Skills of Management

Now in its sixth edition, Skills of Management is widely regarded as one of the leading introductions to core business and management skills for both students and professionals. The thoroughly revised and up-to-date chapters explore the theoretical and practical realities of management using real-life case examples and exercises. Covering both overarching strategic issues, such as defining the manager's job, priorities and objectives within the organizational context, through to practical issues, such as delegation, communication and training, this definitive text covers the areas of management expertise essential for any modern business and management student.

"The new edition of Skills of Management continues to improve and expand. It is an excellent, thought-provoking and practical summary of the basic skills of management. Anyone in a managerial position, or aspiring to be in one, will find its clear messages and straightforward style of real value." Chris Brewster, University of Reading

"At last a book that marries theory with the real smell and greasepaint of what it is to find yourself in a managerial position and having to perform in conditions of limited information, high uncertainty and increasing ambiguity. Rees and Porter are to be thanked for putting the reality back into what it is to manage, and their experience of what works in practice enables them to draw upon theory judiciously. Whether management is a chosen path, or you find yourself thrust into it unprepared, as the authors argue all too often is the case, the reader will learn a great deal from what has become a highly useful and street-wise text." Leslie Willcocks, The London School of Economics

"Rees has been able to accommodate the needs of managers and students from both the UK and overseas, making this a truly international book...few books of this size can manage to pack so much information between their covers while maintaining such a user friendly style." Management Decision

"This book will help those who have not managed, to manage. It will help those who do manage to manage better. Those who believe they already manage well would be advised to read it, I think there is something in here for all of us".David Jones - Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Global Manufacturing and Supply at GSK