🌱 New Managers

Practical wisdom for the daunting leap from individual contributor to leader of people. These books address the specific anxieties and skill gaps that come with managing others for the first time.

Ask a Manager

by Alison Green • 2018

Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.

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💬 Workplace Communication 📋 Management Advice 🧭 Career Guidance 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📝 Direct Feedback

Ask a Manager

Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.

by Alison Green 2018

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💬 Workplace Communication 📋 Management Advice 🧭 Career Guidance 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📝 Direct Feedback

Working with Difficult People

by Amy Cooper Hakim • 1990

How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.

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🏢 Workplace Relationships 😤 Difficult Personalities 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Working with Difficult People

How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.

by Amy Cooper Hakim 1990

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🏢 Workplace Relationships 😤 Difficult Personalities 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Change Leader

by Michael Fullan • 2011

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

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🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Change Leader

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

by Michael Fullan 2011

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🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

by Marcus Buckingham • 2005

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

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🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

by Marcus Buckingham 2005

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🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Executive Toughness

by Jason Selk • 2011

Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.

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🧠 Executive Coaching 🏋️ Mental Workouts 🎯 Process Goals 💡 Solution-Focused Thinking 🏅 Sports Psychology

Executive Toughness

Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.

by Jason Selk 2011

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🧠 Executive Coaching 🏋️ Mental Workouts 🎯 Process Goals 💡 Solution-Focused Thinking 🏅 Sports Psychology

Conflict Without Casualties

by Nate Regier • 2017

Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.

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🔄 Conflict Transformation 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💭 Emotional Responsibility 🔁 Relational Patterns 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Conflict Without Casualties

Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.

by Nate Regier 2017

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143 ratings

🔄 Conflict Transformation 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💭 Emotional Responsibility 🔁 Relational Patterns 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Herding Tigers

by Todd Henry • 2018

Creative teams run on trust, focus, and the right pressure. A playbook for calibrating all three.

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🎨 Creative Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Coaching Skills 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Trust Building

Herding Tigers

Creative teams run on trust, focus, and the right pressure. A playbook for calibrating all three.

by Todd Henry 2018

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🎨 Creative Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Coaching Skills 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Trust Building

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

by Patrick Lencioni • 2002

Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.

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🧱 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Trust Building ⚡ Healthy Conflict 📋 Workplace Accountability 🎯 Team Facilitation

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.

by Patrick Lencioni 2002

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🧱 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Trust Building ⚡ Healthy Conflict 📋 Workplace Accountability 🎯 Team Facilitation

The Lazy Project Manager

by Peter Taylor • 2009

Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.

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📋 Project Management 🎯 Pareto Principle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Team Management 💬 Communication Strategies

The Lazy Project Manager

Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.

by Peter Taylor 2009

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📋 Project Management 🎯 Pareto Principle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Team Management 💬 Communication Strategies

Agile Project Management for Beginners

by Bryan Mathis • 2013

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

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🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Agile Project Management for Beginners

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

by Bryan Mathis 2013

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71 ratings

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Creating Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2008

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

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🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Creating Magic

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

by Lee Cockerell 2008

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🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

by Kory Kogon • 2015

Running projects without the title: a framework for delivering results when you lack authority.

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🛠️ Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 👥 Team Leadership ⚠️ Risk Management ⏰ Time Management

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

Running projects without the title: a framework for delivering results when you lack authority.

by Kory Kogon 2015

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🛠️ Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 👥 Team Leadership ⚠️ Risk Management ⏰ Time Management

The 5 Essential People Skills

by Dale Carnegie • 2004

Most people bulldoze or retreat. The five skills that put a third option on the table.

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🗣️ Assertive Communication 💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 👂 Active Listening

The 5 Essential People Skills

Most people bulldoze or retreat. The five skills that put a third option on the table.

by Dale Carnegie 2004

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🗣️ Assertive Communication 💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎯 Persuasion Techniques 👂 Active Listening

The Tao Of Coaching

by Max Landsberg • 1997

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

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🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

The Tao Of Coaching

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

by Max Landsberg 1997

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🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

Bringing Out the Best in People

by Aubrey C. Daniels • 1993

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

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🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👥 People Management

Bringing Out the Best in People

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

by Aubrey C. Daniels 1993

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🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👥 People Management

The Secret

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2001

Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.

