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

Don Grimme (Author), Sheryl Grimme (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2008

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 a fresh, friendly approach for those charged with the task of supervision. The book encourages readers to take on the challenges of management and provides them with fast, powerful lessons to help them:

increase productivity • unlock hidden talent • work with different types of people • communicate effectively • diagnose problems • coach good or problematic employees • turn on teamwork • avoid burnout • eliminate conflict • nurture the next generation of managers

Ranging from basic skills to those more advanced, this book gives fledgling managers the help they need to succeed with flying colors, right from the start.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"There’s a lot of good information in the book [The New Manager’s Tool Kit].” Inland Empire Business Journal

"Providing basic skills to more advanced, The New Manager's Tool Kit offers advice, encouragement, and practical methods for success as a manager or leader in any work environment." --AORN Journal

Book Description

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 a fresh, friendly approach for those charged with the task of supervision. The book encourages readers to take on the challenges of management and provides them with fast, powerful lessons to help them:

increase productivity • unlock hidden talent • work with different types of people • communicate effectively • diagnose problems • coach good or problematic employees • turn on teamwork • avoid burnout • eliminate conflict • nurture the next generation of managers

Ranging from basic skills to those more advanced, this book gives fledgling managers the help they need to succeed with flying colors, right from the start.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1 edition (November 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814413064
• ISBN-13: 978-0814413067
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars every new manager's necessity, October 30, 2008

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Dee Etstein (netanya, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running (Paperback)

Well written, to the point, easy to refer to and use . So helpful it should be kept on the desk top within easy reach for handy reference. Sure to have well worn pages. In particular, I found the section on process of active listening insightful and not the usual run of the mill
tips. This is an extremely useful guide.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful Read....., January 15, 2009

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G. Jensen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running (Paperback)

I am an HR professional, and I am always trying to ensure that I am effective in what I do. I want to ensure that when I am working with the variety of people in my organization(s) that I am sensitive to their needs, while still remaining as effective as I can be with regards to policy and corporate mission. This is not easy to do given current economic times. This book provides managers with easily adoptable methods of keeping the "human" side of the HR function. For example, in Chapter 8, Ask then listen.... one must perform a similar assessment of performance on themselves (360-degree)and have the sense of professionalism to extrapolate and learn from the insights found.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tool kit for Today's workplace, November 1, 2008

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Peter Schwartz (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running (Paperback)

Organizations regularly claim that people are their most important asset. But managers usually know much more about maintaining their buildings than developing and supporting their people. The promise of treating your people like the most important resource is compounded by the reality of a rapidly changing workforce. The New Manager's Tool Kit is for all those managers that want to translate that promise into reality.

Useful at every level of an organization, it is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a skilled manager of people. The organizations that adopt the approaches clearly presented in this groundbreaking book are likely to increase their chances of thriving on a sustainable basis into the future.

- Peter Schwartz, author of The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World