Skills of Management and Leadership Managing People in Organisations

by Rees, W. David; Porter, Christine

• ISBN13: 9781137325617
• ISBN10: 1137325615
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Skills of Management and Leadership is a concise introductory text focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations. With a strong emphasis on people management, it addresses the needs of those in managerial and leadership roles, and identifies the skills needed to handle the growing range of managerial responsibilities such as prioritization, delegation, disciplinary and performance handling, and negotiation. Packed with real-life examples of management in practice, this text explores the key original concepts of the managerial escalator, the hybrid manager and the managerial gap.

Key benefits:

• Clearly and accessibly written
• Lively case studies reveal the reality of management today
• Filled with engaging learning features such as end of chapter questions and appendices to help readers with self-development

This is the ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate management students.

Author Biography

W. David Rees, formerly a Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster Business School, is now an independent consultant.
 
Christine Porter is Head of the HRM Department at the University of Westminster Business School, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Managers And Their Backgrounds
2. Identifying The Manager's Job
3. The Manager And The Organization
4. Managerial And Leadership Style
5. Delegation
6. Motivation And Stress
7. Reward
8. Communication
9. Recruitment And Selection
10. Appraisal
11 . Training And Development
12 . Workplace Counselling
13 . Disciplinary Handling And Dismissal
14 . Negotiating Skills
15 . Meetings, Chairing And Team Building