The Effective Manager
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- Author：Mark Horstman
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Summary
The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level。 Written by the man behind Manager Tools， the world's number-one business podcast， this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear， actionable steps to start taking today。 First， you'll identify what "effective management" actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level？ Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out？ Then you'll dig into the four critical behaviors that make a manager great， and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs。 You'll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every manager's repertoire， how to use them， and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive， non-disruptive way。
Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management， but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level--with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your team's specific needs。
Understand your team's strengths， weaknesses， and goals in a meaningful way Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong Motivate your people to continuous improvement Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills Effective managers are good at the job and "good at people。" The key is combining those skills to foster your team's development， get better and better results， and maintain a culture of positive productivity。 The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear， actionable， expert guidance。
Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management， but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level--with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your team's specific needs。
Understand your team's strengths， weaknesses， and goals in a meaningful way Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong Motivate your people to continuous improvement Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills Effective managers are good at the job and "good at people。" The key is combining those skills to foster your team's development， get better and better results， and maintain a culture of positive productivity。 The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear， actionable， expert guidance。
Reviews
Evangelos Krikelis
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A basic set of managerial tools to help you utilize the skills of your team members and improve them。 Clear and understandable examples。 Definitely an essential read especially for the start of your managing career。
Joshua Bowen
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GREAT entry book / primer on management techniques for people new to leading/managing。 This is a book I wish I read before entering the Army and becoming a Platoon Leader。 Horstman offers hefty application throughout。 Book is built around 4 habits of managers and how to accomplish each one。 Great models， great descriptors， great methods to implement。 I'm going to initiate the O3 and feedback habits in my next duty， which I'm excited about。I'm giving 4 stars because there are a number of "interes GREAT entry book / primer on management techniques for people new to leading/managing。 This is a book I wish I read before entering the Army and becoming a Platoon Leader。 Horstman offers hefty application throughout。 Book is built around 4 habits of managers and how to accomplish each one。 Great models， great descriptors， great methods to implement。 I'm going to initiate the O3 and feedback habits in my next duty， which I'm excited about。I'm giving 4 stars because there are a number of "interesting" sections where Horstman addressing dynamics of the habits that are very in the weeds。 Likely necessary for brand new managers， but I was just glossing over some of them。Highly recommend for emerging/new managers or ones that are looking to be more deliberate in their habits of pouring into their people。 。。。more
M Joaquin
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Not only theory but also great actionable stepsA lot of managerial books I’ve been reading have only covered theory， which become difficult to translate into actions for my current situation。 I really appreciate that this book not only tells me what end to accomplish （the theory）， but also the behaviour I can put into practice today。 All in under 200 pages。 Why can’t all self help books be like this？ I definitely recommend this guide for any manager looking to level up their skills。
Yates Buckley
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It’s the first of this sort of book I read and i realise there are many things i did not know。 In this sense the book must be good because it hilights areas I had not even taken into consideration。 On the down side the book is long， uses internal jargon， keeps referring to external resources like podcasts。 I feel like I got some sense of their advice but I am not sure I know the practicality because the examples chosen are a bit on the ideal side。The book basically applies loose CBT to managemen It’s the first of this sort of book I read and i realise there are many things i did not know。 In this sense the book must be good because it hilights areas I had not even taken into consideration。 On the down side the book is long， uses internal jargon， keeps referring to external resources like podcasts。 I feel like I got some sense of their advice but I am not sure I know the practicality because the examples chosen are a bit on the ideal side。The book basically applies loose CBT to management。 And emphasises free exchange of information， regular feedback， focusing on what you and your directs can become rather than blame and regrets。 。。。more
Marcos C。 Santos
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The best practical hands-on introduction to how to be an effective manager， mainly if you're just became one and has no idea on how to do it。 The best practical hands-on introduction to how to be an effective manager， mainly if you're just became one and has no idea on how to do it。 。。。more
Qi Wang
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A great book to give you some general ideas about how to be an effective manager。 With all details and examples， very helpful。
TangoDeltaDelta
