Hugely popular in its first edition. The completely revised second edition has
been streamlined to be less bulky and to focus purely on key managerial tasks that have to
be done against the clock with new chapters on negotiation and coaching. Streamlined -
sleeker than the first edition this is the ultimate easy to use essential guide.
It's the night before the morning after. You've got more life than time. And that big
presentation/key performance appraisal/career turning interview is the next day. It's not
too late. Ros Jay and her team of expert authors will cut through the thought jungle,
switch off the panic and give you simple concrete things to say, do and remember so you'll
have the shine that makes you look as though you've been polishing for weeks.
So what have you left to the last minute this time? Report? Appraisal? Presentation?
Tackling that discipline interview? We all do it. You've good intentions, but there's
always something more urgent. And suddenly that big presentation is next week, and you
still haven't done a stroke of preparation. That's when the panic sets in. If only you'd
made time for it weeks ago, you'd be ready by now. As it is, what chance have you got now
of getting through it without turning it into a disaster?
Or is it the first time you have had to do this? You haven't got time to wade through a
weighty manual or attend a course - what you need is the smart and savvy guide to pulling
it off as if you were a seasoned professional.
Or maybe you don't do it very often, and need a refreshing refresher to bring you up to
speed with minimal fuss.
What you need is a Last Minute lifesaver. A minimalist guide to everything you need to
know about the subject. Short enough to read fast - you haven't got long - and full of
cool ideas for not only getting through it, but looking polished. Tips for looking as if
you know more than you do, checklists to run through at the last minute, shortcuts for
doing as little preparation as possible. And a clear, readable style so that you can
understand it even through the fog of panic (which will subside once you read it).
OK, some of us are just downright disorganised, but most of us just have too much life
and too little time. Here's the good news, fast: knowledge is power. And the Fast Thinking
guides give you the knowledge you need to face the job head on. Not only will they get you
through it this time, but they will set you up for all the next times - once you know what
you're doing, you'll never worry about leaving it to the last minute again.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Fast Thinking Manager
Selection interview
Appraisal
Difficult People
Discipline
New beginner
Coaching plus mini guide to praising and giving feedback
Fast Thinking Leader
Team Meeting
Project
Decision
plus mini guide to constructive criticism
Fast Thinking Doer
Budget
Presentation
Proposal
Going to a meeting
Negotiation plus mini guide to time management and work overload
Index
Ros Jay
is a freelance writer and editor. She writes on a range of business
topics specialising in marketing and communication-related subjects. She also writes for
and edits corporate magazines both in print and on the net. She is a senior associate of
the Institute of Direct Marketing. Ros's publishing successes include
Fast Thinking
Manager's Manual, How to Manage Your Boss, How to Get A Pay Rise, How to Build a Great
Team and How to Handle Tough Situations at Work, all published by Prentice Hall
Business.
560 pages