Harvard business essentials
Subtitle: manager's toolkit : the 13 skills managers need to succeed.
Series: The Harvard business essentials series
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Management; Supervision of employees
Other titles: Manager's toolkit
Description: "This comprehensive guide is an essential primer for managers who seek to develop the skills and capabilities that will help them excel in a complex business world. From hiring and retaining good people to motivating and developing team members, from understanding key financial statements to delegating work effectively, and from setting goals for others to managing your own career, the actionable advice in this guide will help you stay at the top of your game"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: Learning the basics; title: Setting goals that others will pursue : committing to an outcome; title: Hiring the best : the role of human assets; title: Keeping the best : why retention matters; title: Delegating with confidence : avoid being overworked and overwhelmed; title: Managing your time : making the most out of your day; title: Reaching the next level; title: Managing teams : forming a team that makes the difference; title: Appraisal and coaching : improving results with feedback; title: Handling problem employees : motivating or letting go; title: Dealing with crises : don't wait until they hit; title: Developing your career : and theirs; title: Becoming a leader : the final challenge; title: Strategy : a primer; title: Mastering the financial tools; title: Budgeting : seeing the future; title: Understanding financial statements : making more authoritative decisions; title: Net present value and internal rate of return : accounting for time; title: Breakeven analysis and operating leverage: understanding cash flow.