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The First-Time Manager

By: Jim McCormick
Narrated by: Nathan Girard
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The trusted management classic and go to guide for anyone facing new responsibilities as a first time manager.

Learn to conquer every challenge like a pro with the clear, candid advice in The First-Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this trusted guide has brought newcomers up to speed on the nitty gritty realities of managing people.

The updated seventh edition delivers new information that helps you manage across generations, use online performance appraisal tools, persuade with stories, oversee remote employees, build a team dynamic, match a boss’s style, and more.

The jump from star employee to new manager is bigger than most people realize -- with opportunities to fail at every step. Stumbling your way through isn’t an option.

In The First-Time Manager, you will learn skills including:

  • leading meetings,
  • hiring employees,
  • motivating others,
  • actively listening,
  • staying calm under pressure,
  • overcoming resistance and much more.

With little experience or training, a coveted promotion can become a trial by fire. No one needs that. Turn to the book that thousands have relied on to hit the ground running.

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Helpful Guidance • Vital Knowledge • Management Insights • Educational Resource • Practical Tools

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Great book for new or seasoned managers. Several nuggets that can be applied regardless of your business

Several take-away topics!

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I find it very complete and motivating. Very helpful for new managers. It made me realize also I faced violence at the workplace and how my managers were always bad exemples to follow that denied the situation

Content is excellent

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I read this book before an interview for my first management position. It gave me great framework for building a brand for myself as a manager.

Framework for Known Ideas

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overall, it is pretty solid advice. I would however point out that there are some sections that are quite ableist and do not take into consideration neurodivergencies and how to manage s somebody who is not neurotypical and manage other folks to our neurodivergent.

mostly solid advice

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this book gave me some good tools, on how to work with my team members. I've also shared tools with other people in higher positions. I would recommend this book❣️

that I am on the right track

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