Managing People: A Practical Guide For Line Managers - Softcover

Armstrong, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749426128 ISBN 13: 9780749426125

Publisher: Kogan Page, 1998

Synopsis

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.

Managing People: A practical guide for line managers 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. Managing People covers:

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About the Author

Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice and Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.

Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a managing partner of E-Reward and an independent management consultant. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company. He is based in London, UK.

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Part 1 Managing people - the framework

The line manager's responsibility for people

The role of the personnel function

Personnel and the line

Part 2 Managing people - the basic skills

Motivating

Managing the psychological contract

Commitment and morale

Leadership

Team building

Delegating

Communicating

Organizing

Part 3 Resourcing

Planning people requirements

Job analysis

Role analysis

Competence and competency analysis

Writing job descriptions and role definitions

Designing jobs

Recruiting

Selection interviewing

Part 4 Performance management

Managing performance - the overall approach

Managing expectations

Conducting performance and development reviews

Personal development plans

Managing under-performers

Managing team performance

Part 5 Developing people

The line manager's responsibility for developing people

Identifying learning needs

Managing learning and development

Part 6 Managing reward

Managing pay systems and structures

Evaluating and pricing jobs

Paying for performance, competence or skill

Reviewing pay and making pay decisions

Part 7 Employee relations

Managing employee relations

Negotiating

Part 8 Managing the employment relationship

The legal framework

Managing health and safety

Downsizing

Handling disciplinary interviews

Managing attendance

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