Description:This manager's guide to problem-avoidance identifies six major challenges that managers must face: responding quickly to internal and external demands; managing stress overload, amongst themselves and staff; focusing everyone's efforts on truly critical issues; motivating their staff; making the most out of insufficient staff; and dealing effectively with internal politics. The book describes each of these critical areas in detail, highlighting warning symptoms and strategies and tactics to overcome the challenges, as well as exercises, charts, quotes and real-life examples. It also includes a ready-to-use trainer's f=quide to teach these techniques to an entire management staff. Robert W. Barner is the author of "Lifeboat Strategies".