52 Great Management Tips

Over the course of the year, I published 52 columns on a variety of management topics inspired by questions from readers, important business trends, and core management values and activities. Then, at year end, I organized them in a way to help you answer the following questions.

• Ok, you were promoted to manager. Now what?
• What is your management style and is it effective?
• How can you successfully lead your team?
• How do you deal with difficult employees?
• How do you effectively communicate with others?
• What is the hardest part about hiring new people?
• As a manager, what processes do you need to know, and why?
• How do you deal with issues such as privacy, gossip and office jokes?