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Tackle every management challenge with skill and confidence!
Managers are faced with a variety of challenges every day. There are decisions to make,
conflicts to resolve, and strategies to implement, among many other responsibilities. As a
new manager you need to build the skills necessary for tackling problems head-on.
The Complete New Manager is a valuable toolkit that helps you meet
day-to-day challenges quickly and effectively.
Filled with tips, techniques, and proven advice from renowned experts, The
Complete New Manager teaches you how to:
- Become a dynamic leader who instills confidence in both employees and upper
management
- Hire the right people and cultivate an environment that makes them want to stay
- Develop and encourage free-flowing, two-way communication with your staff
- Use proven techniques to deal with difficult people and problem employees
- Successfully plan and implement business strategies large and small
- Produce sustained, positive results that impress your bosses
The key to successful management is the ability to meet challenges as they
arise. Here, in one volume, is everything you need to bolster your on-the-job skills and
reach the highest levels of success.
Table of Contents
Part 1 New Manager Essentials 1
1 Give Feedback 3
2 Make the Best of Bad News 7
3 Delegate 11
4 Pick the Brains of Departing Workers 15
5 Review Performance Regularly 19
6 Decide and Deliver 23
7 Use "Praise Motivation" 27
8 Plan Your Meetings 31
9 Think Strategically 35
10 Build Alliances 39
11 Give Great Instructions 43
12 Get Feedback 47
13 Speak with Power 51
14 Win Over Cynics 55
15 Prepare for Change 59
16 Muzzle Your Mouth 63
17 Pose Penetrating Questions 67
18 Lift Poor and Mediocre Performers 71
19 Criticize Without Criticism 75
20 Beat the Clock 79
21 Impress Your Boss 83
22 Mix and Mingle 87
Part 2 Being an Effective Leader 91
23 Leaders Can Be Made 95
24 Raise the Leadership "Tent" 99
25 Character Is the Essence of Leadership 103
26 Develop Personal Capability 107
27 Focus on Results 111
28 Cultivate Interpersonal Skills 115
29 Lead Organizational Change 119
30 Find Your Leadership "Sweet Spot" 123
31 Focus on Building Strengths 127
32 Concentrate on Developing Three to Five Strengths 131
33 Let the Halo Effect Work for You 135
34 Fix Fatal Flaws 139
35 Look for Powerful Combinations of Competencies 143
36 Learn from Mistakes 147
37 Build Positive Relationships 151
38 Be Open to New Ideas 155
39 Be Accountable 159
40 Take Initiative 163
41 Learn from Feedback 167
42 Take a Nonlinear Approach 171
43 Take Steps to Improve Leadership Skills 175
44 Develop Your People 179
Part 3 Motivating Your Employees 183
45 Build a Motivated Workforce 185
46 Know What Drives People 189
47 Make Employees Feel Like Partners 193
48 Show Employees How the Business Operates 197
49 Know the Competition 201
50 Encourage Intelligent Risk-Taking 205
51 Inspire Creative and Innovative Thinking 209
52 Affirm the Link Between Motivation and Performance 213
53 Help Employees Achieve Greater Performance 217
54 Get Employees to Buy Into Your Ideas-and Theirs 221
55 Be Clear-and Consistent-About Rewards and Recognition 225
56 Always Expect the Best from Employees 229
57 Fire Up Successful Performance 233
58 Offer Incentives and Morale Boosters 237
59 Give Your Power Away 241
60 Encourage Accountability at All Times 245
61 Build Trust for a Better Tomorrow 249
62 Boost Morale 253
63 Make It Fun to Make It Motivating 257
64 Attack De-Motivators Head-On 261
65 Put Heart and Soul into Your Team 265
66 Unleash the Power of Human Potential 269
67 Retain Your Employees 273
Part 4 Dealing with Difficult People 277
68 Recognize the 10 Most Unwanted Behaviors 279
69 Choose Your Approach 283
70 Understand the Four Intents 287
71 Understand the First Intent: Get It Done 291
72 Understand the Second Intent: Get It Right 295
73 Understand the Third Intent: Get Along 299
74 Understand the Fourth Intent: Get Appreciated 303
75 Recognize the Results of Threatened Intents 307
76 Reduce Differences 311
77 Listen to Understand 315
78 Reach a Deeper Understanding 319
79 Speak to Be Understood 323
80 Project and Expect the Best 327
81 Bring Out the Best in the Tank 331
82 Bring Out the Best in the Sniper 335
83 Bring Out the Best in the Know-It-All 339
84 Bring Out the Best in the Think-They-Know-It-All 343
85 Bring Out the Best in the Grenade 347
86 Bring Out the Best in the Yes Person 351
87 Bring Out the Best in the Maybe Person 355
88 Bring Out the Best in the Nothing Person 359
89 Bring Out the Best in the No Person 363
90 Bring Out the Best in the Whiner 367
91 Take Action Steps 371
Part 5 Planning and Executing Strategy 375
92 Manage Strategically 379
93 Follow the Logic 383
94 Assess Your Company's Readiness 387
95 Plan to Plan 391
96 Define Your Businesses 395
97 Understand Your Model 399
98 Know Your Market 403
99 Assess the Terrain 407
100 Understand Opportunities and Threats 411
101 Set Feasible Goals 415
102 Strategize 419
103 Set Priorities 423
104 Pursue Your Purpose 427
105 Follow Your Mission 431
106 Write the Annual Plan 435
107 Obtain Commitment 439
108 Align with Strategy 443
109 Work Across Functions 447
110 Execute with Discipline 451
111 Monitor and Improve 455
112 Learn, Change, and Institutionalize 459
Index 463
480 pages, Paperback