The Management Bible

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Bob Nelson and Peter Economy have designed The Management Bible to be the most comprehensive book on the topic of management available anywhere, covering a broad range of essential topics in great depth. The book is divided into five parts, covering every issue of interest to todays managers and supervisors-from beginners to seasoned veterans. It presents the best information, the best strategies, and the best techniques for becoming an effective manager. It is the definitive book on the topic of management available anywhere for any price, and a book that managers and supervisors everywhere will want to have on their desks and to share with their colleagues. About The Author Bob Nelson is founder and President of Nelson Motivation, Inc., an innovative management training and consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, California. He is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of management, motivation & empowerment, recognition & rewards, performance & productivity enhancement and leadership. Bob has been featured extensively in the media, including television appearances on CNN, CNBC, PBS, and MSNBC, radio interviews on Business News Network, USA Radio and National Public Radio, and print features in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and numerous magazines and newsletters. Bob writes a weekly column for the American City Business Journals and a monthly column for Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine. Bob has a BA degree in Communications from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN; an MBA in Organizational Behavior from UC Berkeley; and a Ph.D. in Management from The Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center of the Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles. Peter Economy is Associate Editor of Leader to Leader, the award-winning publication of The Leader to Leader Institute. Peter is the home-based business expert for the All Business.com, NBCi, McAfee.com and CNBC.com Web sites, was staff management expert for Time magazines TIME Vista Boardroom Web site, and has had recent articles published in the Gallup Management Journal and Sailing World magazine. Table Of Contents Introduction Part I: The Art and Science of Management What Managers Do The Challenge of Change Part II: Leadership: The People Thing Hiring and Retaining the Very Best People Motivating Employees Coaching and Development Mentoring Employees Part III: Execution: Getting the Job Done Setting Goals Using Delegation to Your Advantage Monitoring Employee Performance Building Employee Accountability Part IV: Building High-Performance Organizations Improving Communication Working with Teams Making Meetings More Effective Part V: Management Challenges Discipline and Corrective Action Terminating Employees Ethics and Office Politics Epilogue Index