Management Bites

Management Bites the book was first published in 2009 by HarperCollins NZ. Since then it’s sold tens of thousands of copies.

But the great news is that if reading isn’t your learning style, there’s also a range of different training options available based on the content, to help you develop your skills as a manager. Read on below for more about that.


Management Bites training programme

We have 6 CORE modules, which we believe all managers should know, then 4 EFFECTIVENESS modules which help hone what you deliver, and 6 LEADERSHIP modules which cover taking your team and culture to the next level.

You can purchase these modules three ways:

  1. ONLINE modules that your managers can complete individually. These include videos to watch, information to read and then case study analysis and quizzes to test what they have learned. They can then use these tools in their role.
  2. OFF THE SHELF modules that your HR or L&D team can run inhouse. These include slides that you can customise with your company branding, a facilitators guide detailing how to run the session, and handouts for participants. You can run these as face to face or virtual workshops.
  3. FACILITATED workshops with one of the Elephant team. These can be run virtually or face to face and you can build a one day, two day or three day programme from any of the modules (which are all half days).

Core Modules

Effectiveness Modules

Leadership Modules

Some of the companies who have run Management Bites training:

“This was hands down the best training I’ve ever attended. I thought it would be the usual semi-boring workshop, but it was really fun and useful and had methods I could really use.”

100% of thousands of attendees rate Management bites training as excellent, and that they have learned new tools and techniques to use!

Management Bites: the book

The first edition of Management Bites was published by HarperCollins NZ back in 2009 and became a best-seller! It was followed by a second edition in 2014. And now Angela is fully updating and revising Management Bites for the third edition – to be released in March 2024.

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Read the blog

For musings on HR and people management, check out Angela Atkins popular blog. Click here to have a read.