{"product_id":"2940013270572","title":"Management Simplified: The Mechanics of Management","description":"In business, overlooking a single performance measure can make the difference between success and failure. Even if your leadership abilities are exceptional, how can you quickly identify ways to improve both your organization’s day-to-day operations and growth potential? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManagement Simplified: The Mechanics of Management is a roadmap filled with shortcuts that help readers pinpoint opportunities to increase efficiency, profits and growth. One quality that makes this book unique is that it is both brief and very detailed at the same time. Managers can use this ten step action plan often, to help organize and control the challenges they are facing.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded with the book is a single page master template in spreadsheet form around which the entire book is written. The book explains both how to use the master template and also how to proceed if the reader is more comfortable with a narrative approach instead of a spreadsheet approach. Other helpful templates are included with the book as a bonus feature. There is no expensive software needed to implement this action plan.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book ties together marketing\/sales, engineering\/design, material management, labor, overhead and accounting with regard to key performance measures through a ten step process that most managers will find easy to follow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author is a registered Professional Engineer with more than 40 years of experience in manufacturing, construction and service organizations including management consulting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is for managers, or people aspiring to be managers, at all levels in every type of for-profit or non-profit organization, business owners, bankers, accountants and consultants along with anyone who is thinking about buying or selling a company that needs a good tool with which to evaluate it.","brand":"James Moriarity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183755378928,"sku":"2940013270572","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013270572_p0.jpg?v=1763578650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013270572","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}