ManagementOne (Paperback)

Middle management spends most of the money in the organization, even if they do not write or sign the cheques. They apply the raw materials, use the spare parts and manage the resources, including the workers. This group of managers is responsible for making the products and therefore actually manufactures the income. This title will help them and other managers. Many managers with years of experience found a lot of useful tips, ideas and practical advice from this book, especially the chapters on team building. For many years the book industry has been writing for managers who already know how to manage, but needs to go the next level, or from the the top level to a level of excellence. This book, ManagementOne, was written to equip and empower the manager who needs to start the journey on a solid foundation. For some unknown reason the subject of management is not presented in schools from the age of 10 so that we all have a head start by the time we start working. Most successful managers started at the bottom and had to gather information and knowhow from all over the place. This book provides all you need to get started or to become a better manager. Once you worked through this book you will start to make sense of the 1000's of management books available and nothing will stop you from becoming a great leader and a great manager. You must start from a solid baseline, this book is the one you need. The book has a help for seasoned managers, for example Chapter 7 that deals with communication and how to adapt yourself to communicate better. Without realizing it many managers think that all the workers must adapt to their style or leave. In the book this mistake is best illustrated by the question: What language must you learn if you want to "hello" in Spain. The answer: Learn to say "hello" in Spanish. It does not matter what language you speak at home, in Spain you will say "Buenos dias". Realise this concept and your experience with others will change for better in a big way. All people in relationships must read and study this chapter. It is life changing, or work changing if you apply it at work. This book is a very good help for the Senior manager who wants invest in the younger and junior managers to teach and help them. It covers all the basics and he can spend his time teaching and coaching his managers in the application of the material rather finding and selecting material.