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The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the world's number-one business podcast, this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. First, you'll identify what "effective management" actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then you'll dig into the four critical behaviors that make a manager great, and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs. You'll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every manager's repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way. Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management, but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level - with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your team's specific needs. Understand your team's strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful way Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong Motivate your people to continuous improvement Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills Effective managers are good at the job and "good at people." The key is combining those skills to foster your team's development, get better and better results, and maintain a culture of positive productivity. The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear, actionable, expert guidance.
About the Author
Mark Horstman is co-founder of Manager Tools, a management consulting firm. Manager Tools coaches and trains managers, executives and organizations on how to manage people for effectiveness. Mark has consulted at clients such as Apple, General Motors, Daimler, the Department of Justice, Genentech, General Electric, Morgan Stanley, the Federal Reserve Bank, Ultimate Software and Workday.
The Manager Tools Podcast is one of the top ten business podcasts on Itunes. It has three times been awarded Business Podcast of the Year, and was best podcast (of any type) in 2008. It has over 1 million listeners a month.
Mr. Horstman is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Following his military career, he worked in sales and marketing at Procter & Gamble, and has been consulting to and training managers for the past 25 years.
He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
