Download or read book Managing Cashflow Pocketbook written by Anne Hawkins and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All business decisions affect the movement of cash, one way or another, as The Managing Cashflow Pocketbook clearly demonstrates. It stresses the importance of proper cash management (by all managers!) and how this impacts on the running of a business. Reconciling profit to cash, improving cashflow and managing working capital are central issues in this extensively illustrated book.

Download or read book Managing Budgets Pocketbook written by Anne Hawkins and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two ways to control the profitability of a business: through budgeting and through knowing and understanding internal product costs. Effective strategic decisions cannot be made without fully comprehending these vital issues. The Managing Budgets Pocketbook explains the link between these two methods of control and how they support each other. It covers the difference between revenue and capital budgets, the do's and don't's of good practice and the importance and best methods of product costing.

Download or read book Balance Sheet Pocketbook written by Anne Hawkins and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Balance Sheet Pocketbook begins by constructing a model to show how money works within a business, i.e. where funds come from and how they are used. The structure of the balance sheet and the profit and loss reports are then examined and explained within the context of this model. Common misconceptions are frequently highlighted and financial jargon is clearly unravelled.

Download or read book Managing Recruitment Pocketbook written by Stewart Wright and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recruiting successful candidates leads to improved performance, increased customer satisfaction, enhanced organisational reputation, greater staff morale and a positive reflection on those involved in the recruitment process. The Managing Recruitment Pocketbook explains how to plan recruitment, attract the right candidates, assess CVs and application forms, get the most out of the interview, use different methods of selection and how to make the job offer. Under 'attracting the right candidates', the pocketbook looks at advertising methods, using the internet, employing recruitment agencies and recruiting internally. Selection methods addressed include psychometric tests, personality questionnaires, assessment centres, presentations and work sample exercises. The final chapter covers how to pull all the selection information together, references, medicals, handling unsuccessful candidates and making the eventual offer. Complementing this new title are two other existing pocketbooks, The Interviewer's Pocketbook and The Succeeding At Interviews Pocketbook.

Download or read book Absence Management Pocketbook written by Max Eggert and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty practical suggestions for reducing absenteeism are detailed in this title, followed by a look at the legal aspects of employment and advice on how to introduce an absence control policy. The author - management psychologist Max A. Eggert - also looks at the costs of absenteeism (monetary and psychological) and five ways of measuring absence. This is a new edition of "The Controlling Absenteeism Pocketbook" (978 1 870471 64 0), first published in 2000. Other pocketbooks by the same author include: "Assertiveness"; "Managing your Appraisal"; "Motivation"; and, "Resolving Conflict".

Download or read book Improving Profitability Pocketbook written by Anne Hawkins and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profitability, rather than profit, is the key measure of a business's performance. If you know how to measure profitability, you will be able to manage it, and understand which decisions increase it. The Improving Profitability Pocketbook looks at the essential areas of effective use of assets (Asset Turn) and cost-efficiency (Return on Sales). It also includes detailed sections on capital expenditure appraisal, how to evaluate make/buy decisions, and how to use a profit-cost-volume model.

Download or read book Manager s Pocketbook written by John Townsend and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manager's Pocketbook is aimed at team leaders, supervisors and people managers of all levels. The 5th edition of this popular title in the Pocketbook Series will be published in March 2014. Using the acronym POLCA, the pocketbook teaches the five essential management skills: 'P' for 'planning'; 'O' for 'organising'; 'L' for 'leading'; 'C' for 'coaching/correcting'; and, 'A' for 'achieving'. There is a separate chapter on each of these five skills, preceded by an overview of the manager's role. The Manager's Pocketbook is extensively illustrated and concisely presented, reflecting the lively, right-brained approach that author John Townsend has developed throughout his long career in helping managers excel and deal with the many challenges they face.

Download or read book Delegation Pocketbook written by Jon Warner and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failure to delegate or failure to delegate effectively is costly - to you, your colleagues and, ultimately, your employer. There are both morale and productivity issues. It's enough to make you cry unless, that is, you adopt the 'onion' approach which lies at the heart of the delegation process as described by Jon Warner in The Delegation Pocketbook. Think of your workload in layers, like those of an onion: tasks at the core need to be retained and more personal control exercised; those in the outer layers can be delegated, the more so the further from the core. To delegate effectively you need to understand your own attitude to delegation (a questionnaire in the pocketbook will help you here), what you can delegate and why you should do so (beware the wrong reasons!), who to delegate to, how to prepare properly and what briefing style to adopt - controlling, tentative, participative or collaborative. Warner recommends aiming for the latter style, collaborative, which is achievable using the principles outlined in his book. There is advice too on setting goals/milestones, using controls to minimise risk, how to monitor the process, warning signs to look out for and how to react, and maintaining responsibility and accountability. Recognising the contribution made by others and learning from the experience are also covered. How well do you delegate and what style do you adopt: controlling, tentative, participative or collaborative? This pocketbook looks at the what, when and how of delegation - an insightful and practical overview.

Download or read book Managing Change Pocketbook written by Neil Russell-Jones and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Change Pocketbook is for all those people responsible for managing change or wishing to understand an imposed change. Now in its 4th edition, this popular title in the Pocketbooks Series explains what change is and why it is necessary, why some change needs proactive management, the effects of change on people, how to gain commitment, how to manage change, the tools available, ways to communicate, and examples of success and failure.

