Instant Manager: Managing Resources

Bernice Walmsley is trained in psychology and specialises in business, management, careers, education and self-help. She has written many successful books on a wide range of topics.The CMI is the only chartered professional body that is dedicated to management and leadership. They are committed to raising the performance of business by championing management and to ensuring managers have the confidence and knowledge to do their job to the best of their ability, to equip them with the necessary skills to deal with the challenges and decisions they face throughout their career and to realise the full potential of managers and their organisations.

• : Foreword (by Ruth Spellman, CMI): Chapter 1: Introduction; the skills needed to manage resources: Chapter 2: How can you manage a budget and arrange finance?•: Chapter 3: How is technology best used and promoted?: Chapter 4: How can you ensure Health & Safety requirements are met?: Chapter 5: How can you manage physical resources?: Chapter 6: What impact on the environment does your work have?: Chapter 7: How can you make the right decisions?: Chapter 8: How can you manage knowledge and information?: Chapter 9: How can you support team working?: Chapter 10:How can you find the right suppliers?: Chapter 11: When should you outsource parts of the business?: Chapter 12: The Companion Interview: Dianne Thompson on managing activities and resources