Managing for Dummies 2ND Edition

Being a manager can be an intimidating and challenging task. Managing involves teaching new skills to employees, helping land a new customer, accomplishing an important assignment, increasing performance, and much more. The process of management can be very challenging at times, but it can also bring you a sense of fulfillment that you never imagined possible. Organizations rely on managers to make the most out of situations and get the best possible results.

Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is perfect for all levels of managers. This clearly written, easy-to-understand guide will help anyone to

• Hire talented employees
• Master skills such as conflict resolution and coaching
• Initiate change and deal with resistance to change
• Set and communicate your goals
• Motivate employees to go above and beyond expectations

Discover real-life solutions to the most common situations that supervisors and managers face – solutions that stand up over time and can be used during turbulent times. Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also covers the following topics and more:

• Delegating: the Manager’s No. 1 Tool
• Inspiring employees to better performance
• Getting your message across to your employees
• Measuring and monitoring individual and project performance
• Focusing on ethics and office politics
• Team building and collaboration
• Tools and techniques for managers

Managing in today’s lightning-speed business world requires that you have the latest information and techniques for getting the job done. This book provides you with straightforward advice and up-to-the-minute strategies for dealing with anything that comes your way.

Helps both new and experienced managers learn to delegate tasks; be a team leader; hire, fire, motivate, and coach employees; set goals for employees and measure performance based on those goals and deliver constructive performance evaluations.

"This is one book I will be delighted to give to those managers I most want to succeed."

-Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager, from the Foreword

Tips and advice for inspiring your employees to success

Completely revised and updated for managing in the new millennium

Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, arms you with the latest information and tried-and-true techniques for managing in today's light-speed business world. You'll find straightforward advice and up-to-the-minute strategies for dealing with anything that comes your way - from ethical questions to performance reviews to team building and collaboration. It's your fast, friendly guide to smart business leadership!

Praise for Managing For Dummies

"Dynamite! The latest information on the best ways to manage."

- Dr. W. Bradley Zehner II, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Pepperdine University

"Every manager will benefit from the sound advice found in Managing For Dummies, especially the belief that management can and should be fun."

- Felix Mussenden, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios

One of the bestsellers in the Dummies business line gets refreshed and updated for today's workplace. New topics include managing virtual employees, achieving work/life balance, and retaining and motivating employees.

Bob Nelson, PhD is President of Nelson Motivation Inc., and author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.

Peter Economy is Associate Editor of Leader to Leader magazine. Nelson and Economy are also the authors of Consulting For Dummies.

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: So, You Want to Be a Manager?

Chapter 1: You’re a Manager — Now What?

Chapter 2: Delegation: Getting Things Done without Getting Done In.

Chapter 3: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way.

Part II: Managing: The People Part.

Chapter 4: Hiring: The Million-Dollar Decision.

Chapter 5: Inspiring Employees to Better Performance.

Chapter 6: When in Doubt, Coach.

Part III: Making Things Happen.

Chapter 7: Goal Setting Made Easy.

Chapter 8: Measuring and Monitoring Individual and Project Performance.

Chapter 9: The Fine Art of Performance Evaluations.

Part IV: Working with (Other) People.

Chapter 10: Getting Your Message Across.

Chapter 11: It’s a Team Thing.

Chapter 12: Managing Virtual Employees.

Chapter 13: Focusing on Ethics and Office Politics.

Part V: Tough Times for Tough Managers.

Chapter 14: Managing Change on the Job.

Chapter 15: Employee Discipline: Speaking Softly and Carrying a Big Stick.

Chapter 16: Too Little, Too Late: Terminating Employees.

Chapter 17: Managing Me: Taking Care of No.1.

Part VI: Tools and Techniques for Managing.

Chapter 18: Budgeting, Accounting, and Other Money Stuff.

Chapter 19: Harnessing the Power of Technology.

Chapter 20: Developing and Mentoring Employees.

Chapter 21: Keeping Track of Recent Management Trends.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 22: Ten Common Management Mistakes.

Chapter 23: The Ten Best Ways to Recognize Employees.

Chapter 24: Ten Classic Business Books That You Need to Know About.

Index.