Managing (right) for the first time a field guide for doing it well

Managing (Right) for the First Time is intended as a field guide for first time managers, or for managers who want to begin doing a better job. The author worked closely with 600+ companies and interviewed more than 10,000 employees, then summarized the findings in an interesting and eminently reada...

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Main Author: Baker, David C.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Nashville, TN : RockBench Publishing, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Who managers are and how you become one
  • Was I promoted for the right reasons
  • Starting off right
  • Managing your boss
  • Early discoveries
  • The different kinds of managers
  • Finding those who can be managed well
  • Screening good candidates
  • Integrating employees well
  • Structuring roles
  • Managing right
  • A performance review you might even enjoy
  • Moving beyond reluctant leadership
  • Being a leader they want to follow
  • Creating and sustaining culture
  • The different ways of managing
  • Required transitions to be effective
  • Special message for you control freaks
  • Managing more openly
  • Maintaining work/life balance
  • Finally.