DK Essential Managers: Managing People

Motivating, Delegating, Appraising

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On sale Jan 04, 2022 | 2 Hours and 15 Minutes | 978-0-7440-3656-5
A new and fully updated edition of DK's practical guide to effective people management

The practical guide that gives you the tools to improve your people-management skills.

Discover how to improve your skills by learning how to motivate staff, improve performance, and create positive relationships. Learn to build confidence, communicate clearly, and establish trust for navigating situations such as giving feedback, settling conflicts, and managing teams remotely.

In a slim, portable format, Essential Managers gives you a practical "how-to" approach with step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and "ask yourself" features showing you how to focus your energy, manage through periods of change, and make an impact.

Whether you're new to people management or looking to enhance your existing skills, this is the guide for you.

© 2015 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio
Phillip Hunsaker is a seminar leader and author with a great deal of experience in researching and implementing organizational effectiveness. He has written hundreds of academic articles and many books, including Communication at Work and You Can Make It Happen: A Guide to Personal and Organizational Change. Hunsaker works as a professor of management in the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. Organizations he has consulted for include Boston Scientific, Coca-Cola, and Mead-Johnson. View titles by Phillip Hunsaker
Dr. Johanna Hunsaker is a professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of San Diego. She received her PhD and MS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Hunsaker previously taught at San Diego State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught internationally in France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands. Much of her professional life has been committed to supporting women in leadership positions. She has served as a trainer, a consultant and has been an expert witness in numerous court cases concerning sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. View titles by Johanna Hunsaker

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A new and fully updated edition of DK's practical guide to effective people management

The practical guide that gives you the tools to improve your people-management skills.

Discover how to improve your skills by learning how to motivate staff, improve performance, and create positive relationships. Learn to build confidence, communicate clearly, and establish trust for navigating situations such as giving feedback, settling conflicts, and managing teams remotely.

In a slim, portable format, Essential Managers gives you a practical "how-to" approach with step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and "ask yourself" features showing you how to focus your energy, manage through periods of change, and make an impact.

Whether you're new to people management or looking to enhance your existing skills, this is the guide for you.

© 2015 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio

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Phillip Hunsaker is a seminar leader and author with a great deal of experience in researching and implementing organizational effectiveness. He has written hundreds of academic articles and many books, including Communication at Work and You Can Make It Happen: A Guide to Personal and Organizational Change. Hunsaker works as a professor of management in the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. Organizations he has consulted for include Boston Scientific, Coca-Cola, and Mead-Johnson. View titles by Phillip Hunsaker
Dr. Johanna Hunsaker is a professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of San Diego. She received her PhD and MS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Hunsaker previously taught at San Diego State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has taught internationally in France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands. Much of her professional life has been committed to supporting women in leadership positions. She has served as a trainer, a consultant and has been an expert witness in numerous court cases concerning sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. View titles by Johanna Hunsaker

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