Skills of Management and Leadership: Managing People in Organisations by Christi

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An introductory text focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations. Theory is brought to life by lively cases and examples that reveal the reality of management today. Filled with engaging learning features this is the ideal core text for introductory courses.

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This core textbook, co-authored by two experienced academics who have also worked in industry and consultancy, 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. The book's extensive range of pedagogical features, found throughout each chapter, alongside the text's clear and accessible style, provides students with a step-by-step guide through such essential themes as motivation, communication, recruitment and selection, development, negotiating skills and workplace counselling.This is the ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate management students, as well as for those in the workplace who are likely to acquire managerial responsibility.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/skills-of-management-and-leadership. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

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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 Backgrounds2. Identifying The Manager's Job3. The Manager And The Organization4. Managerial And Leadership Style5. Delegation6. Motivation And Stress7. Reward8. Communication9. Recruitment And Selection10. Appraisal11. Training And Development12. Workplace Counselling13. Disciplinary Handling And Dismissal14. Negotiating Skills15. Meetings, Chairing And Team Building.

Review

'The essence of a good managerial text book is that, in addition to being accurate and comprehensive, the subject matter is presented in a way that attracts and retains the attention of the reader. Rees and Porter satisfy to the full these criteria. What they have produced is not just an excellent text book for students but also a source of reference for practising managers seeking to keep up-to-date with current developments in their field.' - Douglas Gourlay, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK 'A highly readable and practical book which describes the essential skills of management and brings them to life with skills development exercises and a wealth of examples and case studies from many occupations and work sectors. Its readership coverage is wide, ranging from graduate students to experienced managers and including the sometimes overlooked group of specialists/professionals whose careers grow progressively with managerial and staff responsibilities.'- John Crosby, Former President of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK 'This book provides a comprehensive approach to the issues that confront the manager in the workplace. Not only are the managerial and leadership roles covered, but many of the tasks a manager regularly faces are discussed in depth, so that the reader learns how to achieve results 'by getting things done through people'. The design of each chapter sets out clearly what will be covered and allows for assimilation of theory through case studies and activities. A book that takes a pragmatic approach to topics pertinent for today's manager.' - Dr Gill Sugden, Honorary Dean, Faculty of Business and Management, Nazeer Hussain University, Pakistan 'An excellent blend of theory and practice. Something in it for management practitioners at all levels. The authors make good use of their experience of working in a variety of different countries, including Malaysia. The many case studies and illustrative examples bring the book to life and make it highly useful as well as very readable. The authors' concepts of the managerial escalator, hybrid managers and the managerial gap are of fundamental importance to all those with managerial responsibility.' - Tan Sri Arshad bin Ayub - first Director of the Mara Institute of Technology (now University) Malaysia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia and also former Permanent Secretary of three government ministries.

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"It has a good opening chapter, concentrating as it does on how a lot of people get to be managers and the problems that this results in. In fact, the book does not shy away from any of the real life messiness of management, which I like a lot. There are lots of good real life examples of the topics covered in each section...I like the clarity and the level of the language, and find the explanations easy to follow." Helen Davis, London Metropolitan University, UK "An excellent blend of theory and practice. Something in it for management practitioners at all levels. The authors make good use of their experience of working in a variety of different countries, including Malaysia. The many case studies and illustrative examples bring the book to life and make make it highly useful as well as very readable. The authors concepts of the managerial escalator, hybrid managers and the managerial gap are of fundamental importance to all those with managerial responsibility." Tan Sri Arshad bin Ayub, Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia "I think this text offers a broad overview of all the topics and issues that a manager has to deal with on a regular basis. The text is structured in a way that is user friendly. The chapters all have an identical look and are set up in a similar structure, which is good for students when adopting a text. It is clear the authors have worked in unison to create a coherent text. The text, as the title implies offers a wide range of skills suitable to managers. It is clear that the authors have practical experience of the issues that they have written about." Chris Doran, University of Salford, UK

Long Description

Focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations, Skills of Management and Leadership is filled with engaging learning features that reveal the reality of management today.

Review Quote

'The essence of a good managerial text book is that, in addition to being accurate and comprehensive, the subject matter is presented in a way that attracts and retains the attention of the reader. Rees and Porter satisfy to the full these criteria. What they have produced is not just an excellent text book for students but also a source of reference for practising managers seeking to keep up-to-date with current developments in their field.' Douglas Gourlay, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK 'A highly readable and practical book which describes the essential skills of management and brings them to life with skills development exercises and a wealth of examples and case studies from many occupations and work sectors. Its readership coverage is wide, ranging from graduate students to experienced managers and including the sometimes overlooked group of specialists/professionals whose careers grow progressively with managerial and staff responsibilities.'- John Crosby, Former President of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK 'This book provides a comprehensive approach to the issues that confront the manager in the workplace. Not only are the managerial and leadership roles covered, but many of the tasks a manager regularly faces are discussed in depth, so that the reader learns how to achieve results 'by getting things done through people'. The design of each chapter sets out clearly what will be covered and allows for assimilation of theory through case studies and activities. A book that takes a pragmatic approach to topics pertinent for today's manager.' - Dr Gill Sugden, Honorary Dean, Faculty of Business and Management, Nazeer Hussain University, Pakistan 'An excellent blend of theory and practice. Something in it for management practitioners at all levels. The authors make good use of their experience of working in a variety of different countries, including Malaysia. The many case studies and illustrative examples bring the book to life and make it highly useful as well as very readable. The authors' concepts of the managerial escalator, hybrid managers and the managerial gap are of fundamental importance to all those with managerial responsibility.' - Tan Sri Arshad bin Ayub - first Director of the Mara Institute of Technology (now University) Malaysia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia and also former Permanent Secretary of three government ministries.

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Lively, up-to-date and relevant case studies and vignettes that reveal the reality of management today

Description for Teachers/Educators

Focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations, Skills of Management and Leadership is filled with engaging learning features that reveal the reality of management today.

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This book focuses on the core skills of managing people in organisations, and is filled with engaging learning features that reveal the reality of management today

Details ISBN1137325615 Author W. David Rees Year 2015 ISBN-10 1137325615 ISBN-13 9781137325617 Media Book Pages 372 Short Title SKILLS OF MGMT & LEADERSHIP Language English DEWEY 658.3 Format Paperback Subtitle Managing People in Organisations Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 372 p. DOI 10.1057/9781137325624;10.1007/978-1-137-32562-4 UK Release Date 2015-05-01 NZ Release Date 2015-05-01 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Place of Publication London Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2015-05-01 Alternative 9781137325624 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2015-04-30 We've got this

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