Managing For Dummies

Insights to prepare every manager for success as a leader in today's business world Being a manager is more complex and challenging than ever. One must satisfy the demands of the employees one supervises and of one's own supervisors; juggle budgets and performance goals; innovate, communicate, and delegate. This revised and expanded edition of the bestselling Managing For Dummies helps new and experienced managers benefit from the expertise of the world's best managers so they can excel at their own jobs. Authors Bob Nelson and Peter Economy have distilled their own and others' wisdom into practical, ready-to-use skills and techniques every manager can put to use right away. They explain how to better delegate tasks; be a team leader; hire, fire, motivate, and coach employees; set goals for employees and measure performance; work with budgets, accounting procedures, and similar technical matters; communicate well and manage office politics; and deal with stress on the job and achieve a healthy work/life balance. This extensively updated new edition contains fresh information on the latest trends including managing virtual employees and harnessing the power of technology and the Internet. Bob Nelson (San Diego, CA) is the author of the bestseller 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and more than 15 other books, including Consulting For Dummies with Peter Economy. He is founder and president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., and formerly worked with bestselling author Ken Blanchard. Bob travels extensively around the country and around the world to give motivational speeches. Peter Economy (La Jolla, CA) is Associate Editor for the Drucker Foundation's award-winning magazine Leader to Leader and a featured expert for AllBusiness.com. He's the coauthor of the books Leadership Ensemble: Lessons in Collaborative Management from the World's Only Conductorless Orchestra; Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit; and many others, including Consulting For Dummies, Home-Based Business For Dummies, and Raising Capital For Dummies. Both authors have acted as hands-on managers in a corporate environment.