The Complete Idiot's Guide to Five-minute Managing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Five-minute Managing
Author: Richard Haasnoot
Publisher: Alpha Computer
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028636344

An indispensable companion for any manager, new or experienced, this guide features five-minute-or-under responses to such contemporary management problems as hiring and firing, promotions, delegating, giving and taking criticism, negotiating office politics, and more.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management
Author: Sunny Baker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781592571192

This fully updated edition features new templates, forms, and examples and complies with official PMI and PMBOK standards for project management.

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult
Author: Lowell Ackerman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 808
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118529243

Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, Second Edition has been extensively updated and expanded, with 55 new topics covering subjects such as online technologies, hospice care, mobile practices, compassion fatigue, practice profitability, and more. Carefully formatted using the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult style, the book offers fast access to authoritative information on all aspects of practice management. This Second Edition is an essential tool for running a practice, increasing revenue, and managing staff in today’s veterinary practice. Addressing topics ranging from client communication and management to legal issues, financial management, and human resources, the book is an invaluable resource for business management advice applicable to veterinary practice. Sample forms and further resources are now available on a companion website. Veterinarians and practice managers alike will find this book a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide for success in today’s challenging business environment.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Human Resource Management

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Human Resource Management
Author: Arthur R. Pell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028641942

You’re no idiot, of course. You know that your employees are essential to your company’s success. But when it comes to training, motivating, hiring, and firing them, you feel like a few of the many hats you wear don’t fit as well as they should. Don’t outsource your HR function just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Human Resource Management will simplify everything you need to know about the people business. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you learn: --How to locate, hire, and retain the most qualified people for positions. --What you need to know about the law and regulations to avoid costly legal battles. --How to organize and administer an effective compensation and benefits plan. --Training tools and techniques to boost employee motivation and performance.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Brand Management

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Brand Management
Author: Patricia F. Nicolino, MBA
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2000-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101199156

Whether you are the manager of a large corporation or the owner of a small business, you need to know how to build and maintain powerful brands. This book will help you make decisions about the products and services your company develops or sells. It explains how to develop your target market, how to understand your brand's core values, and how to develop a brand positioning statement.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
Author: John L. Lipp
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101140615

Advice on the unique challenges of managing a volunteer workforce Volunteers provide vital services to millions of people each year. However, because of their work's special nature, they're one of the most challenging work forces to manage and retain. Lipp has managed these workers for over 20 years and shares his experience in recruiting, balancing paid and volunteer staff, creating schedules that work, addressing the transient nature of volunteers, motivation, and retention. • Expert author in the field • There is a growing need for volunteer workers as budgets are cut • Most current book on the subject • Clear, jargon-free text full of anecdotes and step-by-step advice

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money
Author: Robert Heady
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2001-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028642451

Offers advice on creating a long-term financial plan, shopping for insurance and mortgages, managing credit card debt, and establishing a good credit rating.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Time

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Time
Author: Jeff Davidson MBA, CMC
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2003-03-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1101198737

With this guide, readers will discover the basics of how to manage time and prioritize, with solid advice on how to say "no" when a responsibility just can't be handled. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Managing Your Time includes: • Quick and easy techniques for getting the most from every minute • Idiot-proof steps for controlling how you spend your time • Valuable tips for getting paperwork into shape

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing People, 3e

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing People, 3e
Author: Arthur Pell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1615643850

Tap the talent and get the most from your team. The solution to every new manager's problems, this fully updated and revised guide shows how to get the most and the best from one's staff and covers leadership, team management, delegation, reward/discipline systems and more. New to this edition: updated information on working with employees on goal and career management, downsizing and laying off employees, sexual harassment and EOE, interviewing techniques, and more. Updated and revised with updates on layoffs, sexual harassment, interviewing, and more. Pell is an expert in his field, with 50 years in HR and teaching experience.