Management Extra: Management Training Workbooks
About the Book Series
Stuck for ideas, inspiration or just want to work differently? Management Extra brings all the best management thinking together in one package. The books are practical and well structured to provide an in depth treatment of these management topics.
The series fuses key theories and concepts with applied activities to help managers examine how they work in practice. The books are created with individuals in mind. They are designed to help you improve your management skills. Management Extra can also be used in conjunction with management programmes of study aligned to standards.
Each of the books has case studies, self assessments and activities all underpinned by knowledge and understanding of the frameworks and techniques required to improve performance. Management Extra provides managers and trainers with a handbook for action and development.
Leading Teams: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 13, 2009
Building and leading a successful team is one of the most valuable and rewarding management activities. This book explores why team working has become such a prevalent force in the global workplace and looks at the many different types of teams that now exist. It explores contemporary thinking on ...
Managing Markets and Customers: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 13, 2009
More and more managers are looking for customer focus to help fight the pressures of rising costs, global competition and falling sales. But it's not simply a case of trying to get closer to your customers. There are more strategic decisions that if made can make your marketing more lean, more ...
Business Environment: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
Business Environment looks at the major factors that influence an organisation's strategy. It equips learners with a portfolio of tools including PESTLE, portfolio analysis, capability audits, SWOT and stakeholder analysis to analyse the internal and external environment within which their ...
Information and Knowledge Management: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
Individuals and organisations rely on their ability to select and process information, both to make sense of their local environment and to try to understand the bigger picture. This book approaches information management from two key perspectives: The skills of the individuals manager to source,...
Managing Health, Safety and Working Environment: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
This book explores the managerial roles and responsibilities with regard to safety. Applying key legal requirements to the workplace, it looks at how workplace facilities are managed and how materials and equipment are used, stored and maintained for optimum effectiveness. It not only aids ...
Managing Legal and Ethical Principles: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
Evidence suggests that a values based approach to management positively impacts employee engagement and motivation. This book explores the most influential areas of this framework including the law relating to employment, consumer protection and product liability: Discover how organisations adopt ...
Managing Yourself: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
This book is about the skills of personal effectiveness and professional development. Learners are introduced to a wide range of tools and approaches that will enable them to realise their personal and work performance goals by improving the way in which they manage themselves. It highlights how ...
Managing for Results: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
Managing for results focuses on how to get the best out of people and celebrate the diversity of perspectives and experience that people bring to your organisation. The book explores motivation and how peoples' needs affect the satisfaction that they get from their work. Practical activities ...
Reputation Management: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 05, 2009
This book provides a clear insight into the meanings that people attach to popular notions such as reputation, image, brand, public relations (PR) and corporate governance. It explains how organisations use reputation and image to create competitive advantage and how to manage situations where the ...
Recruitment and Selection: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
February 04, 2009
The red-hot competition for talented employees is still news. Employers everywhere recognise that they must evolve better recruitment, selection and retention strategies if they are to compete effectively with their rivals for the best people. This book discusses current practices in recruitment ...
Positive Working Relationships: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
January 29, 2009
This book explores the skills of communication and assertive behaviour and how they enable openness and honesty to be brought into a relationship. It looks at how to develop better working relationships by applying these skills in three specific areas: negotiations, meetings and conflict management....
Development for High Performance: Revised Edition
1st Edition
By Elearn
November 11, 2008
A key feature of the role of managers is to develop the people who make up their team. This book explains the development process and contextualises it against the overall aims, strategies and business plans of the organisation. It explores the role of the line manager in creating development ...