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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Bestselling author Michael Armstrong provides valuable insight into the skills required to be an effective manager, helping you get the best from your staff through motivation, reward and leadership. This fully updated 5th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips, alongside advice on managing virtual teams, enhancing employee engagement and managing conflict. Essential reading for anyone who wants to get the best from their teams, How to Manage People distils the essence of good management into one handy, easy-to-use book. The Creating Success series of books... Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career"-- Provided by publisher.

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<Ul style='padding-top:0;padding-left:0;list-style:none;'><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 00: Preface;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part One: Managing people;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 01: What managers do;</li><li>Chapter -- 02: Treating people right;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part Two: Leading, motivating and engaging people;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 03: Leadership;</li><li>Chapter -- 04: Motivating people;</li><li>Chapter -- 05: Enhancing engagement;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part Three: Organizing people;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 06: The process of organizing;</li><li>Chapter -- 07: Defining roles;</li><li>Chapter -- 08: Team building;</li><li>Chapter -- 09: Managing remote workers;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part Four: Managing performance;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 10: Performance leadership;</li><li>Chapter -- 11: Performance leadership skills;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part Five: Approaches to people management;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 12: Delegating;</li><li>Chapter -- 13: Selection interviewing;</li><li>Chapter -- 14: Developing people;</li><li>Chapter -- 15: Rewarding people;</li><li>Chapter -- 16: Managing change;</li><li>Chapter -- 17: Managing conflict;</li></ul></li><li>Section -- Part Six: Handling people problems and issues;</li><li><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'><li>Chapter -- 18: Approaches to handling people problems;</li><li>Chapter -- 19: Dealing with disciplinary problems;</li><li>Chapter -- 20: Managing under-performers;</li><li>Chapter -- 21: Dealing with negative behaviour;</li><li>Chapter -- 22: Dealing with absenteeism and timekeeping issues;</li><li>Chapter -- 23: Handling challenging conversations;</li><li>Chapter -- 24: Giving bad news;</li><li>Chapter -- 25: Managing bias;</li><li>Chapter -- 26: Dealing with bullying and harassment;</li><li>Chapter -- 27: Appendix: Notes on exercises;</li><li>Chapter -- 28: References;</li></ul></li></ul>