The New Manager's Tool Kit : 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running

Novice managers have their work cut out for them: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. In The New Manager's Tool Kit, authors Don and Sheryl Grimme provide a fresh, friendly approach to tackling the challenges of management and leveraging your new position to help your organization succeed. This go-to guidebook provides readers with fast, powerful lessons to help them: increase productivity; unlock hidden talent; work with different types of people; communicate effectively; diagnose problems; coach both good and problematic employees; encourage teamwork; avoid burnout; eliminate conflict; and nurture the next generation of managers. With lessons covering both basic management skills as well as more advanced leadership tactics and bonus tips to help managers overcome the most difficult leadership challenges, this book provides those charged with managing and leading others the tools and real-world knowledge they need to succeed and open themselves up for further advancement.

As a new manager, you've got your work more than cut out for you: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager's Tool Kit arms you with the fast, practical advice you need to: increase productivity, unlock hidden talent in your people, work with different types of employees, communicate effectively with your reports, diagnose problems, coach good or problematic employees, turn on teamwork, avoid burnout, eliminate conflict, and even nurture the next generation of managers! You'll learn how to understand and work with fundamental personal and interpersonal components of your job including attitude, assertiveness, and managing stress and anger. You'll also discover powerful techniques for mentoring and motivating employees, optimizing performance, and encouraging positive and productive communication. In addition, the book covers issues of special relevance to today's workplace, such as employee retention, diversity, rapid or unexpected change, different generations in the workforce, disabilities, harassment, workplace violence, and more.

In this helpful guidebook, authors Don and Sheryl Grimme provide a fresh, friendly approach to tackling the challenges of management and leveraging your new position to help your organization succeed.Novice managers have their work cut out for them: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager's Tool Kit provides you with fast, powerful lessons to help them:increase productivity;unlock hidden talent;work with different types of people;communicate effectively;diagnose problems;coach both good and problematic employees;encourage teamwork;avoid burnout;eliminate conflict;and nurture the next generation of managers.With lessons covering both basic management skills as well as more advanced leadership tactics and bonus tips to help managers overcome the most difficult leadership challenges, The New Manager's Tool Kit provides those charged with managing and leading others the tools and real-world knowledge they need to succeed and open themselves up for further advancement. In this helpful guidebook, authors Don and Sheryl Grimme provide a fresh, friendly approach to tackling the challenges of management and leveraging your new position to help your organization succeed. Novice managers have their work cut out for all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager's Tool Kit provides you with fast, powerful lessons to help With lessons covering both basic management skills as well as more advanced leadership tactics and bonus tips to help managers overcome the most difficult leadership challenges, The New Manager's Tool Kit provides those charged with managing and leading others the tools and real-world knowledge they need to succeed and open themselves up for further advancement. For novice mangers aiming to hit the ground running, this detailed guide reveals 21 hard-earned lessons of seasoned leaders to help you supervise and influence others more effectively from day one. Learning how to be a great manager can take years. This book gives readers the tools they need to get great results from their people now .