Managing for Success - Practical Advice for Managers (Paperback)

Managers/supervisors often are promoted into these positions because of their good technical or professional skills, not because of any skills managing people or departments. To make matters worse, most receive no management training, so they don't know what to do, how to do it, or why- and the usual result is failure. This is a giant problem across all businesses, and this book was written to help solve it. Managing for Success is for managers/supervisors who want to understand what their job really is, what their most important duties are, and what they must focus on to become a good manager leading to a successful department. It includes the best ideas the author found and applied throughout his 42-year career with 15 different companies. The practical advice given is concise (150 pages) but covers most of the manager/supervisor's primary responsibilities including hiring, real motivation, goal setting, delegation, coaching, decision making, performance reviews, staff meetings, building trust, and much more. Other Chapters cover workplace issues, managing a department, managing individuals, and managing your boss. The standard management functions: planning, organizing, influencing and controlling are discussed. Buy and read the book; once you understanding and apply the ideas presented, you too can become a successful and appreciated manager.