Managing Managers

Music managers and artists will learn the secrets of successful management with scenarios from a manager’s work life, along with the legal and business skills to master them. The book teaches future music managers and artists how to acquire clients, negotiate contracts, develop image, administer taxes and finances, and deal with promoters, media, attorneys, and unions. Packed with industry guidelines and sure-fire career tips from industry icons, this book is a professional springboard for music managers, recording artists, singers, and rock bands alike.

Moving into ‘management’ can be a daunting prospect for even the bravest of souls. You know how it goes... • What will my new team think of me? • Can I do the job? • How do I get the best out of them? • How do I manage conflict? • How do I manage my boss? ...And the list just goes on. Well, this book will help you get to grips with all that stuff ...and more. Containing practical examples and anecdotes from the author’s own management career, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone thinking of becoming a manager (and that includes team leaders, supervisors and any ...

This book spells out the qualities of a good project manager and takes you through the exact steps that you need to master to become competent as a project manager. Once you go through the tips provided in this book, you will not have to worry about the nature of the project at hand or its magnitude. You will have gained so much courage that no project will intimidate you. As you will realize after going through the book, it is not easy to forget the project management tips provided owing to their mode of delivery.

An IT manager's budget controls what he or she and his or her team are going to be able to accomplish this year. No, creating a budget may not be the most enjoyable thing that you'll be called on to do, but it just might be the most important. The challenge that a lot of IT managers have when it comes to creating a good budget is that it requires them to master a number of terms and concepts that they may have never encountered in school.

At a time when Warren Buffet has again emerged as the defining sage and darling of Wall Street, this fascinating book explodes the myths that surround the man from Omaha and brings new insights into his remarkable successes ¿ as a manager, an allocator of capital, and a role model for financial managers, investors, and business executives around the world. Many best-selling books have tried to unlock Buffett's secrets by analysing his genius as a stock picker. But they missed the point.

A practical and accessible guide to getting the best from working and managing remotely. The guide that gives you all the know-how you need to manage a team remotely and get the best out of them. More people are working from home - or remotely in other locations or time zones - than ever before. But with the many advantages remote-working brings, there are also brand-new sets of challenges - especially around effective management and getting the best out of teams that aren't in the same room.

In a world where it becomes increasingly difficult to hire and manage employees, the contractor seems to be a happy alternative. What makes the contractor easier to manage? How do you find reliable contractors? If you are a contracter, how do you find customers and stability? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide and and co-founder of the Umbroller Stroller Company, the first folding baby stroller.