Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, they are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book easily to fit learning and development into your busy work life.

Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A handy tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go.

'Finance for non Financial Managers' covers the following for the financial laymen: the basics of finance, profit statements, balance sheets, published accounts, cash management, accounting ratios, how to make sound investment decisions, budgets and costings. The final chapter consists entirely of practical examples to check your understanding of what you have learnt.

Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library