Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team

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This book is the essential guide for the millions of people all over the world making the challenging and rewarding leap to manager, who want to become that manager their team deserves. FranklinCovey knows that managers are desperate for help - especially employees who go from managing tasks to managing people. They yearn for training and tools to help them become more confident, effective, and valued. This practical and inspirational guide offers the solution with guidance, tips and insights that are relevant, easily applicable, based on credible expertise, and will fit into the manager's hectic daily schedule. The focus of the book is to give managers the information they need in a way that they can absorb quickly. They can pick up a helpful tip in 10-minutes or glean an entire skill-set with a deeper reading. The goal is for the busy manager to know what to do and how to do it without interrupting their regular workflow. Each role highlights the current, authentic problems managers face and briefly explores the limiting mindsets or common mistakes that led to those problems. The book has 29 skill-based chapters, which cover essential managerial skills like one-on-ones, giving feedback, delegating, hiring, building team culture, and leading remote teams. The book also includes over 30 unique tools, such as a prep worksheet for your next one-on-one and a list of over 100 behavioural questions for your next interview.

Scott Miller is a highly sought-after speaker, author, podcast host, and podcast guest. He is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, with six books he has authored or coauthored also appearing in Amazon's bestseller lists for business management. Scott is a twenty-five-year Franklin Covey veteran, recently retiring as the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President. He still serves Franklin Covey as a senior advisor on leadership, and he currently hosts the Franklin Covey podcast, OnLeadership with Scott Miller, the world's largest weekly leadership podcast. Todd Davis, FranklinCovey's Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President, has been entertaining and inspiring people for more than twenty-five years, with his deep understanding of leadership, employee engagement, and talent management. As a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, he has delivered numerous keynote addresses and speeches worldwide at top industry conferences and associations, at annual corporate events, and for FranklinCovey clients, many of which are Fortune (R) 100 and 500 companies. He and his family live in Holladay, Utah.