Modern Management Mentor: Next-Level Tools for New Managers

A Kirkus Reviews’ Best Book of 2023!

Praised by senior leaders and CEOs as a strategic resource for driving accountability in management teams that are navigating restructuring, leading remote teams / hybrid workforces, and delivering at a new scale.

With over 50 ready-to-use tools, this practical leadership guide illuminates how experienced or newly-promoted managers can successfully build on the workplace skills that earned their reputation as “leadership material” in the first place.

The Modern Management Mentor is the new manager book for fixing the broken rung on the career ladder. Management isn’t an inherent skill–it is a learned, reinforced skill set that is straightforward and within reach.

Accessible and practical, it provides over 50 proven tools based in management fundamentals for developing or adjusting leadership competencies and tools for how to manage a team.

Inside this management coaching book for new leaders and seasoned leaders looking to deliver better results, discover practical resources including:

      
• the right questions that build credibility with your boss and relationships with your team.
      
• tools for rapidly assessing team workload and team members’ unique strengths.
      
• workshop guides for setting objectives and templates for effective one-on-ones.
      
• guidance ranging from managing remotely to setting budgets to attending holiday parties.

Christine Sandman Stone has mentored hundreds of professionals and has experience working with elite companies like Dell, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, and a large number of start-ups. She pairs her experience with a master’s in management and organizational behavior to break down vague “leadership qualities” into actionable management strategies.

With the practicality of The First Time Manager and the heart of Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead, Christine Sandman Stone demystifies management best practices for those learning while they lead.

Whether you’re looking for senior leadership books, honing your own skills as a manager, or shopping for a new job giftfor someone you’re proud of, The Modern Management Mentor is the solution to level up a career and your company.

With a master's in management and organizational behavior, Christine Sandman Stone knows how to get the best out of teams. At Dell, McDonald's, Volkswagen, and in her work advising leaders in start-ups, she builds change and delivers results that outlast her time with the company. Her tactics have helped companies navigate personnel and technological transitions, making the most of their resources and their time. Most importantly, she builds leaders and mentors them on personalized strategies for peak performance.

For the last ten years, she has been an active mentor and advocate for people who are delivering great results at a new and bigger scale. She is known for breaking down high goals and visions into objectives and actions that bring real results.

Christine's foray into writing has allowed readers to become one of the hundreds of working professionals that she mentors. Her transformational tips empower new managers to make the most of their roles and embrace organizational change with grace and confidence.