Learn the tips and tricks of the seasoned manager
 22 May 12

If you’ve recently been promoted to the position of manager, or have aspirations in this direction, it can seem a daunting task. After all, nearly half of all of new managers don’t understand what it takes to succeed, 89% have at least one “blind spot”, and less that one in 10 were actually groomed for the job.

The Essentials of Management, written by ex‐senior manager, consultant and author, Andrew Leigh is a treasure trove of help and tips that seasoned leaders seldom take the trouble to share. It’s packed with effective ideas, essential advice and practical skills, broken down into 20, easy‐to‐read, bite‐size chapters.

Topics include:

  • Motivating and engaging people
  • The benefits of and how to encourage diversity
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Powerful and impactful ways to communicate in person and on paper
  • Ways to increase energy and productivity so readers can deliver under pressure
  • How to run appraisals that are useful to the manager and the appraise
  • Managing a team
“It’s the sort of book I wish someone had given me when I first became a manager says Andrew who shares his years of hard‐won success and experience as a senior manager. It will help new and aspiring managers take the role by the horns and be the best they can be.

The Essentials of Management

The Essentials of Management

Author Andrew Leigh
Pub Date 13 Mar 2012
Price £12.99
Publisher Prentice Hall
ISBN10 0273756419
ISBN13 9780273756415
 

Find out more or purchase The Essentials of Management at Pearson Books.

For further information please contact:
Rachel Lawson
t: 01279 623643
e: rachel.lawson@pearson.com


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