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Pretty good， and mostly practical advice， but also rather prescriptive。 Many examples where the author says something like， "We've worked with xx hundreds of managers and this is the way it is。" Pretty good， and mostly practical advice， but also rather prescriptive。 Many examples where the author says something like， "We've worked with xx hundreds of managers and this is the way it is。" 。。。more
Rhyne
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Just started managing a small team， and this was the perfect book to get ramped up with。 Most books around personal development are full of anecdotes from the author and abstract examples with vague advice。 Not this one。 Horstman does a fantastic job laying out what the responsibilities are for a manager and concrete action items to take based on data from coaching thousands of managers。 I can't recommend this book enough for any new manager。 Just started managing a small team， and this was the perfect book to get ramped up with。 Most books around personal development are full of anecdotes from the author and abstract examples with vague advice。 Not this one。 Horstman does a fantastic job laying out what the responsibilities are for a manager and concrete action items to take based on data from coaching thousands of managers。 I can't recommend this book enough for any new manager。 。。。more
Adrian Bercovici Simon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Interesting perspective on how to tackle management dilemmas which are in most cases social skills and persuasion problems or better said ， the lack of them。While the book sets a strong foundation defining the 4 pillars of effective managment : knowing your directs， providing feedback， asking for more of your directs and delegating ， i found the book repeating itself too much on these ideas after some point。The book is written in a depth first manner ， and the breadth is lacking in some aspects。 Interesting perspective on how to tackle management dilemmas which are in most cases social skills and persuasion problems or better said ， the lack of them。While the book sets a strong foundation defining the 4 pillars of effective managment : knowing your directs， providing feedback， asking for more of your directs and delegating ， i found the book repeating itself too much on these ideas after some point。The book is written in a depth first manner ， and the breadth is lacking in some aspects。Would have been a solid book with more examples and more ideas put in the spotlight。 。。。more
Raghuram V
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This book might be very useful for novices and might even help veterans with a return to basics thought process。 It presents actionable content which most can benefit from。
Marcin Czarkowski
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Bardzo treściwa książka。 Autorzy na podstawie swojego wieloletniego doświadczenia oraz badań ilościowych na szeroką skalę omawiają cztery zachowania， które decydują o efektywności menadżera。 Są nimi: one-on-one'y， dawanie feedbacku， mentoring oraz delegowanie。 Każde z tych zachowań zostało wyczerpująco opisane， z dużym naciskiem na najczęściej popełniane błędy。 Bardzo treściwa książka。 Autorzy na podstawie swojego wieloletniego doświadczenia oraz badań ilościowych na szeroką skalę omawiają cztery zachowania， które decydują o efektywności menadżera。 Są nimi: one-on-one'y， dawanie feedbacku， mentoring oraz delegowanie。 Każde z tych zachowań zostało wyczerpująco opisane， z dużym naciskiem na najczęściej popełniane błędy。 。。。more
Brandon Bernard
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Gave a very actionable plan for managing persons who directly report to you （directs）。 It is very intuitive， almost makes you wonder how you never came across many of the concepts before！
Jeff Standard
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Solid book of fundamentals for new managers， okay refresher to skim for experienced ones。As an experienced manager， the core concepts were already familiar to me。 Know your people。 Do one-on-ones。 Give feedback frequently and quickly。 Know the difference between coaching and feedback。 Delegate。I did still find it helpful to reflect on how I can improve my practices and it added a couple of additional tools to the toolbox。The book can be more helpful and impactful for new managers。 The author eve Solid book of fundamentals for new managers， okay refresher to skim for experienced ones。As an experienced manager， the core concepts were already familiar to me。 Know your people。 Do one-on-ones。 Give feedback frequently and quickly。 Know the difference between coaching and feedback。 Delegate。I did still find it helpful to reflect on how I can improve my practices and it added a couple of additional tools to the toolbox。The book can be more helpful and impactful for new managers。 The author even states this in introduction， so I'm not quite within the target audience。 I appreciate that it provides a blueprint of how to implement the concepts with your team with tips on how to deal with some of the possible resistance you might encounter。One minor disappointment， the salesmanship was a bit higher than other similar management books written by consultants。 Having read quite a few， you'll notice a similar pattern of cross-promoting other content and sometimes a boilerplate style of "So you， dear reader， might think X was the case。 We did too。 After interviewing 10，000 people， we were FLOORED to find out that Y is actually the case。"This minor flaw didn't greatly detract from the practical lessons and tips。 For me it was a quick， worthwhile read。 。。。more
Yaniv Preiss
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100% actionable， based on research and data， not opinions。
Brent Newhall
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This is my second read。 The Effective Manager works well as a reference; it's easy to find material I read in the past， and the style is sufficiently concise that I don't have to skim。 This is my second read。 The Effective Manager works well as a reference; it's easy to find material I read in the past， and the style is sufficiently concise that I don't have to skim。 。。。more
Jaydorn
