Managing cash flow, keeping employees happy and productive, complying with employment laws, and fighting back competition are all problems any manager must face daily. Now there is step-by-step help for everything from how to maximize the success of your products to how to solve the problems that sap a business' productivity. Included are anecdotes from the author about his successes in business, the problems he faced, and how he overcame them.

To new managers and leaders, getting the most and the best from employees is often one of the biggest challenges. One of the most popular topics in the business category today, "people management," is often confusing and difficult - with opportunities for missteps along the way. The Complete Idiot's GuideR to Managing People, Third Edition is the solution to a new manager's questions. In the fully updated revised edition, expert author Dr. Arthur Pell helps readers navigate these new seas - and find success! With solid coverage of leadership, team management, delegation, workload management, and reward/discipline systems, The Complete Idiot's GuideR to Managing People, Third Edition offers new and updated coverage on working with employees on goal and career management, downsizing and laying off employees, fully revised sexual harassment and EOE information, interviewing techniques, the critical new employee period, managing through negative times, and retaining good employees.

This is the time to expand your career opportunities - and the knowledge in here can be the key. This third edition compresses the most significant skills and lessons of a two year MBA into one comprehensive guide. With clear, concise information, expert Tom Gorman includes recent developments in management, economics, marketing, leadership, information technology, and communications. Whether the reader is studying to achieve an advanced degree or needs the concrete, practical skills required in the business world, this guide is the most current and comprehensive available. ? Practical guide to the most significant issues facing business professionals today. ? A suitable study tool for all graduate students as well as those trying to expand their skills and knowledge in their careers.

A revised edition of the popular classic, this title features updated topics to build MBA knowledge. Students and managers alike will learn about management skills, business operations, financial statements, marketing, product development, customer service, strategic planning, information management, and quality management. Updated coverage includes global and international business, knowledge management, e-commerce, supply chain management, sales channel management, and financial integrity and ethics.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership, Second Edition, is for novices in the areas of leadership, business management, and working with people. Beginners can learn practical ways to apply leadership techniques in their daily work life. Topics covered in the book include team and group leadership, thinking and acting like a leader, conflict resolution, and developing employee potential. The author discusses some of today's more popular leadership styles, highlighting the differences, and profiles managers who use the styles effectively.

Facing change can be difficult, but managers have to understand change and successfully lead their teams through it. This is a complete guide for managers and key employees to understanding, managing and leading through change.

Get ahead of the competition with some expert planning. As any business manager knows, success doesn't just happen. It takes hard work and planning to get the desired results. Strategic planning is the discipline that helps businesses build on their present success by analyzing all the factors that can impact the future and take measures to anticipate them.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Strategic Planning offers clear and concrete discussions about: ? Defining business goals in mission statements ? Proven methods to gather the information necessary to formulate a strategy ? Anticipating the competition ? Executing a strategic plan

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

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Accounting, Second Edition, is for small business owners, novice bookkeepers, and accounting clerks who need a comprehensive overview of the monthly accounting process. It guides readers through the ins and outs of creating accounts, conducting transactions, handling employees and payroll, managing month-end procedures, and issuing financial reports. It also covers the various types of accounting software programs available and how to use them to manage a manual set of books. In addition, this new edition includes- Updates to current corporate tax rates Changes to inventory management procedures An all-new appendix featuring the latest government forms Changes to depreciation and sales taxes New and updated computer software programs