First Time Leadership

Read by the author. The First Time Manager Series has sold over 500,000 copies and is a go-to guide for new and aspiring sales managers on what to expect and how to succeed. The jump from sales superstar to sales manager has made or broken many a sales career. As a top-performing sales...

The trusted management classic and go to guide for anyone facing new responsibilities as a first time manager. Learn to conquer every challenge like a pro with the clear, candid advice in The First-Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this trusted guide has brought newcomers up to speed on the...

Master the leap from individual contributor to confident leader with this practical management guide for career growth. Perfect for your morning commute, this motivating audio experience tackles the emotional shocks and daily decisions of your first year in charge. Leave behind workplace anxiety...

THE TOP SELLING FIRST-TIME MANAGER SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 COPIES Every manager must be prepared to face tough situations that management training never warned them about. This is the go-to resource for handling everything from a disruption in workflow to managing a hostile workplace, and...

The must-have resource for HR managers who want to lessen the learning curve, succeed in their role, and set themselves up for future growth. The world of work continues to grow more complex with hybrid work, a shortage of talent, and a mandate for more inclusive environments where employees can...

Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the...

“Gives you the tools you need to focus on the things that matter. Essential!” —Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor Proven strategies to get your team’s best work in the most distracting environments. Is the pressure to do more with less pushing you to burnout?...

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think in the first place. You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all...

The essential resource for new managers who want to foster a safe, inclusive, and productive space for their teams. Being an inclusive manager boils down to finding ways to balance power and love day-to-day. When do we prioritize the needs of an individual employee over that of the whole team?...

From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to prioritizing your personal and professional goals. I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that...

Just got promoted to manager? Congratulations. Now what the heck do you do? Yesterday you were part of the team. Today, you're responsible for the team. And absolutely no one prepared you for the reality that people are now looking to you for answers, direction, and leadership, while you're internally screaming "BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!" THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF: ✓ You're a new manager, wondering what on earth you're supposed to do now ✓ You're an introvert who leads through quiet competence, not charisma ✓ You got promoted because you were good at your job, not because you ...

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from your subordinates, from those above you, and from your peers and customers. You're not alone. As Harvard Business School's Linda Hill and manager and executive Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It requires trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey and instead just learn how to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.

You are bleeding money right now. The global economy loses $10 trillion every single year in lost productivity. You are paying 100% of the salary for 20% of the effort, and you have convinced yourself this is just the cost of doing business. It isn't. You are dealing with Zombie Labor, and it is eating your margins alive. Most organizations fail to choose the right candidate for a management role 82% of the time. We promote our best technicians, give them a title, and accidentally build an Adult Daycare where executives spend their time parenting instead of producing. Sportify is the ...

So you've been promoted from seller to sales manager. Now what? By best-selling sales author Deb Calvert, this book is a primer for first-time sales managers. Learn how to make your transition from seller to manager smoother, what a sales manager should prioritize for goals and objectives, how to hire sales superstars, driving productivity, leadership skills and more.

In your career, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial - going from individual contributor to competent manager. New managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance between delegation and control. Many fail to make the transition successfully. In this timeless, indispensable book, Harvard Business School professor and leadership guru Linda Hill traces the experiences of 19 new managers over the course of their first year in the role.

Passive learning just doesn’t cut it in today’s evolving, competitive workplace. Research demonstrates that action-first learning works because it engages the mind immediately and makes sure that knowledge and skills will stick. With a more diverse array of action-based training designs, organizations can motivate learners, provide hands-on, collaborative practice, and drive behavioral change.

Our book demystifies the art of negotiation, proving that with the right techniques and mindset, anyone can become a master. Say goodbye to self-doubt and hello to confident deal-making! Arm yourself with the proven strategies in this book, and watch as you navigate negotiations with confidence and acumen, regardless of your starting point.

Mission matters. People matter. Leadership rarely grants the luxury of caring deeply about only one. Leadership often presents itself as a tension. Standards matter. Accountability matters. Results matter. Yet people matter too. So what happens when those responsibilities collide? In Mission First, People Always, Paul J. Ferguson reflects on one of leadership’s oldest and most difficult tensions: how leaders balance purpose and people when neither responsibility can simply be ignored. Drawing from decades of leadership experience across military service, organizational transformation, ...

Think Like a CEO: Master the Mental Game of Modern Leadership Being a CEO isn’t just about making decisions. It’s about carrying the weight of uncertainty, responsibility, and pressure, every single day. Think Like a CEO helps you master the mental game behind high-performance leadership, so you can stop second-guessing yourself, lead with clarity, and stay calm in the chaos. If you're constantly firefighting… Overthinking decisions… Or feeling stuck in your head with no space to think... This book is your playbook for mental clarity, emotional resilience, and strategic thinking. ...