Synopsis
This book is for every new manager (and their managers) to help them make a swift and successful transition to their first leadership position. New managers and supervisors are most often chosen for their technical abilities or their individually achieved results. But while such a track record is helpful, it is not at all sufficient for becoming a successful leader. Those skills are not taught in calculus class, but they are introduced meaningfully in this book. Most new managers are thrown into these roles to sink or survive, and their managers tend to have little time to assist them in making the change. Their jobs will be hard enough without making the same mistakes as their predecessors. This book is their survival guide for recognizing, avoiding, and mitigating the most common errors made by high performers moving into their first management roles. The book is full of real-time quotes from real-life managers and leaders who have been there and done that. These are hard-won lessons of experience in their own words, packaged in an entertaining and memorable way. The author has enriched the text with his own experience ascending from a technical professional to executive leadership, then successfully coaching hundreds of new and experienced managers through the same kinds of transitions. Each chapter includes a checklist of resources and action ideas to help the new manager hit the ground running. By reading and using this book, new managers will discover how to: Adapt to their new position faster Get off to the best possible start Grow their reputation from the outset Leverage their development time Attract and retain the best talent Stay on the fast track to success What real leaders have said about this book: - First class! I wish I had this book when I was starting my career. It would have saved a great deal of time on the learning curve. It is a must read for new managers. - Diana Oreck, Vice President, Global Learning & Leadership Center, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company - Most people have worked for a good or a bad manager; this book will help you be one of the good ones. It is a practical and easy-to-read guide for anyone transitioning into a management position. - Jim Ukrop, Chairman First Market Bank - I d highly recommend this book to anyone interested in managing people, because they will learn the hard truths of being a good business leader much sooner and with fewer scars to show for it.- Bill Galanko, Vice President Law, Norfolk Southern Corporation - Like an early warning system, this book makes critical insights clear before they are discovered the hard way....The book s introduction alone is worth the price! - Fred Albrecht, Vice President Manufacturing, SCA Tissue North America - I wish I had this book early in my career! It would have accelerated my learning at the School of Hard Knocks - Judith B. Douglas,Global Government Industry Executive, EDS Corporation.
About the Author
Tom Davidson wrote the book on management mistakes and has coached hundreds of new managers, emerging leaders, and senior executives in the private and public sector. Having grown from forester to vice president of human resources and organization development, Tom learned leadership from the ground up and now helps leaders and their organizations make similarly successful successions. He is a nationally recognized speaker and writer on accelerating leadership and developing leaders. In addition to BS degrees in forestry and agricultural economics from North Carolina State University, Tom earned an MBA from the University of Richmond and an MS in organization development from The American University and NTL Institute in Washington, D.C. He has advanced coach training from The Coaches Training Institute, and holds the CPCC certification from that program as well as the Professional Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation. He is co-founder of the International Coach Federation, Richmond Chapter, and is president of the National Speakers Association in Virginia. Tom also earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society for Human Resource Management. He is a former trail guide, survival instructor, radio talk show host, fire fighter, and newspaper columnist. Tom also writes a monthly e-newsletter and weekly blog on leadership lessons from the daily news, entitled Leaderslips & Tips: The Good, The Bad and The Bungled.
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