{"product_id":"the-effective-manager-isbn-9781394181612","title":"The Effective Manager","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential resource for managers at every level of any organization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA management book written by managers for front-line managers, \u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a concise, practical, and incisive take on what to do and say to get the best results possible from your co-located or remotely distributed team. The book's concrete advice will improve your relationships with your team members, increase your chances of being promoted, and generate trust amongst those you lead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll learn why managing remote teams is so much harder than managing one in a single location and how to meet that challenge head-on. You'll also discover how to introduce your ideas to your team, counter their concerns and pushback, and ensure your instructions are followed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the place of vague bromides about being \"impactful\" or \"candid,\" you'll get hands-on guidance on how to behave in the situations that managers find themselves in on a daily basis. The authors also offer:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eData- and evidence-driven advice that's been proven to work in the real world over the last 30 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGround-level, real-world tips on getting the best work out of your team without burning them out\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFour critical manager behaviors that build success: Know your people, talk about performance, ask for more, and push work down\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book for every manager at every level, \u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager\u003c\/i\u003e shows you what you can do now, today, with your team members to improve their performance, increase personnel retention, and get better results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Who This Book Is for, What It's About, and Why v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is An Effective Manager? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Four Critical Behaviors 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Teachable and Sustainable Tools 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Get to Know Your People--One on Ones 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Doing One on Ones with Remote and Hybrid Workers 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 How to Start Doing Manager Tools One on Ones 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Talk About Performance--Feedback 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Giving Feedback to Remote Directs 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 How to Start Delivering Feedback 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ask for More--Coaching 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 How to Coach Remote Directs 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 How to Start Coaching 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Push Work Down--Delegation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Delegating to Remote Directs 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 How to Start Delegating 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Manager Tools Manager 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK HORSTMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-founder of Manager Tools LLC, a management  consultancy and training firm working  with over half of the Fortune 1000. He has over 25 years’ experience training managers  and executives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATE BRAUN\u003c\/b\u003e is a Managing Partner of Manager Tools and co-host of the award-winning business podcast, Manager Tools. Kate has been helping develop and train managers and executives since 2017.  She has a degree in mechanical engineering and her previous experience includes a  career in aerospace engineering.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH SENTES\u003c\/b\u003e is a Managing Partner of Manager Tools and co-host of renowned business podcast, Manager Tools. She has been training professionals, managers and executives since January 2016. Her background is in IT administration in a unionized public service environment.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of veteran trainers of managers and executives deliver exactly what you need to do and say to get better results from your team in a concise, practical and  insightful work. You’ll enjoy better  relationships with your team members, improve your chances of being promoted, and increase trust with those you lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book, you’ll discover concrete, hands-on advice for what to do as the manager of co-located and remotely located teams. You’ll learn why  managing the latter is significantly  harder—but still doable—and you’ll  find data-driven advice that’s been  proven to work in the real world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a book about “bird’s-eye” or “big picture” strategy. It’s not a book that’s going to tell you to be “strategic,” “candid,” or “impactful.” In fact, it won’t tell you to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e anything. Instead, it’ll tell you what to do and say in  situations in which the vast majority of managers find themselves on a daily  basis. You’ll find out how to introduce your ideas to your team, how to counter their concerns, how to ensure your  instructions are followed, and how to strike a balance between flexibility and steady leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager\u003c\/i\u003e is written by a team with extensive experience in management, specifically for working managers seeking actionable, practical guidance on how to do the most  important part of their jobs—managing people—well. It’s an indispensable resource from one of the world’s leading business voices that is guaranteed to make you a better manager.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransform how you manage people with the gold standard in frontline management resources\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential and irreplaceable book written by some of the business world’s most renowned management trainers, \u003ci\u003eThe Effective Manager\u003c\/i\u003e is guaranteed to improve the  management ability of every manager who reads and  implements it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990212296933,"sku":"NP9781394181612","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394181612.jpg?v=1761786925","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-effective-manager-isbn-9781394181612","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}