The Manager's Handbook

by Alex MacCaw

This handbook is the practical guide to becoming a great manager. It covers all the major topics including hiring, coaching, feedback, one-on-ones, and decision making. It also covers some of softer, but equally important, topics like conflict resolution and mental health.



Great management changes lives. In fact, it's one of the most single overlooked pieces of leverage in the world. Great managers are remembered like great teachers, inspirations who help others soar.



That's why it's such a shame management training is so often overlooked. Successful individual-contributors are rewarded with a 'promotion' into management and then, more often than not, left to sink or swim.



If you're a new manager, this book will shine a friendly light on the road ahead. And if you're an old dog, perhaps it'll teach you a trick or two.



This handbook was written by Alex MacCaw and stress-tested at a company called Clearbit.

Genres: Management, Business, Nonfiction

367 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2021

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mentor recommended perusing this, and so I did what I do: I read it cover to cover. Not a lot of new-to-me info, but it's handily all in one place. I read it through the website/Notion that they have, which is full of hyperlinks and recommendations (which is also very handy).

[Kateryna Knyaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ця книга насправді не тільки для менеджерів. Багато розділів тут підійдуть для всіх, хто працює в команді. Деякі речі можливо занадто очевидні, а деякі дуже классні і дистильовані з власного досвіду компаніі. Це взагалі дуже сподобалося, що автор приводить приклади з роботи та життя компаніі, що багато порад здобуті і закріплені досвідом, а не просто якісь рандомні поради з книжок.

[Jason L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The managers handbook has a bunch of very helpful advice, and is written such that you can easily implement it in your meetings and daily routine. It should be an essential reading for people managers, but it can also be useful for individual contributors or anyone who is wondering what the next step in their career might be and considering a jump to management.

[Joe Contini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for new and seasoned managers alike.

[George Burgess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good collection of well-known advice for all areas of management