Anunjay Chouhan's Key Ideas from Management For Dummies, UK Edition
by Peter Economy, Bob Nelson, Richard Pettinger

• What drives one employee may bore another.
• Take time to learn what genuinely inspires each team member and use that knowledge wisely.

• Avoid getting tangled in emotional drama. Focus on behaviors and outcomes.

Address issues with objectivity and stick to facts.

• Break your day into chunks. Use time-blocking to assign deep work, admin, and meetings their own space.

Guard those blocks.

• Delegation isn’t dumping tasks. It’s about trust and growth.
• Give others responsibility, not just errands. Let them learn through doing.

• Avoid the feedback sandwich. Be direct but kind. Say what worked, what didn’t, and what can improve.

Feedback should be helpful, not personal.

• Check in regularly but don’t hover. People thrive when they feel supported, not micromanaged.
• Balance guidance with independence.

• Every meeting should have a clear goal, a time limit, and a reason to exist.

If it doesn’t help move something forward, skip it.

• Your role isn’t to have all the answers. It’s to ask the right questions.
• Let the team bring solutions to the table.

• Catch people doing things right. Praise publicly, correct privately.
• Recognition boosts morale, especially when it’s specific.

• Set up workflows and processes that help things run smoothly even when you’re away.

Great systems create consistency.

• Handled well, conflict leads to clarity.
• Step in early, stay calm, and aim for a resolution that respects both sides.

• Understand your own triggers and read the room.

Emotional intelligence helps prevent unnecessary tension and improves team dynamics.

• The best managers are always improving. Read, ask for feedback, learn from mistakes.
• Leadership isn’t a destination, it’s a mindset.

Management is not about being the boss.

It’s about building an environment where everyone can win; including you.