Supervising and Managing People (First Book for Business) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: First Books for Business | Publication Date: August 1, 1996

Part of a series presenting "quick takes" on important aspects of business practise, this book focuses on the step-by-step skills needed to successfully supervise and manage staff, covering legal matters, how to give effective feedback, team management, setting goals, and hiring and firing. Each chapter features a two-page spread featuring four-colour graphic presentation of the chapter topic complete with: skill builders (advice on how to get to the next level of proficiency); red alert (warnings to keep readers from making common, and not so common, mistakes); words to live by (quotes); time savers (tips to save readers time); case in point (examples and/or case studies); inside information (helpful general hints) and related topics.

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From the Back Cover

Visual, verbal, and vital, Supervising and Managing People is the only introduction to what really happens when you become the boss. You may be great at managing your time and money, but managing people is a new and different ball game. Here are real answers to help you establish credibility as a supervisor, juggle conflicting demands, and become the kind of leader who is on the fast track. All delivered with a rare blend of visual sophistication and informational know-how that other books sorely lack.

Created for readers with no time to waste, Supervising and Managing People is your inside guide to overseeing a staff. You'll gain insights into employment legalities, effective feedback, teamwork, motivation, discipline and much more. And whether you're the boss to one person or 20, you'll soon be getting the best from yourself and your staff. First Books for Business are vividly colorful guides of 50 quick-read chapters that take the mystery out of essential business topics. A wealth of features like worksheets, checklists, and frequently asked questions also help you walk the walk and talk the talk.

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070015694
• ISBN-13: 978-0070015692
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #922,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for giving new supervisors a much needed edge, October 14, 2001

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"djdancer" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supervising and Managing People (First Book for Business) (Paperback)

I rated this book higher than my fellow reviewers, and I think it's probably because I didn't have expectations as high as theirs seemed to be. In my opinion, it's more useful for a new front line supervisor, not a department manager. It's exactly what it presents itself to be, that is, a FIRST book for a new supervisor. Granted, a lot of room is devoted to colorful artwork, but I didn't find that to be a detriment. It's arranged in an extremely reader-friendly manner and is chock full of real life examples. While it doesn't go into great detail in any area, it does give enough of an overview of the supervisory role to make me feel it was well worth the price. I am sure I will want more comprehensive information as I progress in my new position, but I really feel that this book gave me a good headstart. It gave me some great tips on dealing with subordinates and I found the "Red Alert" tips to be especially helpful. All in all, it does a good job of calming some of the "new supervisor jitters", which alone made it worth the time I spent reading it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good visual book for first time managers, August 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Supervising and Managing People (First Book for Business) (Paperback)

I am a first time manager and I found this to have good short introduction to most of the topics for dealing with managing a team. Many of them are obvious but it is good to put it all in one place and in a visual fashion. It does have the problem of not pointing to other places to get more detailed information.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly commonsense, cliff note version of a real Mgmt. book, January 8, 1998

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[e-mail] (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supervising and Managing People (First Book for Business) (Paperback)

This book covers the right topics but does not give you much if any information. Might be good as a high school business starter book. I think more effort went into the layout of clip art and photos than the content of the book. Each topic is covered in a page or two, consisting mostly of a paragraph or two of text woven around much artwork.