The First-Time Manager

This is a true management classic! Since its original publication, "The First-Time Manager" has helped many thousands of rookie managers handle their new responsibilities. Complete but concise, this book covers essential management topics, from managing time and stress, to motivating and counseling employees. The fifth edition, completely updated and expanded, gives readers the crucial information they need on all the fundamentals of the job, plus new material on topics including: building trust and confidence; being an active listener; motivating others; managing a diverse group of individuals; conducting performance appraisals; dealing with resistance to change; and, building a team environment and more. Written in an engaging, conversational style, this classic skill-building book is more than ever an indispensable tool for anyone starting a career in management.

In the working world, top performers are regularly rewarded with promotions to management--whether they are prepared for the advancement or not. Loren Belker's bestselling primer on supervisory skills, The First-Time Manager, has long offered clear advice on leadership, motivation, discipline, and other tricks of the trade that are required of anyone in a supervisory position. Now in its fourth edition, the book features 11 new chapters that add an even more contemporary slant to his proven recommendations.