
How to be an Even Better Manager
A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills
Michael Armstrong(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published on 3. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7494-8027-1 (ISBN)
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Description
If you are a current manager, or aspiring to a management position, this is your invaluable guide to the skills and techniques you need to succeed. Michael Armstrong's best-selling handbook provides in-depth coverage and practical guidance on improving the three crucial areas of management:
- Managing people
- Managing activities and processes
- Managing and developing yourself
From engaging your team, managing conflict and raising your confidence levels, to improving your financial management and business plans, you will be guided across all the key areas of management with constant applicability to real life situations. How to be an Even Better Manager provides sound guidelines that will help you to boost your management ability, supercharge your team's performance and achieve process excellence. With an emphasis on trouble-shooting and problem solving, this is a resource you will be able to turn to again and again for support and advice.
How to be an Even Better Manager has sold over 170,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 17 languages. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include all the most pressing skills needed by modern managers. It also includes brand new chapters on handling difficult conversations, promoting a learning culture, handling discipline and under performance issues, leading teams successfully and treating people right.
- Managing people
- Managing activities and processes
- Managing and developing yourself
From engaging your team, managing conflict and raising your confidence levels, to improving your financial management and business plans, you will be guided across all the key areas of management with constant applicability to real life situations. How to be an Even Better Manager provides sound guidelines that will help you to boost your management ability, supercharge your team's performance and achieve process excellence. With an emphasis on trouble-shooting and problem solving, this is a resource you will be able to turn to again and again for support and advice.
How to be an Even Better Manager has sold over 170,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 17 languages. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include all the most pressing skills needed by modern managers. It also includes brand new chapters on handling difficult conversations, promoting a learning culture, handling discipline and under performance issues, leading teams successfully and treating people right.
Reviews / Votes
"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 *More details
Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-8027-1 (9780749480271)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions

Michael Armstrong
How to be an Even Better Manager
A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills
Book
02/2021
11th Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€22.90
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Previous edition

Michael Armstrong
How to be an Even Better Manager
A Complete A-Z of Proven Techniques and Essential Skills
Book
04/2014
9th Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€38.56
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Person
Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice and several other titles published by Kogan Page. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into twenty-one languages. He is managing partner of E-Reward as well as an independent management consultant. Prior to this he was a chief examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an HR director of a publishing company.
Content
Chapter - 01: How to Be a Better Manager;
Section - ONE: General Management;
Chapter - 02: How to Achieve Continuous Improvement;
Chapter - 03: How to Improve Organizational Capability;
Chapter - 04: How to Manage Corporate Culture;
Chapter - 05: How to Benchmark;
Chapter - 06: How to Delight Customers;
Chapter - 07: How to Promote Workplace Learning;
Section - TWO: Business and Financial Management;
Chapter - 08: How to Be Businesslike;
Chapter - 09: How to Make a Business Case;
Chapter - 10: How to Prepare a Business Plan;
Chapter - 11: How to Conduct Business Model Innovation;
Chapter - 12: How to Budget;
Chapter - 13: How to Cut Costs;
Chapter - 14: How to Read a Balance Sheet;
Chapter - 15: How to Use Financial Ratios;
Section - THREE: Managing People;
Chapter - 16: How to Develop People;
Chapter - 17: How to Coach People;
Chapter - 18: How to Handle People Problems;
Chapter - 19: How to Treat People Right;
Chapter - 20: How to Be a Better Leader;
Chapter - 21: How to Herd Cats;
Chapter - 22: How to Motivate People;
Chapter - 23: How to Persuade;
Chapter - 24: How to Empower;
Chapter - 25: How to Increase Engagement;
