Management - PDF Ebook

Management is the process of planning, organising, leading, and controlling an organisation’s human and other resources to achieve business goals.  More importantly though, effective management needs to be a process of human interaction and compassion.

Management is not a simple skill but an art requiring great feats of organisation, financial nous and people skills. The nature of life is such that you will always come across people who challenge you. They may be your family, friends, managers or employees. The hardest thing might be to admit that you could be part of the problem.

Most bad managers don’t know they are bad. They may well admit that they are a bit erratic, or they are sometimes late to appointments, but it is rare that they will recognise that they are ineffective as managers. Never fear...read here. This book has something to offer even the best of managers.

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CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?

Changing management practices over time
Scope of management

CHAPTER 2 MANAGE YOURSELF FIRST
Ineffective management
Health management – mental & physical
Finances

CHAPTER 3 ORGANISATIONS AND STRUCTURES
Making decisions
Meetings

CHAPTER 4 CONTROL
Maintaining focus and control
Managing conflict
How much control?

CHAPTER 5 MANAGING PEOPLE
Getting the right staff
Maintaining the workforce
Giving staff feedback

CHAPTER 6 DOING WHAT IS RIGHT
What is the right thing to do?

CHAPTER 7 MANAGING IMPROVEMENT
Productivity/efficiency/risks

CHAPTER 8 MANAGING CHANGE
Improve the staff you already have

CHAPTER 9 MANAGEMENT CAREERS AND JOBS
How important is studying?
Types of management roles