You Never Forget Your First Time! Stories For The New Manager

Terrified of taking on your first management role? Don't be. Join us on the week’s episode to learn how you can avoid the biggest trap that new leaders get into, why you need to keep your team moving rather than doing the work for them, and hear our essential reading list for new managers, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey.
Links:
- Behind Closed Doors: https://www.jrothman.com/books/behind-closed-doors-secrets-of-great-management/
- High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
- 8 Behaviors: https://www.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/917018/Eight-Behaviors-for-Smarter-Teams-2.pdf
- Situational Leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situational_leadership_theory
- Modern Management Made Easy: https://www.jrothman.com/books/modern-management-made-easy-a-three-volume-set/
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/