Chapter - 26: How to Run a Meeting;
Chapter - 27: How to Be an Effective Member of a Meeting;
Chapter - 28: How to Deal With Under Performers;
Chapter - 29: How to Manage Poor Timekeeping;
Chapter - 30: How to Manage Absenteeism;
Chapter - 31: How to Handle a Discipline Problem;
Chapter - 32: How to Handle a Challenging Conversation;
Section - FOUR: Management Skills;
Chapter - 33: How to Communicate;
Chapter - 34: How to Control;
Chapter - 35: How to Coordinate;
Chapter - 36: How to Delegate;
Chapter - 37: How to Make Things Happen;
Chapter - 38: How to Manage Your Boss;
Chapter - 39: How to Manage Change;
Chapter - 40: How to Manage Conflict;
Chapter - 41: How to Manage a Crisis;
Chapter - 42: How to Manage Performance;
Chapter - 43: How to Set Objectives;
Chapter - 44: How to Manage Projects;
Chapter - 45: How to Manage Risk;
Chapter - 46: How to Manage Stress;
Chapter - 47: How to Manage Time;
Chapter - 48: How to Negotiate;
Chapter - 49: How to Organise;
Chapter - 50: How to Plan and Prioritise;
Chapter - 51: How to Deal With Office Politics;
Chapter - 52: How to Lead Teams;
Section - FIVE: Personal Skills;
Chapter - 53: How to Assess Your Own Performance;
Chapter - 54: How to Get On;
Chapter - 55: How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence;
Chapter - 56: How to Be Confident;
Chapter - 57: How to Be Assertive;
Chapter - 58: How to Be Decisive;
Chapter - 59: How to Solve Problems;
Chapter - 60: How to Be Both Efficient and Effective;
Chapter - 61: How to Be Creative;
Chapter - 62: How to Innovate;
Chapter - 63: How to Interview;
Chapter - 64: How to Be Interviewed;
Chapter - 65: How to Listen;
Chapter - 66: How to Make Effective Presentations;
Chapter - 67: How to Write Reports;
Chapter - 68: How to Network;
Chapter - 69: How to Be Strategic;
Chapter - 70: How to Think Clearly;
Chapter - 71: How to Troubleshoot;
Chapter - 72: How to Meet Deadlines;
Chapter - 73: How to Recover from Setbacks;
Chapter - 74: How Things Go Wrong and How to Put them Right
Section - ONE: General Management;
Chapter - 02: How to Achieve Continuous Improvement;
Chapter - 03: How to Improve Organizational Capability;
Chapter - 04: How to Manage Corporate Culture;
Chapter - 05: How to Benchmark;
Chapter - 06: How to Delight Customers;
Chapter - 07: How to Promote Workplace Learning;
Section - TWO: Business and Financial Management;
Chapter - 08: How to Be Businesslike;
Chapter - 09: How to Make a Business Case;
Chapter - 10: How to Prepare a Business Plan;
Chapter - 11: How to Conduct Business Model Innovation;
Chapter - 12: How to Budget;
Chapter - 13: How to Cut Costs;
Chapter - 14: How to Read a Balance Sheet;
Chapter - 15: How to Use Financial Ratios;
Section - THREE: Managing People;
Chapter - 16: How to Develop People;
Chapter - 17: How to Coach People;
Chapter - 18: How to Handle People Problems;
Chapter - 19: How to Treat People Right;
Chapter - 20: How to Be a Better Leader;
Chapter - 21: How to Herd Cats;
Chapter - 22: How to Motivate People;
Chapter - 23: How to Persuade;
Chapter - 24: How to Empower;
Chapter - 25: How to Increase Engagement;
Chapter - 26: How to Run a Meeting;
Chapter - 27: How to Be an Effective Member of a Meeting;
Chapter - 28: How to Deal With Under Performers;
Chapter - 29: How to Manage Poor Timekeeping;
Chapter - 30: How to Manage Absenteeism;
Chapter - 31: How to Handle a Discipline Problem;
Chapter - 32: How to Handle a Challenging Conversation;
Section - FOUR: Management Skills;
Chapter - 33: How to Communicate;
Chapter - 34: How to Control;
Chapter - 35: How to Coordinate;
Chapter - 36: How to Delegate;
Chapter - 37: How to Make Things Happen;
Chapter - 38: How to Manage Your Boss;
Chapter - 39: How to Manage Change;
Chapter - 40: How to Manage Conflict;
Chapter - 41: How to Manage a Crisis;
Chapter - 42: How to Manage Performance;
Chapter - 43: How to Set Objectives;
Chapter - 44: How to Manage Projects;
Chapter - 45: How to Manage Risk;
Chapter - 46: How to Manage Stress;
Chapter - 47: How to Manage Time;
Chapter - 48: How to Negotiate;
Chapter - 49: How to Organise;
Chapter - 50: How to Plan and Prioritise;
Chapter - 51: How to Deal With Office Politics;
Chapter - 52: How to Lead Teams;
Section - FIVE: Personal Skills;
Chapter - 53: How to Assess Your Own Performance;
Chapter - 54: How to Get On;
Chapter - 55: How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence;
Chapter - 56: How to Be Confident;
Chapter - 57: How to Be Assertive;
Chapter - 58: How to Be Decisive;
Chapter - 59: How to Solve Problems;
Chapter - 60: How to Be Both Efficient and Effective;
Chapter - 61: How to Be Creative;
Chapter - 62: How to Innovate;
Chapter - 63: How to Interview;
Chapter - 64: How to Be Interviewed;
Chapter - 65: How to Listen;
Chapter - 66: How to Make Effective Presentations;
Chapter - 67: How to Write Reports;
Chapter - 68: How to Network;
Chapter - 69: How to Be Strategic;
Chapter - 70: How to Think Clearly;
Chapter - 71: How to Troubleshoot;
Chapter - 72: How to Meet Deadlines;
Chapter - 73: How to Recover from Setbacks;
Chapter - 74: How Things Go Wrong and How to Put them Right