Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read. Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence offers a practical approach to more easily find, hire,...

Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read.Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence offers a practical approach to more easily find, hire, and keep the staff that will be an ...

Let's face it, if you want to get ahead in business you cannot avoid people management – but we're often promoted because we're good at what we do, not because we display great management skills. We owe it to the people we manage to read up on the subject and get skilled! Luckily Jo Owen has laid out 50 essential lessons we need to learn to become the best manager we can be.Jo has studied what makes a good manager everywhere from British soap powder companies, to inner city schools...

A smart, small book for any manager’s pocket.In every manager’s career there are moments where decisions need to be made in order to achieve success and this smart, nicely packaged little book can be there to help each time. The trick to succeeding in these moments is to identify each of these situations ahead of time and understand how to act and what to do to reduce the chances of failure. That is exactly what The Little Black Book for Managers has done....

Think of a conversation you have been putting off.Have you got it?okThen let’s go...Those times when you know you should talk to someone, but you don’t. Maybe you have tried before and it went badly. Or maybe you fear that talking will only make the situation worse.Still, there is a feeling of being stuck, and you would like to free up that stuck energy for more useful purposes. There are many well-written and informative books on how to have these i...

This book gives the reader a step by step guide on how to obtain and maintain sustainable competitive advantage through the correct management of individuals in today’s workplace. More importantly, it’s about giving purpose to people at work and increasing their engagement to both you as their manager and the organisation as a whole.Engagement or the lack of it is one of the major challenges that companies face today and for the foreseeable future. This lack of engagement results i...

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. In just 96 pages, Dealing with Difficult People Easliy shows you how to deal with an unpleasant but unavoidable aspect of working life that can have a major impact on your career and wellbeing, including knowing how to define and deal with a difficult person in any work relationship and how to understand yourself and deal w...

Managing your boss just got easierHaving a good working relationship with the person in charge is crucial to enjoying a positive and fulfilling work life. All of the problems created by difficult relationships can be avoided, in many cases, by simply learning the skills to successfully 'manage' your boss. Most of us think that it is the other way around - that the boss manages us - but the astute employee knows that it works both ways.If you understand how y...

Jon Gillespie Brown brings his extensive mentoring experience to bear in this new handbook for would-be entrepreneurs. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? contains a series of mentoring sessions, each carefully thought out to make you consider and plan your life based on your passions, ambitions and ultimate visions. By actively taking part in each of the exercises, you give yourself the best chance of succeeding as an entrepreneur, or the sufficient clarity to decide what other career opti...

If you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.From managing and motivating people and teams to performance management and appraisals, THE ULTIMATE MANAGEMENT BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success.Discover the main themes, key ideas and tools you need and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in modern management.ABOUT THE SERIES

Every manager is stuck between their employees and their boss — but if you learn the right techniques, management works in both directions. You can be effective in your job if you learn to manage your boss. Know what you want in your career, and assess what you need from your own supervisor, so that you can work jointly to reach your goals. You will find that it is easier to advance your own goals when you develop a better, cooperative relationship, and your boss will find that their own p...

The career management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Career Management.Includes how to:• Assess your career goals• Create and follow an exciting career plan• Make yourself visible for your ideal job• Deliver the perfect interview• Get yourself noticed and promoted, or go it alone