Management consultant, Tony Rossiter's clear, humorous writing style and comprehensive content make this a compelling read. His management tips and advice will show you:, how to manage people: your staff, your colleagues, your customers and even your boss, how to organise yourself and make the most effective use of your time, how to focus on the vital 20 per cent of your work that accounts for most of the results, how to win the respect and trust of your team - and make it the best, how to cope with change and see it not as a threat but as a great opportunity.

"Maximize your chances to get promoted to the executive level As predictable career paths have become extinct in most organizations, managers aspiring to the C-level job are left to their own devices to determine how to advance their careers. Even in companies committed to talent development, guidance to aspiring executives is often vague and contradictory. This happens, executive coach John Beeson argues, because executive promotions are made based on the decision makers' intuitive sense of whether or not a manager can succeed at higher levels within the organization. Beeson decodes these leadership criteria--the unwritten rules--that companies use to make decisions about who gets promoted and who doesn't, and identifies the six core "selection factors" that are imperative for success at the executive level. Demonstrating strategic skills. Building a strong management team. Managing implementation Exhibiting the capacity for innovation and change Working across organizational boundaries Projecting executive presence Filled with stories of managers who successfully climbed up the executive ladder-and some who struggled-The Unwritten Rules is an invaluable resource for aspiring executives."--