Rating: 
Summary: Review of Essential Managers Guide
Review: Excellent addition to any managers ref. library. Pros: A wealth of information, well written, the layout flows, and plenty of graphics to keep the reader interested. Cons: Target reader seems to be the those with limited experience, touches only lightly on some very important skills that could use more in-depth discussion. Overall: Well worth the price....
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent Visuals
Review: Great Book. The graphics and examples make it very interesting. The book is organized into 12 different topics. You can also get a small paperback for each of these topics individually. It becomes much easier to carry them around, but it turns out to be much more expensive...
Rating:
Summary: A Must-Have Manager's Desktop Reference Guide
Review: I found this book to be amazingly clear and packed with useful information. It is categorized in such easy-to-use sections to enable flipping quickly to the pertinent sections or reading over at more length. It includes many major categories of interest to a manager or an employee. The financial investment is well worth it.
Rating:
Summary: A Must-Have Manager's Desktop Reference Guide
Review: I found this book to be amazingly clear and packed with useful information. It is categorized in such easy-to-use sections to enable flipping quickly to the pertinent sections or reading over at more length. It includes many major categories of interest to a manager or an employee. The financial investment is well worth it.
Rating: 
Summary: Contains "generic management" basics, but pretty elementary
Review: I purchased a couple books once I was promoted to manager. I felt as if my world was going to change dramatically and I needed some sources of information to help me through the transition. What I came to realize is there were two types of knowledge that I sought, one was details around project management and the other was overall leadership. The basics of what it takes to be a manager and how you conduct yourself is what this book is all about. If you are new to having people work for you or new to leading, than this book may be an option for you. For me, it covered very rudimentary topics and didn't offer much guidance in the two areas I was seeking more depth. Another thing to note, there are strategies to project management and there are theories to leadership. This book covers basic aspects to conducting yourself as a "generic manager". To sum it all up, this book is VERY BASIC and if you have any management/leadership experience at all, it will waste your time.
Rating:
Summary: Contains "generic management" basics, but pretty elementary
Review: I purchased a couple books once I was promoted to manager. I felt as if my world was going to change dramatically and I needed some sources of information to help me through the transition. What I came to realize is there were two types of knowledge that I sought, one was details around project management and the other was overall leadership. The basics of what it takes to be a manager and how you conduct yourself is what this book is all about. If you are new to having people work for you or new to leading, than this book may be an option for you. For me, it covered very rudimentary topics and didn't offer much guidance in the two areas I was seeking more depth. Another thing to note, there are strategies to project management and there are theories to leadership. This book covers basic aspects to conducting yourself as a "generic manager". To sum it all up, this book is VERY BASIC and if you have any management/leadership experience at all, it will waste your time.
Rating:
Summary: A book that should be on every manager¿s bookshelf
Review: If you are a manager and you want a desk reference that you can turn to, whenever you have a problem or a tricky situation or if you want to polish and fine tune your managerial skills to become a more effective and efficient person then this book is for you. This book deals with most of the managerial functions and activities from communication, time management, decision making, delegation, motivation, team management, meeting management, presentations, negotiation, interviewing, change management and stress management. The book contains a lot of practical tips and self-assessment test that is quite useful. One gets a feeling of achievement while reading the book and doing the exercises. The figures, boxes, layout of the various items make reading a real luxury. Written is the an easy to read style and presented in the wonderful way only Dorling Kindersley can do, this book is a treat to the eyes and the mind. It is rich in content and is presented in an exquisite manner. It is a book that every book lover will love to have. It is a book that every manager will love to read. It is a book that should be on every manager's bookshelf. Copyright © 1999, Pegasus Book Club
Rating: 
Summary: Essential Manager's Manual
Review: Not at all what I thought it was going to be. Way too intoductory and simplistic for a manager who is actually managing anything or anybody. Not something I would want anyone to see on my office bookshelf.
Rating:
Summary: Comprehensive!
Review: Robert Heller is a leading authority on management consulting. he was the founding editor of Management Today. He is the author of many acclaimed and worldwide best-selling books including: The Naked Manager, Culture Shock, The Way to Win and The Complete Guide to Modern Management. If you want to eventually move into a management position or want to reevaluate yourself and see how you can improve on your management skills, then you might want to have a manual of manager's secrets close at hand. In today's fast-moving business world, organizations are constantly evolving. In an aggressively competitive marketplace, you will be expected to deliver better and better results. The most successful business managers will recognize the need to adapt and change and continually examine the way they work. By developing a wide range of skills and keeping those skills up to date, they will excel in their job. This guide covers the most important aspects of business life. It covers interpersonal and professional skills. The sections on communication, time management and dealing with stress, contain advice that is applicable to a conventional and unconventional office environment. In today's office, there is also a range of new technology which has revolutionized the working lives of millions of people around the world. You will find practical advice on all the key areas of business management. The book is fully illustrated and has annotated photographs, charts and flow diagrams. 1,200 quick-reference power tips (like: "Remember that honesty is not the best policy; it is the only policy") cover every management situation. There are checklists, points to remember and do's and don'ts. Case studies help to focus on real-life management problems. The section on matching an applicant to a job will be helpful to managers who do their own hiring. How do you handle hostility in the office? The sections on body language were right on. You will see pictures of various poses which will "betray" you. I love body language because it shows what people are really thinking. One thing I always remember was when a new manager comes into an existing team. If they act too controlling without first gaining respect, the team will rebel a bit. It is better to be relaxed, yet confident. This is the type of information you will find and it is very practical. While some managers may already know this information from personal experience, I simply can't imagine anyone would know everything in this comprehensive manual. I think everyone could take away many points which would make them more successful. As they say: "Avoid people and situations that tempt you to behave in ways you are not happy with. Hey, this book could be great for anyone! I also loved how they said: "You have the right to make genuine mistakes without feeling guilty. You have the right to refuse other people's excessive demands on your life." I don't know, maybe this isn't only for managers. I sounds like a survival guide to life in the workplace.
Rating:
Summary: A REALLY great manual
Review: The book is really amazing. I'm a business administration undergraduate student who bought this book... Reallly... It IS an very VERY valuable source for both students and managers themselves... I highly recommend it...
| 
