152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
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Too often professional staff are thrust into the role of manager without preparation or subsequent guidance over what becoming a manager entails. On Becoming a Manager is written by managers from a range of personal social services settings. It describes the transition from practice into this new world of management and includes advice, guidance and tips on a range of issues, including managing... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Management in Practice: Making the transition to manager; Making decisions effectively; Resource management; Managing conflict. Reflections on Practice: The management of change; Managing risk; Building a culture; Working with outside projects. Some Management Tools: Budgeting; Creating an informative environment; Monitoring and evaluation; Empowerment through contracts; A manager in action: imaginative uses of Section 1 money.
Biography
Barbara Hearn is a management development adviser and author at the National Institute for Social Work. Giles Darvill is an independent trainer and consultant. Beth Morris is a social work journalist.
