How to Be a Great Manager

By: Rachel Pacheco, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Rachel Pacheco

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

We all have had an experience where the difference between a job we loved and a job we hated came down to the manager. So, if you find yourself in a managerial position, you may feel like there’s a lot of new pressure put on you. Managers have a significant impact not only on their team’s ability to do their jobs successfully, but also on their team’s overall well-being. What if your working style doesn’t mesh with your employees? What if you don’t communicate in the same way? What is the best way to provide annual reviews or constructive feedback?

Rachel Pacheco, professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough Business School and a former chief people officer, will give you tools and tips that will immediately and positively affect how you manage people, despite differences in communication styles or personalities. With seven research-backed lessons, including suggested exercises, this course will help you develop and practice the skills to ultimately make you more fulfilled, competent, and successful in your role.

Rachel starts by providing tips on how to give constructive feedback and have difficult conversations, how to motivate and inspire your team members, and how to help them find a deeper sense of meaning in their day-to-day jobs. She will take you step by step through recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees and show you how to build an effective team that thrives. She’ll even help you manage your own shifting identity as you take on new roles and grow in your company.

By becoming a great manager, you are ensuring that your team members are contented, motivated, and excited to be part of your organization.

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Great Guide

This book teaches techniques that are essential tools for life. Most of these techniques are the opposite of what I have been taught yet make more since. I will implement some of these techniques to see if I have better results.

Helpful

Opened my eyes to some of the things that I am not doing that I probably should be doing

Great for early managers as well as seniors

Great for early managers as well as seniors. Simple concise gets to the issue and suggestions directly.

Helpful

Straightforward content. I struggle with a lot of leadership books that drag the material out for hours. This was to the point.

great starting ideas

To get better remind yourself of the basics. great quick listen. definitely worth it

Informative Guide

Clear and to the point guide! Informative with essential tools and techniques to improve work results. Will listen again!!

Clear and Concise

I enjoyed the clear and concise points presented by the author. Also, the examples supporting the points of each lecture were great.

Helpful

Provides good information on management. Enjoyed the concise delivery. I plan to listen to it again.

Practical and engaging

There are many books on managing out there. This one comes with clear, practical and actionable advice. It is narrated in an engaging and compelling manner. I felt more confident in my role as a manager given the hand rails provided in the book - and that’s after almost two decades of managing people and teams.

Fantastic quick study

There are a lot of ‘setups’ and ‘we’re about to learn….’ Instead just get to the point. But the ideas- once she finally gets to them-is SO helpful.