'Instant Manager: Leading People' is for managers who want to take their career all the way. Practical and down to earth, it focuses on the key areas of finance and sustainability and concludes with a fascinating interview with Michael, Baron Bichard, KCB, Director of the Institute for Government and Chair of the Design Council

Whether you are building your career as a manager by taking professional qualifications or you simply want to enhance your management skills this Instant Manager title, based on one of the six UK national occupational standards for managers, is exactly what you need! Including a fascinating interview with Dianne Thompson CBE, head of Camelot, this is an inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guide to getting results, particularly in the key areas of finance and sustainability. Based on ten key questions, each chapter ends with a summary and action checklist to crystallise what you have learnt. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life

Whether you are building your career as a manager by taking professional qualifications or you simply want to enhance your management skills this Instant Manager title, based on one of the six national occupational standards for managers, is exactly what you need! Including a fascinating interview with Sir John Tusa , who revitalised the Barbican Arts Centre, this is an inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guide to getting results. Based on ten key questions, each chapter ends with a summary and action checklist to crystallise what you have learnt. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life.

Whether you are building your career as a manager by taking professional qualifications or you simply want to enhance your management skills this Instant Manager title, based on one of the six national occupational standards for managers, is exactly what you need! Including a fascinating interview with Andy Green, CEO of Logica and former head of BT Global Services, this is an inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guide to getting results. Based on ten key questions, each chapter ends with a summary and action checklist to crystallise what you have learnt. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Instant Manager: Managing Yourself provides a readable and practical introduction to the subject, including: What personal resources do you need to do your job?; How can you fill any gaps in your current skills?; What do you need to do to develop yourself professionally?; How can you make the best use of your time?; How does your work role fit into your organisation?; What are your personal values and how do they affect your career?; What is important to you? How can you develop your personal networks?

Avoid being “blindsided” by an unexpected emergency or crisis in the workplace – violence, natural disaster, or worse! Bruce Blythe’s The Manager’s Guide to Quick Response in a Crisis: Effective Action in an Emergency offers the time-tested skills that prepare you to act effectively – on behalf of yourself and your co-workers – in the face of threat and chaos. Blythe uses real-world case studies, examples, and checklists to help you be the top-notch leader the situation requires. “Hope for the best and prepare for the worst” sums up Blythe’s philosophy. This short book is the essence of the basic practical counseling that he would give if he were sitting next to you at your desk. To help you figure out what to do next, he offers real-world examples of what has worked – and not worked – in his 30+ years of experience with companies just like yours. With Blythe’s advice, you can act fast to: *Find out the accurate facts you need to strategize and implement a response. *Compile a checklist of immediate action items.

One of the world's leading management experts distills today's most important management research into 64 principles. Robbins rips away the hype, fads, and cliches that keep managers from seeing reality, delivering no-holds barred advice for hiring, motivation, leadership, communication, performance evaluation, and more.

Managing Changeprovides a readable and practical introduction to the subject, starting with the definition of change. It explains where;to get ideas for change and innovation, how to implement change, and how to tell if the change has worked. It also deals with the costs of change, whether managers have to;abandon current methods to embrace change, and explores the key management challenges in a changing world.