{"product_id":"9781618428950","title":"The Manager's Oracle: 125 Key Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You About Leading and Managing","description":"HOW DO I GET STARTED? Through no fault of their own, most new managers begin their careers with no real idea where or how to actually manage a team. Via its 125 KEY LESSONS NOBODY'S EVER TAUGHT YOU, \"The Manager’s Oracle\" uses sharp, easy-to-grasp concepts and more than 40 clear examples to expose new leader\/managers to all 125 of those secret lessons long before any career adversity or failure can ever confront them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book identifies four fundamental areas that all new leader\/managers absolutely need to grasp, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Managing your own activities and personal resources;\u003cbr\u003e• Managing the boss;\u003cbr\u003e• Managing staff; and\u003cbr\u003e• Leading!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn mid-career, I returned to school to earn my MBA degree in the field of management. I was fortunate to be quickly offered my first major supervisory assignment, which was to lead a team tasked with developing a very complex computerized customer-billing application. The project brought with it a relatively short and very firm deadline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven though we were successful, my team and I were completely exhausted! During development, I'd had to quickly learn many key management lessons that for some not very apparent reason had always been kept secret from me – even by the professors in my MBA program. I eventually realized that THOSE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP LESSONS ARE NOT GENERALLY PACKAGED, NOR GENERALLY TAUGHT, in ANY graduate school! Most leader\/managers have to discover these truths on their own, one at a time, usually when a difficult situation emerges - and right in the midst of lots of other pressing work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike most new managers – I initially made lots of errors and could have been sent right to the minor leagues any number of times. Somehow though, I managed to circle the bases and score a run my first time on the field. Looking back, a good mentor would have been a very big help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, having learned all those lessons the hard way - and over a long period of time, I believe \"The Manager's Oracle\" will leave any new or aspiring leader\/manager - or entrepreneur - with abundant tools, as well as the confidence to move smartly forward. I wish something like this had been in my hands when I started my own career. Reader, I want you to benefit - and succeed - from my experience.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176266645744,"sku":"9781618428950","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781618428950_p0.jpg?v=1763855350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781618428950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}