🏋️ Coaching For Managers

Practical frameworks for managers who want to shift from directing to developing, turning everyday conversations into coaching moments.

Growing Great Employees

by Erika Andersen • 2006

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

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🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding

Growing Great Employees 94%

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

by Erika Andersen 2006

4.00

5k+ ratings

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding

Coaching for Performance

by John Whitmore • 1992

Telling shuts people down. Four simple conversation stages unlock their best thinking instead.

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3k+

🏢 Executive Coaching 🔄 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Questioning Techniques

Coaching for Performance 93%

Telling shuts people down. Four simple conversation stages unlock their best thinking instead.

by John Whitmore 1992

4.09

3k+ ratings

🏢 Executive Coaching 🔄 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Questioning Techniques

The Western Illusion of Human Nature

by Marshall Sahlins • 2008

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

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329

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management

The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary

The Western Illusion of Human Nature 93%

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

by Marshall Sahlins 2008

4.12

329 ratings

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management

The Effective Manager

by Mark Horstman • 2016

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

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📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills

The Effective Manager 93%

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

by Mark Horstman 2016

4.27

2k+ ratings

📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills

The Tao Of Coaching

by Max Landsberg • 1997

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

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🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning

The Tao Of Coaching 93%

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

by Max Landsberg 1997

3.75

895 ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

by Keith Rosen • 2008

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

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532

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 93%

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

by Keith Rosen 2008

3.90

532 ratings

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach

The Coaching Mindset

by Chad Hall • 2015

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

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930

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership

The Coaching Mindset 93%

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

by Chad Hall 2015

3.97

930 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

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🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 93%

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery

The First-Time Manager

by Loren B. Belker • 1978

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

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👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening

The First-Time Manager 93%

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

by Loren B. Belker 1978

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3k+ ratings

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening

Radical Candor

by Kim Malone Scott • 2017

Good bosses care. Great bosses also confront. The framework that makes both possible.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🫂 Psychological Safety

Radical Candor 93%

Good bosses care. Great bosses also confront. The framework that makes both possible.

by Kim Malone Scott 2017

4.05

58k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🫂 Psychological Safety

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

by Bruce Tulgan • 2007

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

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👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe 93%

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

by Bruce Tulgan 2007

3.88

916 ratings

👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management

Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1985

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

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🧭 Contingency Leadership 🌱 Employee Development 🎯 Performance Coaching

Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary

Leadership and the One Minute Manager 93%

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1985

3.96

5k+ ratings

🧭 Contingency Leadership 🌱 Employee Development 🎯 Performance Coaching

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

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🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture

Welcome to Management 93%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture

Executive Coaching for Results

by Brian O. Underhill • 2007

How to source, match, measure, and sustain executive coaching for real leadership growth.

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🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🏗️ Coaching Program Design

Executive Coaching for Results 93%

How to source, match, measure, and sustain executive coaching for real leadership growth.

by Brian O. Underhill 2007

3.59

34 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🏗️ Coaching Program Design

People Follow You

by Jeb Blount • 2011

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

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232

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

People Follow You 93%

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

by Jeb Blount 2011

4.17

232 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

The Manager's Path

by Camille Fournier • 2017

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

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🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers

The Manager's Path 93%

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

by Camille Fournier 2017

4.25

10k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers

The Extraordinary Coach

by John H. Zenger • 2010

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

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174

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions

The Extraordinary Coach 93%

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

by John H. Zenger 2010

4.01

174 ratings

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees

by Paul Falcone • 2009

Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.

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411

🗣️ Difficult Conversations ⚖️ Employee Discipline 📈 Performance Management

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees Summary

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees 93%

Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.

by Paul Falcone 2009

3.79

411 ratings

🗣️ Difficult Conversations ⚖️ Employee Discipline 📈 Performance Management

The Accidental Sales Manager

by Chris Lytle • 2011

Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.

3.90

217

📊 Sales Management 🎯 Coaching Sales Teams 🌱 Talent Development

The Accidental Sales Manager 93%

Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.

by Chris Lytle 2011

3.90

217 ratings

📊 Sales Management 🎯 Coaching Sales Teams 🌱 Talent Development

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

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🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building

Mentoring 101 93%

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

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🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development

The Connector Manager 93%

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

by Jaime Roca 2019

3.79

218 ratings

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development

The Coaching Habit

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2016

Swap advice for seven questions: the habit that builds teams that think for themselves.

