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:
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.