
How to Manage People
Michael Armstrong(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 3. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7494-7567-3 (ISBN)
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Description
From Michael Armstrong, HR expert and best-selling author, comes this new edition of the business staple, How to Manage People. Providing valuable insight into the functions and skills required to be an effective manager, this is your one-stop guide to people management. From how to manage teams to successful recruitment, it will help you get the best from your staff through motivation, reward and leadership. With three brand new chapters on managing virtual teams, enhancing employee engagement and managing conflict, it is full of easily applicable advice as well as practical tools and checklists. Essential reading for anyone who wants to get the best from their teams, How to Manage People distills the essence of good management into one handy book.
The creating success series of books...
With over one million copies sold, the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics and is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors and business experts. This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features, practical content and inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers.
Online supporting resources for this book include a downloadable powerpoint "What Managers Do".
The creating success series of books...
With over one million copies sold, the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics and is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors and business experts. This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features, practical content and inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers.
Online supporting resources for this book include a downloadable powerpoint "What Managers Do".
Reviews / Votes
"A practical book from bestselling author Michael Armstrong. A distillation of all his knowledge and experience, it provides advice to managers and team leaders on how to manage people in their teams - getting the best results from them and dealing with any people problems that may arise." * Publicnet.co.uk *More details
Series
Edition
3rd 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: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-7567-3 (9780749475673)
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How to Manage People
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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 - 1: Managing people - what managers do
Chapter - 2: Treat people right
Chapter - 3: Leadership
Chapter - 4: Motivating people
Chapter - 5: Enhancing engagement
Chapter - 6: Organizing people
Chapter - 7: Team building
Chapter - 8: Delegation
Chapter - 9: Defining work
Chapter - 10: Performance management
Chapter - 11: Selection interviewing
Chapter - 12: Helping people to learn and develop
Chapter - 13: Rewarding people
Chapter - 14: Managing change
Chapter - 15: Managing conflict
Chapter - 16: Handling people problems
Chapter - 2: Treat people right
Chapter - 3: Leadership
Chapter - 4: Motivating people
Chapter - 5: Enhancing engagement
Chapter - 6: Organizing people
Chapter - 7: Team building
Chapter - 8: Delegation
Chapter - 9: Defining work
Chapter - 10: Performance management
Chapter - 11: Selection interviewing
Chapter - 12: Helping people to learn and develop
Chapter - 13: Rewarding people
Chapter - 14: Managing change
Chapter - 15: Managing conflict
Chapter - 16: Handling people problems