Managing Teams in a Week

by Nigel Cumberland

From recruiting the right team members to identifying team goals, managers will be able to lead their teams to their full potentials Getting started with a team. Aligning and goal-setting. Communication and processes within a team. Managing poor performance or difficult team members. Delegating and managing work within a team. Growing the team through training and development. Succession planning in the team. This guide will show you how to hit the ground running, identify goals for your team, fill your team with the right members, and help your team reach its potential so that it is more than just the sum of its parts.

Genres: Leadership

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Nigel Cumberland is the co-founder of The Silk Road Partnership, a leading global provider of executive coaching and leadership training solutions to some of the world’s leading organizations. He has lived and worked in locations as diverse as Hong Kong, Glasgow, Budapest, Santiago, Guatemala City, Kuala Lumpur, London and Shanghai. Gaining experiences and wisdom that have helped teach him what it takes to succeed in life.

Previously, Nigel worked as a multinational finance director with Coats plc, as well as for some of the world’s leading recruitment firms including Adecco. He is a Fellow of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He co-created an award-winning recruitment firm based in Hong Kong and China, which he later sold to Hays plc. Educated at Cambridge University, UK, Nigel is an extensively qualified executive coach and leadership training professional.

He is the author of a large number of self-help and leadership books among the most recent of which are: 100 Things Millionaires Do: Little Lessons in Creating Wealth (Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2019), The Ultimate Management Book (John Murray Learning, 2018), 100 Things Successful People Do: Little Exercises for Successful Living (John Murray Learning, 2016), Secrets of Success at Work: 50 Techniques to Excel (Hodder & Stoughton, 2014), Finding and Hiring Talent in a Week (John Murray Learning, 2016) and Leading Teams in a Week (John Murray Learning, 2016).

Reviews

[Peggy Chau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read; concise and practical advice

[Kgcapel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly useful and easy to read guide in how to motivate and inspire your emplyees

[Helena Scutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found it very informative and have reflected on my skills and where I want to develop and also noted skills of previous/current managers