The Beginner's Guide to Managing: A Guide to the Toughest Journey You'll Ever Take

by Mikil Taylor

Overview

'Mikil's innate generosity shines through in this guide for managers. He begins with the need to treat your team with love and that foundation continues throughout each chapter. Even if you've been a manager for many years, this book will raise your game.' Jeffrey Rice, MD, JD, Founder and Executive Chairman, Healthcare Bluebook

Mikil Taylor presents first-time managers with a how-to guide for adjusting to their new leadership roles so they can become successful managers without learning exclusively from mistakes. Few managers are adequately prepared and trained, which has a severely negative effect on the newly-promoted manager, their team, and the quality of the team's work. After reading this book, new managers will be able to successfully run their new teams without falling flat on their faces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789045833
Publisher:	Business Books
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Mikil Taylor is the VP of Analytics at Healthcare Bluebook. Like most new managers, he was thrown into the flames to learn how to manage a team. After years of struggle, and by combining his own positive and negative experiences with the advice that actually works in the real world, he has built a thriving team that recently won the Nashville Technology Council's "Team of the Year" award. Mikil has a passion for helping other new managers avoid the most common pitfalls in their new role, giving them the tools they need to also build a successful team. He lives in Nashville, TN.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements x

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Managing With Love 3

Chapter 2 Making Your Team Look Good 7

Chapter 3 Setting An Example 14

Chapter 4 Vision For The Team 22

Chapter 5 Prioritizing Work 28

Chapter 6 Delegating Work 34

Chapter 7 Inheriting A Team 41

Chapter 8 Building A Team 50

Chapter 9 Career Shaping and Teaching Skills 55

Chapter 10 The Hiring Process 67

Chapter 11 Accept Blame & Give Credit 80

Chapter 12 Correcting Poor Performance 87

Chapter 13 One-on-One Meetings 93

Chapter 14 Managing Someone Whose Job You Can't Do 99

Chapter 15 Compensating For Weakness 105

Chapter 16 Conflict Between Employees 111

Chapter 17 When You Screw Up 117

Chapter 18 What To Do With Newfound Free Time 124

Chapter 19 Finding Your Replacement 130

Chapter 20 The Challenge Of Management 138

Author Biography 142

Note to Reader 143