How to be an Even Better Manager: A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills 8th Edition
Author(s): Michael Armstrong (Author)
Publisher: Kogan Page
Publication Date: 3 Oct. 2011
Edition: 8th
Language: English
Print length: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0749463295
ISBN-13: 9780749463298
Book Description
This eighth edition of the best-selling How to be an Even Better Manager covers 50 essential topics across the three key areas in which any manager needs to be competent: managing people; managing activities and processes; and managing and developing yourself. Thoroughly revised and updated, with nine new chapters providing timely advice on topics such as benchmarking, cost cutting, improving organizational capability and recovering from setbacks, this is an invaluable handbook for current and aspiring managers. How to be an Even Better Manager provides sound guidelines that will help you to develop a broad base of managerial skills and knowledge. Even the most experienced manager needs to keep abreast of new developments and brush up on essential competencies, so this new edition will continue to be an invaluable aid.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A practical and straightforward guide to successful management, written with the benefit of over 30 years experience.”, Business Executive
“Those with managerial responsibilities will find this a useful guide to keep on their shelves and dip into for background material and guidance on a range of business topics.”,
Business Franchise
Review
“A practical and straightforward guide to successful management, written with the benefit of over 30 years experience.” ― Business Executive
“Those with managerial responsibilities will find this a useful guide to keep on their shelves and dip into for background material and guidance on a range of business topics.” ―
Business Franchise
About the Author
Michael Armstrong is the UK’s bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong’s Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong’s Handbook of Reward Management Practiceand Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.
Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the co-founder and a managing partner of E-Reward, one of the UK’s first websites dedicated solely to reward management. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company and an independent management consultant. He is based in London, UK.
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