Managing People: A Practical Guide For Line Managers - Softcover

Armstrong, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749426128 ISBN 13: 9780749426125

Publisher: Kogan Page, 1998

Synopsis

<p>Line Manager are increasingly having to take on responsibility for such personnel matters as recruitment, discipline, pay and training, and Michael Armstrong's new book deals with this topical issues, focusing on what line managers need to learn about these areas and how they can apply this knowledge at work. </p><p><i>Managing People: A practical guide for line managers</i> is a resource for line managers seeking to filling any gapes in their knowledge and will enable them to deal more confidently and efficiently with any day-to-day personnel questions that arise and which, with personnel specialists now assuming the role of policy adviser, can no longer be passed on to colleagues. <i> Managing People </i>covers:</p>

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About the Author

<p><b>Michael Armstrong</b> is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice</i></b>, <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management</i>, </b><i><b>Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice</b> </i>and <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management </i></b>and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages. </p><p><b>Michael Armstrong</b> is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the co-founder and a managing partner of E-Reward, one of the UK's first websites dedicated solely to reward management. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company and an independent management consultant. He is based in London, UK.</p>

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<p><b>Part 1 Managing people - the framework</b></p><p> The line manager's responsibility for people</p><p> The role of the personnel function</p><p> Personnel and the line</p><p> <b>Part 2 Managing people - the basic skills</b></p><p> Motivating</p><p> Managing the psychological contract</p><p> Commitment and morale</p><p> Leadership</p><p> Team building</p><p> Delegating</p><p> Communicating</p><p> Organizing</p><p> <b>Part 3 Resourcing </b></p><p> Planning people requirements</p><p> Job analysis</p><p> Role analysis</p><p> Competence and competency analysis</p><p> Writing job descriptions and role definitions</p><p> Designing jobs</p><p> Recruiting</p><p> Selection interviewing</p><p> <b>Part 4 Performance management </b></p><p> Managing performance - the overall approach</p><p> Managing expectations</p><p> Conducting performance and development reviews</p><p> Personal development plans</p><p> Managing under-performers</p><p> Managing team performance</p><p> <b>Part 5 Developing people</b></p><p> The line manager's responsibility for developing people</p><p> Identifying learning needs</p><p> Managing learning and development</p><p> <b>Part 6 Managing reward </b></p><p> Managing pay systems and structures</p><p> Evaluating and pricing jobs</p><p> Paying for performance, competence or skill</p><p> Reviewing pay and making pay decisions</p><p> <b>Part 7 Employee relations </b></p><p> Managing employee relations</p><p> Negotiating</p><p> <b>Part 8 Managing the employment relationship </b></p><p> The legal framework</p><p> Managing health and safety</p><p> Downsizing</p><p> Handling disciplinary interviews</p><p> Managing attendance</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749426128
• ISBN 13: 9780749426125
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332