The Decisive Manager is an ideal resource for anyone, at any level, who manages people and the problems that arise. It's an essential read for working out issues between coworkers, addressing problem areas, and getting everyone on track to succeed.
People issues. They seemingly arise out of nowhere and just don't go away. It's critical that managers handle them right.
As a manager, you need to know so many things about managing people, but you don't even know what to ask! The Decisive Manager can help.With examples of typical situations that managers encounter and advice on how to handle them, it's an easy-to-use guide for people managers and has information on hiring to firing, and everything in between.
- Finding and Hiring the Best Talent: recruiting, interviewing, job posting, job offers, onboarding, and more.
- Creating a Positive Employee Experience: employee engagement, retention, and employee motivation.
- Paying and Rewarding Employees: compensation transparency, employee wellness and mental health, and rewards and recognition.
- Helping Employees Grow and Develop: creating a learning culture, strategies for doing so, and the manager's role in employee development.
- Understanding Policies and Practices: the role of policies, applying them to specific situations, harassment and office romance.
- Ensuring Graceful Endings: layoffs, terminations for cause, exit interviews and more.
The important issues surrounding remote and hybrid work are also addressed, including how to best support your staff, onboarding from afar, and keeping accountability yet flexibility for all.
Concerned about navigating the changing workplace and avoiding legal pitfalls? There are questions and essential answers about these issues, too. Managing people correctly is critical to every manager's success. The Decisive Manager will help with those unexpected challenges that arise too often. This is an essential read for all who lead.
'Practical. Relevant. Easy to grasp. I wish I had THIS book when I became a manager.' - Mack Munro, Founder & CEO, Boss Builders
About the Author :
Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem are authors, speakers, and consultants. They bring a wealth of business and human resources experience to their writing. Both worked for major corporations before starting their individual consulting practices where each worked with a variety of organisations. Together, they wrote The Big Book of HR, The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook, The Conflict Resolution Handbook, the award winning The Manager's Answer Book and They Did What? Barbara is also the coauthor of The Essential HR Handbook.
Review :
“Have you ever had a boss who couldn’t make a decision because they had no clue what they were doing? If so, you probably had little respect for them. The Decisive Manager gives you useful information on how to deal with ambiguous and challenging situations so you’ll never be that boss! Practical. Relevant. Easy to grasp. I wish I had this book when I became a manager.” —Mack Munro, founder and CEO of Boss Builders
“Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem know that the key to a successful organization is leadership and people. Their new book The Decisive Manager provides a blueprint for leaders to create an environment where employees feel valued, appreciated, and heard, which can result in increased productivity, profitability, and workforce retention. Not to mention less stress for leaders by knowing these key points to being a Decisive Manager! When it comes to being an effective leader and understanding the importance of decision-making, you can’t overlook this thought-provoking book!” —David Asheim, CEO and founder of Engage by Cell
“The Decisive Manager moves beyond the rules of HR into the art of management. Good people stay not just because you pay them well, but also because they have challenging and exciting jobs. They stay because they see a future that lets them grow. Mitchell and Gamlem help you understand this and much more.” —Paul Shank, PhD, MBA, retired healthcare executive and author of Can Healthcare Get Better?
“Every manager encounters unexpected people issues that they feel uncomfortable discussing with another manager or HR leader. The Q&A format of this book gets right to answering those questions that many managers face. The authors have captured and addressed so many of these questions and situations in The Decisive Manager. Every organization should purchase this book for all levels of management.” —Lisa Anderson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CPC, chief HR officer at Sev1Tech and author of Invisible Professional to Influential Leader
“Managers tend to be decisive with technical issues but often stumble with people issues: Is it okay for me to explain why someone isn’t getting a job? Are sign-in bonuses worth it? The Decisive Manager is an enjoyable and comprehensive book that provides answers in scenario reality bites. The authors have researched the most useful people “questions and answers” that are evolving in today’s workplace, and this serves as a powerful resource for managers, professors, students, and practitioners from any industry.” —Dr. Virginia Bianco-Mathis, professor and consultant, Leadership and Management
