Managing to Manage The essential guide to people management

• Main Author: Torrington, Derek 1931- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Kogan Page 2013; London 2013
• Edition: Document : English : 1st edition
• Subjects: Personnel management; Interpersonal relations; Management
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Today's managers often find themselves thrust into HR-type situations presenting both challenge and opportunity, often struggling to make the right decisions for the business and for the people involved. It provides the essential understanding to cope with the core demands of people management,...

Table of Contents:

• 00: Introduction;ONE: What managing is all about;01: Being a manager: the role, what you do and how you do it;02: Being part of a business: you are not alone;03: How businesses work: strategy, policy, procedures and targets;04: Organization structure: the whole thing, your bit of it and you;05: Organization: the culture you work in;06: Communication: understanding and being understood;07: Selecting team members;08: Discipline and grievance: sorting things out when they go wrong;09: Training: how people learn and how to teach them;10: Performance: getting the right results from the people you work with;TWO: How to...;11: How to analyse your management job;12: How to develop your network;13: How to organize your department;14: How to cope with committees;15: How to make a presentation;16: How to write a report;17: How to conduct a disciplinary interview;18: How to conduct a selection interview;19: How to do performance appraisal