The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running Paperback – November 5, 2008

Well written, well organized and easy to read, which are all important to me because time is precious to me. But ... large tracts of the real estate in this book are comprised of how not be a bigot and how not to treat your employees like dirt basically, which seems a pity really because most of treating people right is directly related to getting that much more out of them, and that really seems like common sense and just good business to me. I've worked in some hostile working environments, probably because I've worked in many different places, and I've been called a Damn Yankee, a Damn Jew, a Damn Socialist, and a few other things - and I'm none of them *shrug* :) ... but still it seems a pity that a book like this feels obliged to be spending most of its time teaching the obvious.

This is a really good jump start text for new Supervisors and Managers. It covers many topics that the leader can use to have a better outcome. We used it to assign chapters and make presentations. It worked very well. I have read 100+ leadership books and this makes a nice summary of important topics. Later, one can buy deeper books, if needed. I highly recommend this book. It is also high quality printing.

Good for starting!

Excellent summary of the exact skills needed by EVERY manager. I like the chart in the beginning that shows the difference between what is important to an employee vs. what managers think is important. One word of caution. Reading this book was quite depressing as it brought to life the complete and total failure of the current management where I work. All they need to do is care, listen and show a little respect. I don't know why managers are so inept. Maybe they take the easy way out, since it would take too much effort to take a small interest in your employees. No wonder so many employees are actively disengaged.

This was a good purchase based od what was gleaned from limited perusal. It certainly fits nicely into our tool kit. It's easy to read and digest and extremely helpful as a manager's tool. Very well put together; keep up the good work.

I bought this book for my stepson who recently became a supervisor for the first time in his work life. Since he has never had any management experience or training, his mother and i felt he needed some guidance in how to be function as one successfully. While I do not have first-hand experience using the book, he tells me that it has been quite helpful and he has found supervisory approaches in the book that has been of substantial help. In this review, I am simply repeating what he has told me.

I'm so glad I'm reading this book.These might seem like fundamental ideas that any manager should know. However the book really drives home managing fundamentals with backed statistics and refreshing new ideas on how to implement the fundamentals of managing! I really like that this book pits at the forefront that Great employees= A Great Company.

The two stars are due to the book having information that I could use; However, as for the title and what the book's content has - it did not fit what it was advertised for. The book covered things all manager's should know, just was not specific enough for a new manager to "hit the ground running".I am a new manager at a large, government facility. Being that I am new, I am of the lower classification of manager's and do not get to make decisions about what our mission statement is or allowing the Agency's skills to be beneficial to an employee in a personal matter. The goal I wanted from this book was how to deal with becoming a new manager, the things I should know as a manager that will equip me to handle the new role and be successful. I was greatly disappointed in the format and content of the book. I would like to note that there is quite a bit of good information here that I will utilize and it is valuable. Perhaps a title change: The Manager's Toolkit.