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.

Table of Contents

• Part 1: Your Introduction to Management Masterclass
• Introduction
• Becoming a manager
• Managing people
• Managing a team
• Managing your work
• Communicating effectively
• Managing a project
• Managing yourself
• Surviving in tough times
• Part 2: Your People Management Masterclass
• Introduction
• What is people management?
• What do people managers do?
• Motivating people in the workplace
• People management styles
• Tools for people management
• How people managers manage performance
• How people managers develop their teams
• 7 × 7
• Part 3: Your Leading Teams Masterclass
• Introduction
• Getting started with your team
• Alignment and goal-setting for your team
• Delegating and managing the work within your team
• Optimal communication within your team
• Motivating poor performers in your team
• Inspiring high performers in your team
• Creating and maintaining a culture of excellence
• 7 × 7
• Part 4: Your Appraisals Masterclass
• Introduction
• Setting the context: why appraise?
• Formulating an effective appraisal
• The appraiser's role, I: setting the framework
• The appraiser's role, II: attitudes and approaches
• The interview, I: reviewing achievement
• The interview, II: looking ahead
• Completing the appraisal: after the interview
• 7 × 7
• Answers