Any organization, private or public, profit or non-profit, requires effective management. Being a manager is nowadays a mass-profession - however, managers have often have not received systematic training.In this book, the essential basics of modern management are presented systematically and with practical examples. The focus is on the scope of action as a manager responsible on any hierarchical and process level. Step-by-step, from corporate policy and environmental dynamis through strategic planning, controlling and leadership up to organization, career models and self-managementtechniques.Target group are graduates and specialists who are systematically preparing for a new management position, e.g. in a General Management or an MBA program.

IfTQ-CERT Institute:IfTQ-Cert is an academic institute to advice and certify quality standards (following current global ISO Certification norms beyond national standards) in Entrepreneurship and Management Training with a main focus for people in precarious living situations (www.iftq-cert.de). IfTQ-Cert works non-profit oriented with partners world-wide.Harald Meier:Prof. Dr. Harald Meier, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg / Germany is the founder of the International Institute for Training Quality Certification (IfTQ-CERT). With many years of professional experience as a manager and consultant, as a trainer and quality certifier in private Business, NGOs and Business Schools world-wide, he is also the author of numerous management books.The proceeds from the book will go to the charity foundation for shelter and education for street children in DR Congo (www.meierstiftung.de).