TY - BOOK TI - The book of management: the ten essential skills for achieving high performance SN - 9781405358996 AV - HD31 U1 - 658.3 22 PY - 2008///-2009, 2010 CY - London PB - Dorling Kindersley Ltd. KW - Personnel management (Human resource management) KW - Incentives in industry KW - Employee motivation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Managing people -- Motivating people -- Project management -- Achieving high performance -- Effective communication -- Interviewing people -- Presenting -- Negotiating -- Selling -- Working with difficult people N2 - Managers at any level must master a wide range of business and personal skills in order to succeed. Originally published as part of the 'Essential Managers' series, this volume covers everything you need to know to perfect 10 core management skills, all in one place. Tables, illustrations and 'In Focus' panels on what to do in any situation, plus real-life case studies demonstrate how to maximise the benefits of creative management for yourself, your staff and your clients, conceive new ideas, develop new products and implement new practices ER -