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How to Manage People
Fast, Effective Management Skills that Really Get Results
Series: Creating Success
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Bestselling author Michael Armstrong provides valuable insight into the skills required to be an effective manager, helping you get the best from your staff through motivation, reward and leadership. This fully updated 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips, alongside...
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Gain essential skills for career development with practical advice on how to manage performance, deal with difficult people and inspire a successful team.
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Bestselling author Michael Armstrong provides valuable insight into the skills required to be an effective manager, helping you get the best from your staff through motivation, reward and leadership.
This fully updated 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips, alongside advice on managing virtual teams, enhancing employee engagement, and managing conflict. Essential reading for anyone who wants to get the best from their teams, How to Manage People distils the essence of good management into one handy, easy-to-use book.
The Creating Success series of books... Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781398621206
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 184
About the Author
Michael Armstrong is a bestselling author and people management expert. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into twenty-four languages. He is managing partner of E-Reward, and an independent management consultant. Prior to this, he was a chief examiner of the CIPD. He is author of the bestselling How to Be an Even Better Manager, now in its 10th edition, also published by Kogan Page. He is based in London, UK.
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