Skills for New Managers, Second Edition
- 3h 33m
- Morey Stettner
- McGraw-Hill
- 2014
Managing people is one of the most demanding yet career-enhancing and rewarding skills you can have. Skills for New Managers, Second Edition, provides everything you need to excel as a manager from day one. From hiring productive employees to developing mentoring, leadership, and coaching skills, this fast-paced, easy-to-understand guide is your blueprint for managing your staff to success.
- Getting results by knowing when to speak up--and when to listen
- Motivating your staff to exceed expectations
- Delegating tasks and dealing with crises
- Running meetings that are organized and focused
Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:
- Clear definitions of key terms and concepts
- Tactics and strategies for managing your staff
- Tips for executing the tactics in the book
- Practical advice for minimizing the possibility of error
- Warning signs for when things are about to go wrong
- Examples of successful management tactics
- Specific planning procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques
Morey Stettner is a writer and communication skills coach in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He’s the author of The Art of Winning Conversation (Prentice Hall), which shows you how to listen and win over others in your personal and professional life, and The Manager’s Survival Guide (McGraw-Hill). He’s editor of Executive Leadership, a monthly newsletter published by Business Management Daily in McLean, Virginia. He also writes weekly articles on leadership for Investor’s Business Daily. A dynamic speaker and seminar leader, he has led hundreds of training programs across the United States on topics such as sales skills, public speaking, and attentive listening. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University.
About the Author
In this Book
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Skills for New Managers, Second Edition
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Introduction
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The Perfect New Manager
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Piercing Six Myths of Management
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Building Momentum in a New Job
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Managing to Listen
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Speaking Like a Leader
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The Art of Motivation
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Dishing Out Criticism
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Discipline That Pays Off
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The Organized Manager
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Delegating the Right Way
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Managing the Boss
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Cultivating a Network
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Leading Teams to Triumph
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Five Tests Every Manager Faces
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