Leadership First Time Manager

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 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...

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...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Nobody warns you about the hardest part of managing people. It's the exact moment a former peer, a former friend, or even a former boss ends up reporting to you, and every instinct you've built over years of being liked stops working the way it used to...

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?...

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...

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.

Leadership is heard before it is seen. The difference between managing and leading often appears in surprisingly small moments: how you make a recommendation, respond to uncertainty, challenge an idea, give feedback, set priorities or guide people through change. Leadership Language is a practical guide to those moments. Across 20 short chapters, it shows how everyday management language can be shifted from hesitation to judgement, activity to priority, blame to ownership, pressure to commitment, complexity to clarity and change to meaning. Instead of “I think we should…” Try “My ...

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 ...

Just got promoted or got a new job? Congrats! Now comes the part no one warned you about… It’s Time to Prove You Deserve It! You didn’t just get a new job—you stepped into a whole new world. You’ve finally made it. You’re a manager now. People expect you to have all the answers, set the direction, and magically turn your team into a well-oiled machine. Except no one gave you a manual. Suddenly, you’re navigating awkward transitions, pressure from above, expectations from below, and a dozen questions no one warned you about: “How do I lead?” “What if I make the wrong call...

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.

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.

“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?...

One day you are a senior engineer solving hard technical problems. The next day someone asks if you have "ever considered management." Maybe your manager left and the team needs someone. Maybe you hit a compensation ceiling and management looks like the only ladder left. However it happens, you are now staring at a decision that will reshape your career — and most of the advice you will get about it is useless. The tech industry has a well-documented habit of promoting its best builders into roles that require an entirely different skill set, then acting surprised when the transition is ...

Leading Change Feels Overwhelming? Here’s How to Do It Right—Even as a First-Time Manager! You’ve just been handed your first big change initiative. You know it’s important. You know your team’s success depends on it. But then the doubts start creeping in… How do I get my team on board without pushback? What if everyone resists and nothing changes? How do I communicate the process in a way that actually motivates people? What steps make change stick instead of fizzling out? How do I measure if my change efforts are even working? Sound Familiar? Then This Book Was Written for You...

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 just slid into your new role as a manager, and suddenly, it feels like you've been handed the keys to a shiny new ride without a clue on how to drive. This practical leadership book for first-time managers is your companion through the early stages of management. By diving into these pages, you'll uncover a treasure trove of real-world insights and practical strategies designed to help you not just survive but thrive in your new leadership position.

If you had one year to make a business profitable, could you do it? When a mid-level tech worker is unexpectedly offered the chance to run his company’s new branch, it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. The deal is simple: if he can make it profitable within a year, he’ll secure a big promotion, long-term job security, and the respect he’s always craved. If he fails, the branch will be shut down and he’ll be fired—along with all his new employees. Beyond the professional risks, success could finally prove to his ex-girlfriend that he’s ambitious enough to be the partner ...