The New Manager’s Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in the Corporate World - Hardcover

Haines, Steven

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9781259588976: The New Manager’s Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in the Corporate World

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ISBN 10: 1259588971 ISBN 13: 9781259588976

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2016

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Regardless of company size or industry, leaders are always on the lookout for innovative ways to get work done quickly and efficiently. They need employees on whom they can rely and trust to protect the interests of the company―employees, like you, who will become tomorrow’s leaders.

To achieve success in the competitive corporate world, you must be willing to embrace these challenges and effectively navigate any organization. You need to know what you’re working toward, expect the unexpected, and maintain a proactive mindset. Today, it’s not enough to simply execute against your job description―you must develop a “sixth sense” for business and actively contribute where needed.

Best-selling author Steven Haines returns with this step-by-step practitioner’s guide to help you do just that, while adapting and thriving in any business landscape or setting. The New Manager’s Survival Guide equips you with the knowledge and wherewithal to:

� Create great working relationships and earn trust and credibility
� Understand essential team structures and operating paradigms
� Establish a game plan for financial planning
� Leverage processes to improve efficiency
� Analyze and utilize data to solve problems and make better decisions
� Be cognizant of changing market demands
� Strategize and plan for a company’s future success
� Assess data-driven measurements and overall business performance
� Manage your business career

With The New Manager’s Survival Guide, you’ll hone your business acumen, expand your knowledge, and improve your effectiveness. Your ability to solidify relationships, influence others, and solve problems at lightening speed will not only contribute to the success of the company, but will also prove to be invaluable throughout your career.

Steven Haines is an internationally recognized public speaker, business thought leader, and best-selling author. Before founding Sequent Learning Networks and The Product Management Executive Board, Steven spent more than two decades in corporate leadership roles in industries as diverse as industrial products, intimate apparel, medical products, communications, and software and technology.

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“This is must read for anyone that wants to climb the corporate ladder to the very top of the C-Suite.”
- Jeffrey Hayzlett, Primetime TV & radio host, speaker, and author

“Steven Haines has taken a straight forward approach to make business easy to understand. This book is a great starting point, overview, and refresher for anyone that aspires to make their mark in business”
- Derek Lidow, Professor, Princeton University

“Haines nails it with his business acumen theme in The New Manager’s Survival Guide. Practical advice for anyone wanting to do it better and smarter!”
- Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of The Consumer Technology Association

"Haines cracks the code on what it takes to get ahead in the corporate world."
- Jeremey Donovan, author, How to Deliver a Ted Talk

“Steven Haines has written a primer on the things anyone who aspires to a management position needs to know; it’s an efficient way to become aware and mindful of the range of things that it takes to be effective in any organization.”
- Neil Braun, Dean, Pace University Lubin School of Business and former president NBC Television Network.

“The New Manager’s Survival Guide is absolutely required reading for the newer business professional seeking to achieve success in the corporate world. This book gives readers the tools and the road map to accelerate their learning curve and to contribute to the success of the firm."
- Bruce Mosler, Chairman of Global Brokerage and former CEO at Cushman and Wakefield

About the Author:

Steven Haines is an internationally recognized public speaker, business thought leader, and best-selling author. Before founding Sequent Learning Networks, Steven spent more than two decades in corporate leadership roles in industries as diverse as industrial products, intimate apparel, medical products, communications, and software and technology. He is the author of: