This four-volume library provides the tools and answers supervisors need to deal with day-to-day problems and challenges. Included are: Volume 1: The Supervisor's Communications Handbook - how to master communications skills, give instructions, and write simply and effectively; Volume 2: The Supervisor's Guide to the People Side of the Business - covers such topics as leadership, recruiting good workers, setting standards, appraising performance, and more; Volume 3: Mastering Functional Skills - how to plan, make a budget, create forecasts, and negotiate effectively; Volume 4: Politics and the Organisation - the ins and outs of office poitics; plus a bonus book: A Career Plan for Supervisors: The Short Course in Getting Ahead- discusses how to build a career plan, the character traits that lead to a promotion, five things to do to jumpstart a career, and more.