![]() So instead, let me list some of its best advice for new managers:ġ. With all the chapters the book has, it’s impossible to summarize it. Even though I am not a new manager, I have found a few ideas that were quite useful for me and which I hadn’t found anywhere else. On the upside, there is a lot of good advice scattered here and there on a diverse range of topics. You won’t have a fair treatment of such a broad and important subject as emotional intelligence in a mere 4 pages. Does she really have the capacity to process that many topics and keep track of them all? I don’t think so.Ĭonsequently, some important topics are covered too briefly. Why am I saying this? Let’s imagine a new manager who has just started in a new role. The chapters are quite unequal in size, some of them just 2 pages long, the longest are about 20 pages.Įven from the number of chapters, one can tell that ‘The First-Time Manager’ tries to cover too much ground. The book is divided into six parts and 43 chapters. What I read was the seventh edition and it’s hard to tell how much of the original book content remained, although some places will give away the age of the original text. Belker and then posthumously it was revised by Gary S. The book was written originally by Loren B. It is advertised as a classic that has helped thousands of rookie managers and the fact that it has been in print for almost 40 years since its first edition in 1981, made me want to check it out. Below, I’ll share some useful advice it offers to the first-time managers and I will also emphasize advice that is not so useful. The book I will be reviewing today is ‘The First-Time Manager’ by Loren B. ![]()
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