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How to Suck Less as a Manager: A Practical Guide to Making Your Team Less Miserable Today!
We don’t have to be great, but we can be better.
Managers, think about our employees have no choice but to work with us. They’re at our mercy when it comes to important decisions about their livelihoods, and we are one of, if not the, biggest influence on their happiness at work.
Have we done enough to earn this responsibility?
Probably not.
Unfortunately, most managers aren’t very good. Now, that’s not necessarily our fault–a lot of us were unprepared for this, or didn’t know what we were signing up for! What’s important isn’t why we ended up this way, but rather how we take ownership of improving ourselves. And, whether you’re a veteran people leader or just starting out, we can all improve.
This book provides practical tools and actions that you can take right now to better understand, communicate with, and support your team, including how
Stop micromanaging and start creating healthy expectationsDesign effective develop plans for your team membersGive constructive feedbackLobby for the resources and recognition your team members needNavigate difficult conversationsHelp yourself, your team, and your organization succeedAre you ready to suck less?
Managers, think about our employees have no choice but to work with us. They’re at our mercy when it comes to important decisions about their livelihoods, and we are one of, if not the, biggest influence on their happiness at work.
Have we done enough to earn this responsibility?
Probably not.
Unfortunately, most managers aren’t very good. Now, that’s not necessarily our fault–a lot of us were unprepared for this, or didn’t know what we were signing up for! What’s important isn’t why we ended up this way, but rather how we take ownership of improving ourselves. And, whether you’re a veteran people leader or just starting out, we can all improve.
This book provides practical tools and actions that you can take right now to better understand, communicate with, and support your team, including how
Stop micromanaging and start creating healthy expectationsDesign effective develop plans for your team membersGive constructive feedbackLobby for the resources and recognition your team members needNavigate difficult conversationsHelp yourself, your team, and your organization succeedAre you ready to suck less?
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 11, 2024
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About the author
Ben Arendt
1 book1 followerBen Arendt has had the opportunity to learn from leaders—good and bad—across his circuitous career, which has included stints as a CIA White House briefer, Gartner analyst, business school lecturer, corporate trainer, and improv comedy instructor. Ben currently serves as the principal consultant at Depth Charge Consulting, where he helps executives across industry and geography improve performance and lead through change.
When he’s not consulting or writing sassy business books, Ben enjoys trying to help people laugh with the help of his brilliant and talented wife. The two live semi-nomadically on the east coast of the United States, along with their dog and cat.
When he’s not consulting or writing sassy business books, Ben enjoys trying to help people laugh with the help of his brilliant and talented wife. The two live semi-nomadically on the east coast of the United States, along with their dog and cat.
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