The New Manager’s Survival Guide

Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in the Corporate World

by Steven Haines

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Pub Date May 27 2016 | Archive Date Jul 14 2016

McGraw-Hill Professional

Business, Leadership, Finance | Self-Help

Description

A practical guide illustrating the foundational practices new managers need to drive business success

Written in a style that helps readers grasp concepts quickly and effectively, The New Manager's Survival Guide provides first-time managers the knowledge and tools to advance their careers by building a solid team, department, or organization. This valuable guide covers the nuts and bolts of business operations, which is not often taught in business classes.

Readers 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.

* The book provides new tools for supervisory managers who are not familiar with the important practice of coaching employees
* A self-assessment instrument helps managers determine their knowledge level, so they can skip parts they have already mastered and/or focus more deeply on practices they need work with

A practical guide illustrating the foundational practices new managers need to drive business success

Written in a style that helps readers grasp concepts quickly and effectively, The New Manager's...

Advance Praise

“This is must read for anyone that wants to climb the corporate ladder to the very top of the C-Suite.”
- Jeffrey Hayzlett, Primetime TV & radio host, speaker, and author

“Steven Haines has taken a straight forward approach to make business easy to understand. This book is a great starting point, overview, and refresher for anyone that aspires to make their mark in business”
- Derek Lidow, Professor, Princeton University

“Haines nails it with his business acumen theme in The New Manager’s Survival Guide. Practical advice for anyone wanting to do it better and smarter!”
- Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of The Consumer Technology Association

"Haines cracks the code on what it takes to get ahead in the corporate world."
- Jeremey Donovan, author, How to Deliver a Ted Talk

“Steven Haines has written a primer on the things anyone who aspires to a management position needs to know; it’s an efficient way to become aware and mindful of the range of things that it takes to be effective in any organization.”
- Neil Braun, Dean, Pace University Lubin School of Business and former president NBC Television Network.

“The New Manager’s Survival Guide is absolutely required reading for the newer business professional seeking to achieve success in the corporate world. This book gives readers the tools and the road map to accelerate their learning curve and to contribute to the success of the firm."
- Bruce Mosler, Chairman of Global Brokerage and former CEO at Cushman and Wakefield

“This is must read for anyone that wants to climb the corporate ladder to the very top of the C-Suite.”
- Jeffrey Hayzlett, Primetime TV & radio host, speaker, and author

“Steven Haines has taken a...