The First-Time Manager

What's a rookie manager to do? Faced with new responsibilities, and in need of quick, dependable guidance, novice managers can't afford to learn by trial and error. The First-Time Manager is the answer, dispensing the bottom-line wisdom they need to succeed. A true management classic, the book covers essential topics such as hiring and firing, leadership, motivation, managing time, dealing with superiors, and much more. Written in an inviting and accessible style, the revised sixth edition includes new material on increasing employee engagement, encouraging innovation and initiative, helping team members optimize their talents, improving outcomes, and distinguishing oneself as a leader. Packed with immediately usable insight on everything from building a team environment to conducting performance appraisals, The First-Time Manager remains the ultimate guide for anyone starting his or her career in management.

• Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors, Second Edition (Perfect Phrases Series)
• It's Okay to Be the Boss: The Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need
• Managing For Dummies
• The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems
• The New Manager's Workbook: A Crash Course in Effective Management
• From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership
• Awesome Supervisory Skills: Seven Lessons for Young, First-Time Managers
• HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen)
• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
• Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People