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While it's a bit heavy handed on the shorthand acronyms throughout， The Effective Manager is chocked full of actionable examples for the workplace。 Mark dives into how to conduct effective 1-to-1s， give effective feedback and learning to delegate。 I enjoyed it as a contrast with some of the more qualitative management books I've read such as Radical Candor and Dare to Lead， both of which contained plenty of anecdotal stories from the business world， but little in the way of actionable frameworks While it's a bit heavy handed on the shorthand acronyms throughout， The Effective Manager is chocked full of actionable examples for the workplace。 Mark dives into how to conduct effective 1-to-1s， give effective feedback and learning to delegate。 I enjoyed it as a contrast with some of the more qualitative management books I've read such as Radical Candor and Dare to Lead， both of which contained plenty of anecdotal stories from the business world， but little in the way of actionable frameworks to work from。 。。。more
Jason J
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Having listened to the podcast for 13+ years， much of it was review。 Highly recommend for those new to managing or to the MT methods。
Ozzie Gooen
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Some of the best material I know of regarding how to actually lead people well。
Venkatesh Narayanan
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Must read book for any new manager
Matthias
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3。5 - The scope is a bit narrower than I expected， as too much of the content focuses on defending the concept of 1on1s from a list of possible arguments against it。 The first and the last sections are quite interesting， though。
Perica Veljanovski
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It's very hard to write a review for something that changed you so profoundly。I've been recommending their podcast and their "map of the universe"， especially their "manager tools basics" for years。 All who listened came back with praise。So， just go to https://www。manager-tools。com/This book is just a condensed， to the point， tool-kit that they've been preaching for years。 It's very hard to write a review for something that changed you so profoundly。I've been recommending their podcast and their "map of the universe"， especially their "manager tools basics" for years。 All who listened came back with praise。So， just go to https://www。manager-tools。com/This book is just a condensed， to the point， tool-kit that they've been preaching for years。 。。。more
Natalia Luneva
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In progress notes: Why you can’t and shouldn’t be a friend with your direct， but you can be friendly
Tyler
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This is the best management book I have ever read。 It is eminently practical， focused on real work with real people in real organizations in the real world。 This book is about four key tools for how to manage people effectively， why to do them， how to do them， how not to do them， and why。 I immediately started applying what I learned and I highly recommend this book to any human who has responsibility for or works with other humans。 Some of these tools also have some very useful applications in This is the best management book I have ever read。 It is eminently practical， focused on real work with real people in real organizations in the real world。 This book is about four key tools for how to manage people effectively， why to do them， how to do them， how not to do them， and why。 I immediately started applying what I learned and I highly recommend this book to any human who has responsibility for or works with other humans。 Some of these tools also have some very useful applications in other non-work roles and relationships， such as in marriage or parenting。 The feedback model is fantastic in all kinds of settings and relationships。I will re-read and refer back to this book again in the future。 I will recommend it to everyone I know who wants to be a better manager。 It is a great book。 。。。more
Artur
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Konkrety。 Więcej takich książek。
Dan
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Terrific management book - one of the best I’ve read。 I’m a fan of the MT podcasts， but all the key elements are here， with practical examples on how to become a truly exceptional leader and manager。 If you’re a manager or aspire to lead others， this is required reading。 Highly recommended。
TC
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Great great book。 A book that gives not only mental framework on how to manage， but also the specific techniques and tools on how to implement the mental framework。 Every business schools should teach this。A。 Mental framework:1。 Get to know your directs （so that they can trust you）。2。 Chat about their performance （so that they know how they do and make adjustments accordingly）。3。 Ask for more （so that you deliver and your team improves）。4。 Push the work down （so that they have bigger scope and y Great great book。 A book that gives not only mental framework on how to manage， but also the specific techniques and tools on how to implement the mental framework。 Every business schools should teach this。A。 Mental framework:1。 Get to know your directs （so that they can trust you）。2。 Chat about their performance （so that they know how they do and make adjustments accordingly）。3。 Ask for more （so that you deliver and your team improves）。4。 Push the work down （so that they have bigger scope and you free up your bandwidth）。This is not rocket science。 The author writes this in a common sense way with data backing the suggestions。 I appreciate the both qualitative and quantitative aspects。 B。 Execution:1。 1:1 allows you to get to your directs more。 1。1。 Directs must own it。 1。2。 Must be regular occurrence with 30 min as suggested optimal length。 1。3。 Balance how much directs talk vs。 you'd like to get through， but let directs own / go first （this is your time for THEM）。 1。4。 Staff meeting to announce。2。 Feedback conveys performance。 2。1。 Ask for permission first。 2。2。 When you do this， the impact is。 Can you continue or work on that？ 2。3。 Give feedback as soon as possible。 1:1 is the last resort， past which a prior-week feedback shouldn't be given because of the delay。 2。4。 Start giving feedback 8 weeks into 1:1 （enough trust has been earned）。 Do good feedback for 6 weeks。 Then mixed feedback for 8。 If something keeps happening， consider coaching。3。 Coaching。 3。1。 No longer about deliverable。 