The New Supervisor: How To Thrive In Your First Year As A Manager, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

Martin M. Broadwell (Author), Carol Broadwell Dietrich (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 1998

Martin Broadwell has dominated the field of management training for over thirty years, inspiring and guiding thousands of front-line managers in virtually every industry, in the U.S. and abroad. In this classic bestseller he offers new managers a comprehensive primer to the essentials of effective management—delegation, problem solving, motivation, time management, communication, and performance appraisal. Now teamed up with his daughter, he has expanded and updated this handy guide to reflect the management issues of the ’90s, including stress management and team building. Packed with practical examples, no-nonsense advice, and illustrative exercises, The New Supervisor is an indispensable resource for every manager on the way up.

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Amazon.com Review

The New Supervisor: How to Thrive in Your First Year as a Manager, by long-time management trainer Martin Broadwell and his daughter Carol Broadwell Dietrich, clearly and practically addresses many of the key issues of concern to anyone thrust into his or her very first position of corporate responsibility with little real training and no true guidance. Now in its fifth edition, this book offers specifics on dealing with bosses and subordinates, getting work started and completed, solving problems, and planning for the future. New information has been added on stress management, delegation, and team building. --Howard Rothman

About the Author

Martin M. Broadwell currently heads the Center for Management Services Inc. in Decatur, Georgia. Having started his career as a teacher, Mr. Broadwell spent nearly twenty years with the Bell System as an Engineer and later as director of engineering training. A renowned authority on management and training, he now serves as a consultant to a wide variety of firms in the United States and around the world. Mr. Broadwell has written numerous articles on managerial training and related subjects, and was selected as one of the top ten contributors to the advancement of training by readers of Training Magazine. In recent years he has received meritorious awards from a number of organizations, including induction into the HRD Hall of Fame in 1990. He is the author of twelve books on management and training, including The New Supervisor, The Supervisor as an Instructor, The New Insurance Supervisor, and The Practice of Supervising, all published by Addison-Wesley. Martin M. Broadwell is president of the Center for Management Services, Inc., in Decatur, Georgia. Formerly the director of engineering training at Bell Telephone Company, he taught management training at the Executive Management Institute at the University of Michigan for twenty-seven years. He lives in Decatur, Georgia. Carol Broadwell Dietrich is president of Training Systems International, specializing in training for first-line supervisors. She also lectures at the University of Michigan. She lives in Atlanta.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; 5 edition (May 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201339927
• ISBN-13: 978-0201339925
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY USEFUL FOR THOSE JUST GETTING INTO THE ROLE & OTHERS., April 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Supervisor: How To Thrive In Your First Year As A Manager, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

This book is loaded with practical advise covering a very broad range of key areas including: power; relating with subordinates, superior and peers; managing stress; communications; planning and organizing; directing and controlling; delegation; motivating by enriching the job; interviewing; training; meeting leadership; problem solving; making presentations; team-building; and self-development. There are helpful chapter summaries and exercises. This is a highly useful work, especially for those just getting into the role and also of value to more seasoned supervisors. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder, Stern & Associates, author of Stern's Sourcefinder: The Master Directory to HR and Business Management Information & Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder, and Stern's Compensation and Benefits SourceFinder.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Is this the kind of supervisor you want to be?, June 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Supervisor: How To Thrive In Your First Year As A Manager, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

This book offers a very cliched, narrow vision of supervising people that emphasizes power over teamwork, delegation over coordination. Other advice is very commonsensical - "Make to-do lists," etc. It is not a sophisticated analysis, but rather, the transcript of a superficial one-day workshop.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Useful Tool, March 1, 2011

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This review is from: The New Supervisor: How To Thrive In Your First Year As A Manager, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

I have used this book for years (since the 1990's) and trained hundreds of supervisors with it. As with any tool, it is not the end all for training materials, but a useful adjunct for use with practical experience and common sense. Remember, there was a time when the only things supervisors had to know were planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Today's managers need so much more. This is a very good book to start discussions on those other areas of supervision. Well worth the price and worth keeping as a useful reference.