The New Manager Playbook

Challenges

Lia Garvin’s excellent guide for effective leadership and management features straightforward, solid advice that will support anyone in a position of authority.

She empathizes knowingly with managers who face pressure from numerous demand points. As she recounts, your team members rely on you for all the answers, even in an atmosphere of continual change. You live with constant pressure from your superiors to produce results – and sooner rather than later. Your team often must collaborate with other teams whose members may be busy with their own priorities and struggling to meet deadlines. You must satisfy customers and stakeholders who are pursuing their own interests.