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🎯 Coaching Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening

The Coaching Habit 93%

Swap advice for seven questions: the habit that builds teams that think for themselves.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2016

4.00

30k+ ratings

🎯 Coaching Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening

Good Authority

by Jonathan Raymond • 2016

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

4.05

854

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership

Good Authority 93%

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

by Jonathan Raymond 2016

4.05

854 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership

Being the Boss

by Linda A. Hill • 2011

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

3.85

722

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture

Being the Boss 93%

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

by Linda A. Hill 2011

3.85

722 ratings

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture

Winning Well

by Karin Hurt • 2016

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

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139

👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability

Winning Well 92%

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

by Karin Hurt 2016

4.14

139 ratings

👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability

Behind Closed Doors

by Johanna Rothman • 2005

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

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1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees

Behind Closed Doors 92%

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

by Johanna Rothman 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

3.83

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🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits

The Leader Habit 92%

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

by Martin Lanik 2018

3.83

253 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits

Dream Team

by Ludovic Girodon • 2019

Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.

4.28

👥 People Management 🎯 Talent Management 💪 Employee Engagement

Dream Team 92%

Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.

by Ludovic Girodon 2019

4.28

46 ratings

👥 People Management 🎯 Talent Management 💪 Employee Engagement

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota

by Julio Liarte • 2025

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

3.28

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota 92%

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

by Julio Liarte 2025

3.28

25 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

How to Be a Great Boss

by Gino Wickman • 2016

Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.

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2k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📋 Delegation Techniques 📊 Employee Accountability

How to Be a Great Boss 92%

Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.

by Gino Wickman 2016

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📋 Delegation Techniques 📊 Employee Accountability

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2010

The ten management articles that move you from accidental boss to deliberate leader.

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👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⬆️ Managing Upward

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People Summary

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People 92%

The ten management articles that move you from accidental boss to deliberate leader.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2010

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2k+ ratings

👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⬆️ Managing Upward

How to Grow Leaders

by John Adair • 2009

Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.

3.55

📈 Leadership Development 👥 Team Leadership 🔺 Functional Leadership

How to Grow Leaders 92%

Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.

by John Adair 2009

3.55

92 ratings

📈 Leadership Development 👥 Team Leadership 🔺 Functional Leadership

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

3.43

114

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership

Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 92%

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership

How to Manage People

by Michael Armstrong • 2019

The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.

3.79

👥 People Management 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

How to Manage People 92%

The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.

by Michael Armstrong 2019

3.79

19 ratings

👥 People Management 🧭 Leadership Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Managing to Change the World

by Alison Green • 2009

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

4.26

662

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management

Managing to Change the World 92%

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

by Alison Green 2009

4.26

662 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 📊 Performance Management

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

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1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture

How Did That Happen? 92%

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture

The Making of a Manager

by Julie Zhuo • 2019

Nobody trained you to manage. What works, from someone who figured it out on the job.

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22k+

🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback Skills

The Making of a Manager 92%

Nobody trained you to manage. What works, from someone who figured it out on the job.

by Julie Zhuo 2019

4.20

22k+ ratings

🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback Skills

Sales Management. Simplified.

by Mike Weinberg • 2015

The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.

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🏢 Sales Management 🏗️ Culture Building 🎯 Sales Coaching

Sales Management. Simplified. 92%

The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.

by Mike Weinberg 2015

4.37

2k+ ratings

🏢 Sales Management 🏗️ Culture Building 🎯 Sales Coaching

How to Become a Great Boss

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

3.87

423

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices

How to Become a Great Boss 92%

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002

3.87

423 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices

Leading the Unleadable

by Alan Willett • 2016

Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.

3.50

543

🏢 Workplace Conflict 😤 Difficult Employees 🗣️ Performance Coaching

Leading the Unleadable 92%

Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.

by Alan Willett 2016

3.50

543 ratings

🏢 Workplace Conflict 😤 Difficult Employees 🗣️ Performance Coaching

Delegation and Supervision

by Brian Tracy • 2013

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

4.09

759

🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation

Delegation and Supervision 92%

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

by Brian Tracy 2013

4.09

759 ratings

🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

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1k+

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

Unlocking Potential 92%

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

by Michael K. Simpson 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

4.19

155

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

Glue 92%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Two leaders, comparable teams: one gets twice the brainpower. Five habits explain the gap.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Multipliers 92%

Two leaders, comparable teams: one gets twice the brainpower. Five habits explain the gap.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Motivation

by Brian Tracy • 2013

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

3.94

611

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices

Motivation 92%

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

by Brian Tracy 2013

3.94

611 ratings

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

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4k+

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 92%

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989

4.02

4k+ ratings

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation

Rules of Management

by Richard Templar • 2005

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

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2k+

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment

Rules of Management 92%

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

by Richard Templar 2005

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best

by Martin Yate • 1987

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

3.62

135

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 📊 Performance Management

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best 92%

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

by Martin Yate 1987

3.62

135 ratings

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 📊 Performance Management

The New One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1981

Tough bosses get results; nice bosses get liked. Three one-minute practices deliver both.

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148k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 🎯 Goal Setting 💬 Workplace Feedback

The New One Minute Manager 92%

Tough bosses get results; nice bosses get liked. Three one-minute practices deliver both.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1981

3.95

148k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🎯 Goal Setting 💬 Workplace Feedback

The Advice Trap

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

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2k+

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change

The Advice Trap 92%

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change

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