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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450995803321

Autore

Lewthwaite Julie

Titolo

Managing people for the first time [[electronic resource] ] : gaining commitment and improving performance / / Julie Lewthwaite

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Thorogood, c2006

ISBN

1-85418-804-6

1-281-20506-0

9786611205065

1-4237-8827-3

1-85418-554-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Disciplina

658.302

Soggetti

Personnel management

Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The author; Acknowledgements; Contents; One Setting the scene; Two Learning to learn; Three Communication; Four Negotiation and working with conflict; Five Presentation; Six Stress management; Seven Time management; Eight Recruitment and selection; Nine Developing people; Ten Personal appraisal; Eleven Motivation; Twelve Delegation; Thirteen Team building

Sommario/riassunto

Absolutely everybody in all types of organisation - business, professional, governmental, academic - has to make the critical leap to managing people for the first time. Written from the perspective of the novice, and widely adopted in businesses, in particular the public sector, this book reflects the changes in theory and practice.