The Effective Manager

Transform how you manage people with the gold standard in frontline management resources The Effective Manager , Second Edition , is an accessible, concise, and practical guide for managers looking for concrete guidance about what to say to their direct reports to get the best results possible from their teams. In the book, you'll find hands-on, data-driven advice that will improve your relationships with your people, increase your chances of being promoted, and build trust with your team. The book offers frontline managers real-world tested intelligence for managing both co-located and remotely distributed teams. You'll learn why managing the latter is significantly more difficult and how to meet that challenge. Instead of vague bromides about being "impactful" or "strategic," you'll get ground-level tips on how to communicate your ideas with your team, address their concerns and criticisms, ensure your instructions are followed, and deal with personality clashes amongst your directs. An essential and irreplaceable book written by some of the business world's most renowned management trainers, The Effective Manager is guaranteed to improve the management ability of every manager who reads and implements it.