| The
Bluffer's Guide to Management |
| By
John Courtis, Elizabeth B. Ratcliffe and David Allsop |
| Available
now as an audio download, click here |
| Extracts
from the book | |
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| Good
management |
| The
secret of good management is avoiding bad management. Similarly, the test of good
managers is that they cannot be observed or remembered for the deviations and
idiosyncrasies which make bad managers so memorable. |
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| Real
management |
| The
acid test of the true manager under pressure is that he or she is the only one
not immediately doing something. The real manager is thinking before acting. Even
if it's only a bluff. |
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| Proper
management |
| If
you devote even a fragment of the working day to some thought about managing properly
you can rise above the norm. |
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| Right
management |
| Good
management is not necessarily about flair or excellence. It may often be about
getting things right more than 90 per cent of the time, by avoiding the crass
errors of your contemporaries. |
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| Simple
management |
| Good
managers have every right to insist that presentations of all kinds, within and
without the organisation, be presented in words of few syllables which a child
of four could understand. |
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| Reviews |
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| Amusing,
short, perceptive ... Good relaxation, and as an alternative to the cost of a
pack of cigarettes or a double Scotch, considerably more rewarding. |
| The
Accountant's Magazine |
| |
| World-weary
light-heartedness about managers, their sins, careers and prospects... The
Bluffer's Guide to Management fits into a coat pocket and would make waiting
for a late train a positive delight. |
|
The
Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce |
| |
| Attempts
to be humorous about company management are plentiful, but this book achieves
the rare distinction of actually being funny. |
| The
Accountant |
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| Table
of Contents | |
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Introduction Management
Functions
Making Decisions
Controlling
Planning
Meetings
Instructing
Communicating
Managing Time
Accounting
Analysing Variances
Financing
Recruiting
Advertising
Procurement
Delegation
Manufacturing
Pricing
Exporting
Leadership
Having to Manage People
in Management
Accountants
Executives
Chairmen
Directors
Marketing People
Analysts
Salesmen
P.A.s Facets
of Management
Management Styles Management
Good and Bad
Seven Deadly Sins The
Outside World
Actuaries
Bankers
Unions
Headhunters
Journalists
Business Graduates Management
Literature
Gurus and Good Names Jargon
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Fortune
Telling
