How do you hire people? How do you encourage them to do a better job? What do you say to them if they don’t? How do you fire someone who refuses to cooperate? How do you get your staff on board at a time of major change?

In this book, we distill the wisdom of some of the best minds in the field to tell you how to do a better job at managing your employees and creating a workplace that supports the goals of your company. The language is simple and the design colorful to make the information easy to grasp.

Quizzes help you assess your knowledge of people and project management issues. Case files show how companies have tackled tough management problems. Sidebars give you a big-picture look at management challenges and highlight innovative, ...

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