The Manager's Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush...

— —

David Dodson

The Manager's Handbook

Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition...

David Dodson

$49.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

John Wiley & Sons Inc
14 July 2023

Business & management; Management & management techniques; Management: leadership & motivation; Management decision making

A WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

An actionable strategy guide for busy professionals who want to level up their management game

In The Manager's Handbook, Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member, serial entrepreneur, and investor in over 100 companies, David Dodson, delivers an insightful work that describes, in highly practical detail, five skills every great manager needs to know if they want to get things done.

Managers desperately want a crisp, how-to book that will show them—in one single title—the way to master the most important skills necessary to run an organization. The Manager's Handbook organizes the five essential skills of effective implementation into one, simple-to-read, easy-to-use, book. The Manager's Handbook is an essential playbook for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders interested in dramatically improving their ability to lead people and inspire loyalty.

In the book, you’ll learn how to get better at running any kind of organization by breaking down each essential skill into bite-sized sub-skills you can easily and quickly learn. You'll also find:

Digestible tips and tactics for hiring the best people, onboarding, performance feedback, and improving the performance of underachievers A model script for how to begin an exit interview Ways to let people go from your organization gracefully, quickly, and with compassion

The Manager's Handbook is an essential playbook for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders interested in dramatically improving their ability to lead people and inspire loyalty.

By: David Dodson
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781394174072
ISBN 10: 1394174071
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by H. Irving Grousbeck Acknowledgements Introduction: The Five Skills of Great Leaders Part I: Commitment to Building a Team Chapter 1 Hire for Outcomes Chapter 2 The One Hundred Day Window Chapter 3 Instant Performance Feedback Chapter 4 The 360° Review Chapter 5 Coaching Underperformance Chapter 6 Breaking Up is Hard Chapter 7 Never Waste a Last Goodbye Part II: Fanatical Custodian of Time Chapter 8 Activity Is Not Progress Chapter 9 Make Your Day to Make Your Month Chapter 10 Curing the Digital Disaster Chapter 11 Seven Steps to Running a Great Meeting Chapter 12 Delegating Part III: Willingness to Seek and Take Advice Chapter 13 Five Questions Chapter 14 Finding and Using Mentors Chapter 15 Executive Coaching Chapter 16 A Board of Advisors Part IV: Setting and Adhering to Priorities Chapter 17 Key Performance Indicators Chapter 18 The Operating Plan Chapter 19 Alignment Through Compensation Part V: An Obsession with Quality Chapter 20 Quality Drives Profit Chapter 21 Walk Behind the Tractor Chapter 22 A Vow to Wow Implementing The Five Skills of Great Leaders Afterword by Irv Grousbeck Notes Index

DAVID DODSON is a successful serial entrepreneur, CEO, a board member of more than 40 companies, a former McKinsey & Company consultant, and an active investor in over 100 businesses. He is on the faculty of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he draws on his real-world experience to guide students in tactical execution. He is a recent recipient of the MSx Teaching Excellence Award, and co-founder of Sanku, which has improved the health of over 5 million people across rural East Africa.