Most of a manager"s day consists of making decisions--and the quality of those choices affects her career opportunities and the company"s bottom line This hands-on guide offers strategies that will help managers: Avoid common decision-making traps Focus on the right data Increase the odds of being right Managers are under increasing pressure to deliver better results faster than the competition. But meeting today"s tough challenges requires complete mastery of a full array of management skills, from communicating and coaching to public speaking and managing people. The Results-Driven Manager series is designed to help time-pressed managers hone and polish the skills they need most. Concise, action-oriented, and packed with invaluable strategies and tools, these timely guides will help managers improve their job performance today--and give them the edge they need to become the leaders of tomorrow.