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Managing People

A Practical Guide for Front-line Managers

Andrew Thomson author Rosemary Thomson author Eileen Arney author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:19th Mar '15

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This updated and exciting fourth edition of Managing People: A Practical Guide for Front-Line Managers addresses the growing needs of front-line managers who are not themselves specialists in personnel management but whose roles require them to have these skills. A growing trend over the last two decades has given these managers an increasing amount of responsibility of direct line management, which can be extremely challenging especially if the correct training is not given.

This book examines how the different parts of managing people fit together, whilst acknowledging that different contexts require different approaches and recognizing ongoing organizational, environmental and legal changes that affect the employment framework. It recognizes the rapidly changing context in which modern front-line managers have to operate and acknowledges the increasing expectations of good leadership as a necessity. However, the book also emphasizes the need for front-line managers to understand themselves, their own management styles and attitudes, together with the importance of empathy in appreciating the perspectives of the staff that work under them.

Managing People: A Practical Guide for Front-Line Managers is designed for both new managers and for NVQ/SVQ Level 4 students. It is also appropriate for the first stages of Foundation Degrees and for HND courses combining academic study with workplace learning.

‘Those new to management and struggling with the challenges of managing people for the first time will find this highly practical book an invaluable aid to understanding both the role of specialist HR departments, and a manager's own responsibilities concerning the many people-related challenges they are likely to face.’Sheila Cameron, Associate Lecturer, Open University, UK

ISBN: 9780415713535

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 408g

192 pages

4th edition