Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed (Harvard Business Essentials)

Manager's Toolkit, The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed--------------------------------------------------Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand outfrom the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primerfor new managers and a valuable resource for seasoned executives. Fromhiring and retaining good people to motivating and developing teammembers, from understanding key financial statements to delegatingwork effectively, and from setting goals for others to managing yourown career, this actionable guide walks readers through every aspectof managing in a complex business world. Filled with practical toolsand tips, this essential toolkit will help managers to stay at thetop of their game. The Harvard Business Essentials Series is formanagers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers.It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevanttopics in business. Each book includes the critical information thatmanagers need on a given topic-from budgeting to hiring to communicationto strategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translateadvice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, theseguides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managersneed it. Other Books in the HBE Series include: Managing Changeand Transition, Hiring and Keeping the Best People, Finance forManagers, Business Communications, Innovation, and Negotiation.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has beendedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking,written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whetherreaders are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problemsolving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personalcareers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Presshas earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both establishedand emerging business leaders.