate staff, improve performance, and create positive relationships. 

You'll learn to build confidence, communicate clearly, and establish trust. Statistics, brief case studies, and colorful graphics and charts help you navigate the path towards successfully managing people, whether for a small retailer or a Fortune 500 company. 

This indispensable volume is part of DK’s Essential Managers series that offers the know-how you need to be a more effective manager and hone your management style. 

In a slim, portable format, DK Essential Managers: Managing People gives you a practical “how-to” approach with step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and “ask yourself” features that show you how to focus your energy, manage change, and make an impact.

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.

Dr. Johanna Hunsaker is a professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of San Diego. She received her PhD and MS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Hunsaker previously taught at San Diego State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught internationally in France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands. Much of her professional life has been committed to supporting women in leadership positions. She has served as a trainer, a consultant and has been an expert witness in numerous court cases concerning sexual harassment and workplace discrimination.

Phillip Hunsaker is a seminar leader and author with a great deal of experience in researching and implementing organizational effectiveness. He has written hundreds of academic articles and many books, including Communication at Work and You Can Make It Happen: A Guide to Personal and Organizational Change. Hunsaker works as a professor of management in the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. Organizations he has consulted for include Boston Scientific, Coca-Cola, and Mead-Johnson.