Managers are the inviolable and solid pillars of organisations on which depends the prosperity of the establishment they work for. With the privatisation policy of the Government of India, the number of organisations under the management of private ownership is on the increase, and in order to take such organisations to the zenith of efficiency, competent managers are the need of the day. The book How to Become an Efficient Manager deals with the practical aspects on a number of matters which the managers ought to know in order to improve their skill-set and work with utmost efficiency and effectiveness. The essential attributes of a manager working in an organisation have been briefly explained in separate, self-contained chapters to give focused attention to each of the qualities such as creative ideas, team spirit, motivation, writing skill, leadership, cooperation, trustworthiness, ability to handle tough situations, among others. Many important issues, which the persons working in managerial capacity must know, have been discussed through questions and answers in a separate chapter. The book will be highly useful to the working managers and all those who have an ardent desire to become managers of organisations in their future career.

Table of Contents:
Preface; 1. Who are Managers?; 2. Personality of a Manager; 3. Academic Qualification of a Manager; 4. Taking Judicious and Prompt Action and Having Capacity to Surmise Reaction to the Action Taken by a Manager; 5. How should a Manager Work?; 6. Responsibility of a Manager and its Effect on the Employees; 7. Creativity of Ideas of a Manager; 8. Instilling Team Spirit and Developing Motivation amongst the Employees; 9. Writing Skill of a Manager; 10. Courtesy and Manners; 11. Leadership Qualities of a Manager; 12. The Art of Influencing Others; 13. Keeping Normalcy in Dealing with Spate of Work; 14. Attaining Personal Development; 15. Prompt Disposal of Paper Work; 16. Working with Uncooperative and Difficult People; 17. Trustworthiness; 18. Providing Feedback to the Employees; 19. A Manager should Listen to What the Employees Say; 20. Maintaining Public Relations by a Manager; 21. Not to Indulge in Loose Talks and Avoiding Criticism Aimed at the Employees; 22. Balancing Work and Life of a Manager; 23. Eschewing the Habit of Back-Biting; 24. Giving Guidance and Coaching to Staff Members; 25. Attitude of a Manager; 26. How to Deal with Stress by a Manager; 27. What should be the Relation a Manager has to Maintain with the Subordinate Staff Members; 28. Tasks before a Manager to Streamline the Working of an Organisation; 29. Intelligence; 30. Ability to Handle Situations; 31. Keeping Healthy Mind and Sound Health; 32. Making Self-Assessment by a Manager; 33. Contributing Factors which Determine the Effectiveness of a Manager; 34. How does a Manager Think of Developing a Dynamic Career?; 35. Style of Functioning of a Manager; 36. Plan to Develop Career as a Successful Executive other than the Position of Manager; 37. A Manager as an Administrator; 38. Ensuring Discipline and Dress of a Manager; 39. A Manager has to Assess Situations; 40. How to Explore Possibilities of Source of Employment by a Manager?; 41. Self-Esteem; 42. Expressing Words of Appreciation; 43. How to Think of Attaining Economy by Avoiding Wasteful Expenditures; 44. Maintenance of Good Relations with the Higher Management and Execution of Policy Matters; 45. A Manager is to be Hard Working; 46. Knowledge of Labour Matters; 47. Maintaining Good Relations with all the other Departmental Managers; 48. Other Traits of a Successful Manager; 49. Distinguishing Features of a Manager to Know his Mind; 50. Need for Evaluating Customers; 51. Questions and Answers