Download or read book Performance Management Pocketbook written by Pam Jones and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance Management is about getting results, getting the best from people and helping them to achieve their potential. Employee engagement has an important role to play in this, it is about the emotional commitment to the organisation and its goals. In this second edition of the Performance Management Pocketbook, readers will find plenty of tips and techniques to enhance their performance in the following areas: leading others to achieve results; understanding the impact of their own style; engaging and motivating others; creating high performance teams; setting clear objectives; managing performance difficulties and coaching and delegating effectively. The book contains illustrative case studies and each chapter has a helpful review and actions section. The author Pam Jones is a member of the Ashridge Business School open programme management team. Her responsibilities cover a suite of programmes encompassing performance management, influencing and general management skills. "In an ever-demanding and competitive world, OK and average simply aren't enough - performance matters. If you want to get the best out of your people, then this book is packed with advice and ideas on how to do that." Lydia Hatley, Leadership Change Manager, Argos "Very useful - a practical and comprehensive guide for all leaders who truly value their team." Claire Dobbs, Managing Director, Havas Life London.

Download or read book People Manager s Pocketbook written by Ian Fleming and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 25,000 copies sold! Fully revised and updated, the new, 3rd edition of People Manager’s Pocketbook is out now. It’s full of practical techniques for dealing with all sorts of tricky situations, such as: You’re managing someone fifteen years older than you with different ideas about how things should be done;You find out one of your team is moaning about you on social media;You are asked to implement a policy you strongly disagree with;You have to give someone bad news.

Download or read book Talent Management Pocketbook written by Andy Cross and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to find, keep and get the best from the people who can make an enterprise thrive is the subject of the Talent Management Pocketbook, now in its 2nd edition. It features checklists and self-assessment tools to gauge current talent management strategy and pinpoint where improvements can be made. Included too are examples of outstanding talent management practices. How do you judge with confidence that someone will succeed in a bigger role? The book describes how the 'potential profiler' can help identify potential talent in the key performance areas. It is one of several helpful models described. Blending talent in order to build talented teams is another focus of this illustrated pocketbook. It deals with its subject in clear, concise terms with the emphasis on providing practical solutions. The Talent Management Pocketbook has been written for trainers, HR and recruitment professionals, and for line managers with responsibility for retaining and developing talented team members.

Download or read book Project Management Pocketbook written by Keith Posner and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Project Management Pocketbook is a practical, step-by-step guide to managing a project through to completion. It looks at each key stage and identifies the management techniques that can be applied. From objective-setting through to implementation, the book stresses the importance of good communication, teamworking and influencing skills. All too often, books on this subject cover the process of project management and not the people aspects. This Pocketbook addresses both. "Project management requires a multitude of skills - from vision and planning, to monitoring, communication, leadership and, of course, delivery. This pocketbook pulls together best practice from these diverse areas into one simple, easy-to-read booklet. Refreshingly, it has been written from a general business perspective (rather than I.T.), and is therefore applicable to anyone managing change."Adrian Guttridge, Vice President UK & Ireland, EDS "A lively guide based on real events that any of us may encounter in our everyday life at work or (as I found out after reading this) at home."Johann de Waal, Director, International SOS Insurance Services Ltd

Download or read book Time Management Pocketbook written by Mike Clayton and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We cannot manage time. All we can do is learn how to use the time that we have, as well as we can", says Dr Mike Clayton, author of the all-new Time Management Pocketbook. Illustrated throughout, the book begins by explaining how to plan your time, how to balance the advantages of feeling in control against the necessity of remaining flexible, and how to adapt to changes. It then deals with ways of working that will make you more productive and looks at strategies for tackling one of the biggest problems you face: the challenge of 'too much'. A summary of the eight most popular time management systems in use comprises the penultimate section of the book. The author does admit, though: "I'm no fan of systems. Instead, I prefer broad principles, and a well-stocked box of tools to apply to different situations. To me, a system is a principle applied rigidly. And at some point, it won't apply. That's why I filled this Pocketbook with ideas to try; not just a single system." The book concludes by looking at how organisations can treat time as a strategic asset, systematically making better use of it for the greatest possible return

Download or read book Problem Behavior Pocketbook written by Angelena Boden and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will buy The Problem Behaviour Pocketbook whether you like it or not! The bully is one of a number of bad behavioural types found in the workplace. There are those that play the martyr ('I suppose I'll have to do it'), those that only see things their way (described by the author as 'Narcissists'), saboteurs who do nothing (the so-called 'passive-aggressive' types), persistent fault-finders, clams and chatterers, moaners, whiners, whingers and numerous others. The author lists them all, identifies the likely causes and effects and explains how to identify and deal with the problems. Described by one book reviewer as a '20 minute eye opener'.

Download or read book Career Transition Pocketbook written by Keith Corbin and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, easy-to-use guide for job changers and job seekers, The Career Transition Pocketbook details seven key stages to the career transition process: self-questioning, goal setting, preparing a career history, networking, applying for jobs, getting ready for interviews and evaluating job offers. Each stage is described in a separate chapter.

Download or read book Empowerment Pocketbook written by Michael Applegarth and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empowerment is often confused with delegation and, wrongly, is often seen as a form of power or authority over another person. The authors of The Empowerment Pocketbook prefer to liken empowerment to a licence that is issued only after those concerned have proven their ability and only when the scope and conditions of the activity to which the licence applies are clearly defined. This Pocketbook explains what empowerment is, what can be gained when it is in place and how to put it there and keep it there. It will be helpful to managers, trainers, consultants and all those people who are concerned with getting the best from their workforce. Areas covered include: identifying the need for empowerment, enabling the individual, implementation (nine steps to get empowerment in place) and, finally, monitoring and feedback.