Managing for Dummies, Second Edition
Author: Bob Nelson, Peter Economy, Ken Blanchard
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ISBN: 0764517716
Publisher: For Dummies (09 January, 2003)
Sales Rank: 10,816
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
THE BEST BUSINESS BOOK EVER!!!
IT DOESN'T MATTER WETHER YOUR JUST BEGINNING TO MANAGE OR HAVE YEARS AT IT (LIKE I DO) MANAGING FOR DUMMIES IS A TREMENDOUS EYE OPENER. FINALLY A BOOK THAT IS WORTH READING AND KEEPING AS A CONTINUOS REFERENCE. IT APPROACHES THE BASICS, THE FOUNDATIONS, IT'S NOT A FAD. COMPANIES SHOULD MAKE ALL THEIR MANAGERS READ IT (AND THEN TEST THEM ON IT).
Rating: 4 out of 5
Great introduction for beginnners, reminder for experienced
This book is a must for all beginners moving into the world of management, and I highly recommend it as a refresher course for those of us who have been doing it for a while. I do not have an MBA, but I do have a number of years' real-world experience in management, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is very light and easy to read, and although much of it seems like it should be common sense, there are a number of things that are easy to forget, and it's worth the refresher. I skipped some chapters because they were too basic, but I probably read 2/3 of the book (in the matter of a business trip) and actually did learn some new information.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Skip the MBA and read this book! Save $40,000
First, this book is a "fun" read which is unusual for most business books. If you want to know how mananagement thinks and how it works in most corporate environments today - get this book.The first half is execellent and by the time it's completed you'll know exactly the way your poor boss has been tramautized over the past 10 years with all the new passing management fads. No wonder management is basically skeptical and seems to have a schizophrenic identity crisis.
The second half of the book hangs a bit, maybe the authors ran out of ideas. But the final Index of the 10 essential management books is invaluable. I've already read 3 of the suggestion.
Read this book. Take your boss to lunch, realize how trapped he really is, get a raise, and save $40,000 on your MBA. Just keep reading and reading books like this.
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