Description
You play it cool, letting your team take half days on Friday and overlooking the occasional latecomer to the office. You stand up for your people and make sure they know youre there for them, but they still hate working for you. What gives? Well, youre clearly screwing something up, and its time you find out what it is. Its frustrating. Youve put in the work and finally made it to the management team, and you havent stopped there. You show up first and leave last. Youre there every time one of your employees needs something.
To any outsider looking in, youre killing this management thing. But still, your employees want nothing to do with you. They scoff when you tell them what to do and suddenly get quiet when you walk into the room. You know you have to get your team behind you if youre going to stay on the management team.
Chances are its not about what youre doing right--its about what youre doing wrong. How Not to Manag
e is filled with interviews and stories of people who were being held back by the things they didnt realise were working against them. The workplace is a minefield filled with politics and unspoken rules.
This book is here to teach you: How youre screwing it up and what to do about it How other people screwed it up before figuring it out What you should stop doing immediately What you should be doing more of Now, stop panicking and letting frustration hold you back.
This book is the tool you need to get your team on your side and rock the manager title!