The 27 Challenges Managers Face

Take a look at the list below. How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? And, how many do you believe you'll face this year?

Going from peer to leader
Coming from the outside to take over leadership of an existing team
Bringing together an entirely new team
Welcoming a new member to your existing team
Helping an employee who has a hard time managing time
Assisting an employee who needs help with interpersonal communication
Getting an employee more organized
Helping an employee who needs to get better at problem solving
Working with an employee who needs to increase productivity
Helping an employee who needs to improve quality
Managing an employee who knows more about the work than you do
Showing an employee how to start "going the extra mile"
Working with an employee who does "creative work"
Helping an employee make an attitude adjustment
Managing conflict between and among individuals on your team
Dealing with an employee who has personal issues at home
Keeping a superstar engaged
Retaining a superstar
Losing a superstar in the best way possible
Developing a superstar into a new leader role
Managing in an environment of constant change and uncertainty
Managing under resource constraints
Working through interdependency
Working around logistical hurdles
Managing across differences in language and culture
Renewing your management relationship with a disengaged employee
Renewing your own commitment to being a strong, highly engaged manager

If you selected one or more of these challenges, then Bruce Tulgan's book, The 27 Challenges Managers Face, is the book to add to your "to read" list.

Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research.

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