Managers Toolkit

Author: Harvard Business School
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
Features: "Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed" - Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand out from the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primer for new managers and a valuable resource for seasoned executives. 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, this actionable guide walks readers through every aspect of managing in a complex business world. Filled with practical tools and tips, this essential toolkit will help managers stay at the top of their game. The "Harvard Business Essentials" series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic—from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy—and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it. Other books in the "HBESeries" are: "Managing Change and Transition"; "Hiring and Keeping the Best People"; "Finance for Managers"; "Business Communications"; "Innovation"; and "Negotiation".
Book Description
Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed
Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand out from the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primer for new managers and a valuable resource for seasoned executives. 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, this actionable guide walks readers through every aspect of managing in a complex business world. Filled with practical tools and tips, this essential toolkit will help managers stay at the top of their game. The Harvard Business Essentials series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic—from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy—and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it. Other Books in the HBESeries:
1. Managing Change and Transition
2. Hiring and Keeping the Best People
3. Finance for Managers
4. Business Communications
5. Innovation
6. Negotiation
About the Author
Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem-solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBSPress helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBSPress has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders.