This is a guide to the skills new managers (and those who want to become managers) need to succeed. It deals with the basic, high-payoff things an effective manager employs to get the job done. It aims to provide a model to help readers develop and use skills to the maximum. The author discusses how to develop key employees, set priorities so that the work gets done on time, motivate workers and correct poor performers, delegate responsibility, communicate effectively, and develop teamwork.

Whether you’re an experienced employee in a first time managerial role or a complete business novice, this guide has everything you need to excel in your field Written in a style designed to help you grasp concepts quickly and effectively, The New Manager’s Survival Guide provides the information and tools you need to create a solid team, department, or company. It helps you advance your career by covering the nuts and bolts of managing a business, which is not often taught in business classes and which even experienced managers sometimes need to brush up on. You will learn the ins and outs of management, including understanding organizational design, building and utilizing teams, using data to make smart decisions, crafting strategy, creating product plans, and managing people up, down, or across organizational lines. In addition, the book provides new tools for supervisory managers who aren’t familiar with the important practice of coaching. Plus, a self-assessment instrument helps you determine your knowledge level beforehand, so you can skip the parts you have already mastered and/or focus more deeply on practices you need work on.

Are you a new manager who needs concise, reliable tips on how to do your job and do it well? The New Manager's Survival Manual has those tips. Do you need to know how to make effective employee selections now? See page 47. Do you need to know how to correct an employee who's made a mistake? See page 77. Do you want to understand the basics of motivating workers? See page 93. Do you need to know how to delegate effectively and successfully? See page 111. Why is effective communication with your staff so critical? See page 145. Do you want to transform your workgroup into a self-managing team? See page 173. Why is technology so important to self-managing teams? See page 188. Why is it so important to develop trust in your workgroup or team? See page 246.

Nurses are already nurse managers. They must manage patient caseloads and care plans as well as supervise aides, technicians, and other care providers. But moving from this type of organic management to a defined nurse manager role is not a natural progression. Nurse managers must command a vast, diverse, and robust skill set, and those skills must first be defined, explained, and operationalized for success. In an environment that offers new managers little support, where do they turn? The Nurse Manager’s Survival Guide (4th Ed.) provides an overview of a nurse manager’s major roles and responsibilities—all the fundamentals needed for success in one easy-to-use, consolidated, practical reference. From tips on building the right team to budgeting basics, time-management tools, and advice on taking care of one’s self (and their team), author Tina Marrelli supplies the resources nurse managers need to excel in day-to-day operations.

This friendly guide is full of field-tested help for novice supervisors. Moving up to a supervisory position should be cause for celebration, not exasperation. Yet many first-timers are unprepared for the demands of this new role. They quickly become overwhelmed -- to the detriment of the organization, their co-workers, and themselves. Brief yet comprehensive, The New Supervisor's Survival Manual leads new supervisors and managers through the key tasks and responsibilities of the job. Business professionals will learn to think and act like managers as they develop critical competencies such as: establishing and maintaining high performance standards communicating effectively at all levels of the organization setting clear priorities delegating and giving feedback to others analyzing and resolving problems Filled with real-life examples, handy checklists, and tools for self-assessment, The New Supervisor's Survival Manual will enhance the self-confidence and comfort level of every new supervisor.

Finally! The definitive guide to the toughest, most challenging, and most rewarding job in sales. Front Line Sales Managers have to do it all - often without anyone showing them the ropes. In addition to making your numbers your job calls upon you for: Constant coaching, training, and team building Call, pipeline, deal, territory, one-on-ones, and other reviews that drive business performance Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding top talent Responding to shifts in the marketplace - and in your company Dealing with, turning around, or terminating problem employees Analyzing and acting upon metrics to correct performance Managing the business and executive expectations Leveraging sales systems, tools, and processes Conducting performance reviews and setting expectations And more All this and making the numbers! Sales Manager Survival Guide addresses each of these issues, and many others, clearly, honestly, and in-depth. Drawing upon decades of experience in sales, sales management, and sales executive positions from small companies to giant corporations, David Brock gives you invaluable insight, wisdom, and above all practical guidance in how to handle the wide array of challenges and responsibilities you'll face as a Front Line Sales Manager. If you're a sales manager, or want to become one, this book shows you how to survive-and thrive. And if you want to be a great sales manager, this book shares the secrets, tools, and best practices to help you climb to the top-and beyond. "This is THE go-to resource for sales management!" Mike Weinberg, author of Sales Management Simplified

Programming commercially in the modern workplace requires skills and experience that programmers can't get from school or from working on their own. This book introduces readers to practices for working on large, long-lived programs with a professional level of quality.