It's about failure to meet commitment （say I'll work on that， but fail）。 3。2。 Collaborate on a goal， resources， plan （timeline; just kick it off for your directs）， and let directs report it。 3。3。 This can be applied to top performer （more fun because no pressure） or at-risk performers the results of which is the termination of employment relationship。4。 Delegation。 4。1。 Delegation is assigning your regular responsibilities to your directs， not typically assignment。 4。2。 Delegation allows you to focus on more important issues even， and your directs to have bigger responsibilities。 4。3。 Delegate what you know how to do。 4。4。 Delegate even you know you can do better。 4。5。 Delegate based on what your directs best at， would like， need to， or want。 4。6。 Kick off delegation as soon as you earn trust。 Kick if off in staff meeting （as you'd do for 1:1， （delegate）， feedback， and coaching）。 4。7。 Method: I'd like your help on XYZ， reasons， ask for permissions， context， and timeline / deliverable quality / audit mechanism。This is a book I'd revisit for sure in the future。 Thanks for putting all these management knowledge together。 。。。more
Damian
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Simple yet effective formula on how to become a manager。 I appreciated that every point the author made was data driven。
Brat
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I had bought this book in Jan’2018。 This was during one of my many browsing visits to my favourite coffee shop book store combo in Gurgaon – Bahrisons’s at the galleria market which has a small blue tokai inside。 While randomly browsing through the book shelves – my favourite pastime， I spotted this book and it immediately spoke to me。 While me normal self would have taken a picture to buy it online later and then forgot about it， I felt impulsive on this one， and I bought it for 400 bucks！ The I had bought this book in Jan’2018。 This was during one of my many browsing visits to my favourite coffee shop book store combo in Gurgaon – Bahrisons’s at the galleria market which has a small blue tokai inside。 While randomly browsing through the book shelves – my favourite pastime， I spotted this book and it immediately spoke to me。 While me normal self would have taken a picture to buy it online later and then forgot about it， I felt impulsive on this one， and I bought it for 400 bucks！ The MRP。Every paisa of that buy is totally worth it。 I have read this book， rather savoured each and every word of it， over the last two years。 I think it is such a helpful book that this is the only physical book that I have carried with myself on my move abroad！The book is written by Mark Horstman， who runs the famous podcast – Manager tools。 The famous adage “There’s a cast for that” runs through the book and all the important topics and concepts of being an effective manager have a dedicated cast on the author’s channel。The book starts with explaining what is an effective manager， and mentions that the only two tasks of a manager are – achieve the results， avoid attrition。 This is an over simplification of the duties of a manager， but if you look at it， from a very 10000 feet view， this is the only thing that the manager is responsible for。The next chapter explains the four critical behaviors of a manager – 1。tGet to know your people2。tCommunicate about performance3。tAsk for more4。tPush work downThe rest of the book is all about explaining the tools at disposal to achieve the above mentioned four critical behaviors and be an effective manager。There are many important nuggets filled through the book， like the one on the importance of having a weekly one on one， and how to do it。 The importance in delivering feedback the right way is stressed upon in detail。Coaching is a fundamental duty of every manager， and it is related to the behavior of asking for more。 The four steps of coaching are – 1。tCollaborate to set a goal2。tCollaborate to brainstorm resources3。tCollaborate to create a plan4。tThe direct acts and reports on the planThe last section of the book is on pushing work down/delegating。 The delegation cascade is explained very well using an example how a CEO can bring on a new customer and push work down through the channel， and how it ultimately leads the organization to be better with the bottom most associate dropping five small balls to accomplish the new big ball that has been delegated down。Overall the book is a wonderful and is a must read for any manager， more so for a new one。 I am sure to be referring back to it multiple times。 。。。more
Chris Coffman
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Practical advice and more concise than their podcasts。 The portion on delegation contains a helpful mental model。
Matt Beckwith
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I started listening to the Manager Tools podcast shortly after the first episode in 2005; I attended their first public conference in 2007; I've presented their material along side them; I've used their teachings to become a much better manager; all of my teams have been using M-T methodologies for years。。。 so， yes， I'm a fan。I recently re-read the book。 After a decade and a half of using these tools every day， I still stand by my oft-used line: M-T is the best guidance on how to be a more effec I started listening to the Manager Tools podcast shortly after the first episode in 2005; I attended their first public conference in 2007; I've presented their material along side them; I've used their teachings to become a much better manager; all of my teams have been using M-T methodologies for years。。。 so， yes， I'm a fan。I recently re-read the book。 After a decade and a half of using these tools every day， I still stand by my oft-used line: M-T is the best guidance on how to be a more effective manager。The simplicity of the models in this book make it possible to follow along and become more effective。 There is no theory or fable。 Just actual steps managers can do to be more effective。 The book is an easy read， and their podcasts are enjoyable to listen to， but the work takes work and time。 Taking the time to roll out the key behaviors （what are affectionally referred to， in the podcasts， as The Trinity）: Feedback， One-on-ones， Coaching， and Delegation takes time but has the ability to career and life changing。。。 not just for the manager but for their team members！ 。。。more
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