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🙏 Servant Leadership 👥 Team Management 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Employee Engagement 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

The Secret

Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2001

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🙏 Servant Leadership 👥 Team Management 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Employee Engagement 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

by Gene Siciliano • 2003

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

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🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

by Gene Siciliano 2003

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🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

That's Not How We Do It Here!

by John P. Kotter • 2016

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

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🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

That's Not How We Do It Here!

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

by John P. Kotter 2016

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🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

by Timothy R. Clark • 2020

The four-stage sequence for building teams safe enough to tell leaders they're wrong.

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🛡️ Psychological Safety 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Inclusive Leadership 🚀 High-Performing Teams 💡 Innovation Culture

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

The four-stage sequence for building teams safe enough to tell leaders they're wrong.

by Timothy R. Clark 2020

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🛡️ Psychological Safety 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Inclusive Leadership 🚀 High-Performing Teams 💡 Innovation Culture

It's Our Ship

by D. Michael Abrashoff • 2008

Why the best captains make themselves unnecessary: a former commander's rules for shared ownership.

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🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🫱 Servant Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building

It's Our Ship

Why the best captains make themselves unnecessary: a former commander's rules for shared ownership.

by D. Michael Abrashoff 2008

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343 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🫱 Servant Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building

Game of Work, The

by Charles Coonradt • 1999

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

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🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Game of Work, The

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

by Charles Coonradt 1999

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156 ratings

🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Team Habits

by Charlie Gilkey • 2023

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

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🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

Team Habits

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

by Charlie Gilkey 2023

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115 ratings

🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

People Styles at Work...And Beyond

by Robert Bolton • 1996

People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.

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🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Behavioral Styles 🔍 Personality Types 🗣️ Adaptive Communication 🪞 Self-Awareness

People Styles at Work...And Beyond

People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.

by Robert Bolton 1996

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🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Behavioral Styles 🔍 Personality Types 🗣️ Adaptive Communication 🪞 Self-Awareness

Resilient Management

by Lara Hogan • 2019

Six psychological needs shape every reaction your team has. Switch roles to meet them.

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👥 People Management 🧠 Workplace Motivation 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🎯 Coaching Skills ⚡ Energy Management

Resilient Management

Six psychological needs shape every reaction your team has. Switch roles to meet them.

by Lara Hogan 2019

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838 ratings

👥 People Management 🧠 Workplace Motivation 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🎯 Coaching Skills ⚡ Energy Management

The Art of Project Management

by Scott Berkun • 2005

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

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👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

The Art of Project Management

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

by Scott Berkun 2005

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870 ratings

👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

All In

by Mike Michalowicz • 2024

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

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🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

All In

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

by Mike Michalowicz 2024

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259 ratings

🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

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🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

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🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

Business Chemistry

by Kim Christfort • 2018

Four working styles drive every office. Identify them, flex yours, and turn friction into influence.

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🧩 Workplace Personality Types 🔬 Personality Typology 🤝 Team Building 🗣️ Communication Styles 📋 Team Management

Business Chemistry

Four working styles drive every office. Identify them, flex yours, and turn friction into influence.

by Kim Christfort 2018

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176 ratings

🧩 Workplace Personality Types 🔬 Personality Typology 🤝 Team Building 🗣️ Communication Styles 📋 Team Management

How to Manage People

by Michael Armstrong • 2019

The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.

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👥 People Management 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏗️ Team Building 💬 Feedback Delivery

How to Manage People

The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.

by Michael Armstrong 2019

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19 ratings

👥 People Management 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏗️ Team Building 💬 Feedback Delivery

Quiet Leadership

by Carlo Ancelotti • 2016

The most decorated manager in European football on why listening builds teams that last.

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🏟️ Football Management 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⭐ Talent Management 🌍 Cultural Adaptation

Quiet Leadership

The most decorated manager in European football on why listening builds teams that last.

by Carlo Ancelotti 2016

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4k+ ratings

🏟️ Football Management 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⭐ Talent Management 🌍 Cultural Adaptation

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