Companies depend on the ability of managers to fulfill organizational vision and meet crucial objectives. But without a firm grasp of critical management competencies, new managers' own futures -- as well as the company's -- can be at serious risk. What Every New Manager Needs to Know gives readers the skills they need to excel in their new responsibilities, such as managing the relationship between individual and team performance, making key people decisions like hiring, coaching and evaluating, developing budgets, and mastering the skills of project management. The book explores the key...

DECISIONS focuses on how organizations can improve decision-making processes to improve organizational performance in a global economy.

• Presents research related to problems associated with meeting requirements, schedules, and costs
• Defines the scope of macro and micro decisions
• Raises the issue of the role of engineering, manufacturing, and marketing in making organizational decisions
• Includes references to Peter Drucker's studies on decision-making