The Six Functions of Management: A Functional Action Planning Guide for People in Management

Phirippidis, CEO of the consulting firm KerrHill, offers a highly practical treatise on the primary functions of management in this inviting and useful work. Extracted from the author’s management course, the advice works on three levels, showing readers how to manage themselves, their employees, and their business. The author identifies what he considers the six most crucial aspects of the subject, namely, communication, planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading. He dedicates chapters to each, providing self-assessment and development tools to help readers create personal action plans and work on areas needing improvement. He includes his own examples of shortcomings turned into learning moments, such as when he delayed dealing with an underperforming account manager until other employees started to complain of unfair treatment. One of the book’s strengths consists of its uncluttered format, which allows readers to quickly scan for pertinent topics and extract nuggets of relevant advice. Easy to navigate and full of wise and insightful approaches to the practice of management, Phirippidis’s book will arm readers with the tools needed to be accessible, efficient, and effective managers. [em](BookLife) [/em]