This skills-focused introduction to supervision captures the reality of supervising in the 2000s. Using a lively, conversational style, it explains the job of supervisor and features a wide range of examples of how supervisors operate in real situations. The focus is on key skills needed for effective supervision--e.g., goal-setting, delegating, budgeting, interviewing, negotiating, counseling, coaching, conducting groups meetings, and handling grievances. Rich in experiential opportunities, it features lots of vignettes and visual stimuli to make concepts come alive, as well as self-assessment exercises and insights from dozens of real supervisors at a variety of companies all over North America.  Defining the Supervisor's Job. Understanding Supervisory Challenges in The 21st Century. Establishing Goals. Designing and Implementing Controls. Solving Problems And Making Decisions. Organizing an Effective Department. Acquiring The Right People. Appraising Employee Performance. Motivating Your Employees. Providing Effective Leadership. Communicating Effectively. Supervising Groups And Work Teams. Handling Conflict, Politics, And Negotiations. Dealing With Change And Stress. Disciplining Employees. the Supervisor's Role in Labor Relations. Personal Development.  For new supervisors and first-line managers.

Supervision Today!

Business & Money

Stephen P. Robbins

David A. DeCenzo

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Pearson: Prentice Hall

Fundamentals of Management:  Essential Concepts and Applications (6th Edition)

Management & Leadership

Prentice-Hall

For Principles of Management courses. This Global Edition has been edited to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United States  The practical tools of management presented through in-depth practice. Robbins/DeCenzo is the best-selling, brief, paperback text that gives students more depth and breadth of practical tools to practice their management skills than any other textbook. New author Mary Coulter brings a fresh perspective to the already best-selling duo of Stephen Robbins and David DeCenzo. Accompanied by mymanagementlab! See the hands in the air, hear the roar of discussion be a Rock Star in the classroom. mymanagementlab makes it easier for you to be a Rock Star in the classroom by helping you hold students accountable for class preparation, and getting students engaged in the material through an array of relevant teaching and media resources.

Fundamentals of Management: Global Edition

Mary A. Coulter

Pearson/Education

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