Product Description

The Managers Good Study Guide is designed as a handy reference manual for anyone interested in learning to be a better manager, whether through a formal programme of study on informally. This Third Edition will help you to:

• Become a more effective learner
• Read with concentration and understanding
• Construct logical yet persuasive arguments
• Write fluent and forceful reports
• Develop a flexible note-taking strategy
• Seek and use information
• Handle numbers with confidence
• Prepare and use graphs and diagrams effectively
• Work with others face-to-face and online
• Develop your career

New sections on problem-solving are included together with a glossary of financial terms and more help with basic mathematics.

The Manager’s Good Study Guide also contains a section on management tools and techniques and a compendium of key management ideas typically covered in management Certificate and Diploma programmes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36731 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 376 pages

Customer Reviews

Lacking in detail, somewhat disappointing
This book is supposed to support Open University Students who are working towards various business related qualifications, for example the Professional Certificate in Management.

The OU (who publish the book) recommend it as a supporting reference for students, so I duly purchased the book thinking I would get useful information which expanded on the course material sent when signing up to the different modules for the above course. What I got was a book which gives very little information on any of the course topics that they choose to cover. It does give a very broad overview of the chosen topics, but is drastically lacking in any detail.

The first few chapters are quite useful for people who haven't studied for a while, advising on the way you learn, and giving help in making the most of your own learning abilities. It also gives some guidance on report preparation and other skills that may be needed in a managerial or supervisory role.

Overall, I think there are better books available for the majority of the content, but there is some value in helping you to find out how best to go about returning to study.

Useful Textbook
I bought this book as part of the OU Professional Certificate in Management and found at an excellent resource. It is not the be all and end all, and if anyone thinks you can get all of management science in a single book then you are mistaken. This contains key ideas and concepts and should be used as a first reference. On subsequent courses, where this book was not provided, pupils who didn't posses it were recommended to buy it.

Learning how to study smarter
This is a fantastic book tohelp students study better and study smarter. Very well written and not in the least stuffy. I found out quite a lot to help me on my MSc course.