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Managing For Dummies

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Managing For Dummies by Bob Nelson and Peter Economy is a practical guide focused on helping managers enhance their leadership and management skills. It covers key aspects such as team motivation, conflict resolution, effective communication, and performance improvement strategies. The book aims to equip managers with the tools and insights needed to build cohesive and successful teams within any business environment.
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This book may appeal to you if you're looking to improve your leadership and management skills in an accessible way. It covers essential strategies for effectively managing teams, fostering productivity, and driving business success, making it a great resource for both new managers and savvy business professionals.

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The fast and easy way to learn how to manage people, projects, and teams 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.

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The fast and easy way to learn how to manage people, projects, and teams

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 fulfilment that you never imagined possible.

Managing For Dummies, 3rd Edition is perfect for all levels of managers. This clearly written, easy-to-understand guide gives you practical advice on the most important aspects of managing, such as delegating as opposed to ordering, improving employees' performances, getting your message across, understanding ethics and office policies, team building and collaboration, and much more.

  • Tips and advice for new and experienced managers
  • All-new chapters on employee encouragement and corporate social responsibility
  • Guidance on managing employees by leveraging the power of the Internet

Managing in today's lightning-speed business world requires that you have the latest information and techniques for getting the job done. Managing For Dummies, 3rd Edition provides you with straightforward advice and up-to-the-minute strategies for dealing with anything that comes your way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470618134

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 July 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Bob Nelson, PhD, is the founder and President of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a management training and consulting firm based in San Diego, California. He is the author of the multi-million copy best-selling book 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and (with Peter Economy) The Management Bible. Peter Economy is the Associate Editor for Leader to Leader and is the bestselling author of more than 50 books.

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