This popular and practical guide has been revised and updated to cover the key areas of management in a clear and accessible way. It takes account of recently developed approaches to management and includes new thinking on familiar aspects of the manager s job. No book can tell managers what to do in every situation, but this book does provide guidelines which will help build up managerial knowledge and skills. It covers fifty self-contained topics that can be dipped into, but fall into the three brand categories any manager needs to be competent in: managing people, managing activities, managing and developing yourself.