Management & Leadership

The First-Time Manager Guide

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Essential advice for your first managerial role
By The Blinkist Curators

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Clinching your first managerial role and crafting your management style can be an overwhelming process. Many struggle to transition into management and some might eventually find it’s not the right fit. Make sure you're set up for success with these invaluable Blinks and Shortcast episodes that will help guide and support your journey to, and at the top. You’ll gain advice on securing promotion, practical tips on how to get started in a new management role, and inspiration on different management styles.

The First-Time Manager Guide

Essential advice for your first managerial role
Finding The Right Mentor: Lewis Howes
Finding The Right Mentor: Lewis Howes
The right mentor can help you find your true purpose in life. Author and host of the hit podcast The School Of Greatness, Lewis Howes, shows you how meeting the right person at the right time is crucial to your personal development. You'll also discover how to ask for advice without becoming an irritation, and how a mentor can help you focus on your core skills.
9 min
4.5
The Making of a Manager
The Making of a Manager
Julie Zhuo
What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
17 min
4.2
Under New Management
Under New Management
David Burkus
How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual
15 min
4.3
Becoming the Boss
Becoming the Boss
Lindsey Pollak
New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders
13 min
3.5
How to Get Better at What You Do
How to Get Better at What You Do
One of the biggest challenges we can face is getting better at what we do. The misconception is that you need to be at a certain level before you can level-up and really start honing your skills or product—but the truth is that this is a continual process from day one. In this episode, Emily and Kathleen will talk about how to identify and practice your craft, then focus on enhancing your core product for a better business. By the end of their discussion, you'll have practical tips to help you find your way forward, whatever your skill level.
8 min
4.1
The Career Playbook
The Career Playbook
James M. Citrin
Essential Advice for Today's Aspiring Young Professional
16 min
3.9
Catalyst
Catalyst
Chandramouli Venkatesan
The Ultimate Strategies on How to Win at Work and in Life
20 min
4.1
First, Break all the Rules
First, Break all the Rules
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently
26 min
4.2
The Power of Mentoring: Claire Diaz-Ortiz
The Power of Mentoring: Claire Diaz-Ortiz
If you've ever wondered what the true secret ingredient to success is, it's mentoring. Whether it's for professional gains or personal growth, having—and being—a mentor can revolutionize your perspective and provide you with valuable advice and experience to help you plan your next steps forward. In this episode you’ll hear from investor and bestselling author Claire Diaz-Ortiz about the most common type of mentor relationships, and how you can find a mentor and go through the M.E.N.T.O.R process.
9 min
4.6
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith
How Successful People Become Even More Successful!
19 min
4.2
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