13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them

by W. Steven Brown

With straightforward, insightful advice, renowned business trainer W. Steven Brown provides managers--from new to experienced--with essential leadership tools. This is the book that "ought to be in the top drawer of every manager's desk"*.

Are you guilty of...

- Being a buddy, not a boss?
- Never admitting that you are accountable?
- Managing different people in the same way?
- Failing to set common business goals?
- Trying to control your people instead of influencing their thinking with enthusiasm?

These are just a few of the 13 fatal errors managers make. Errors that waste valuable time, money, and talent. This book will show you how to recognize problems--and avoid them--before they happen. Author Steven Brown, a nationally recognized professional trainer and consultant, provides the essential guide for effective managers and shows you how to get the best from your workers, your company--and yourself.

Genres: Business, Management, Nonfiction, Leadership

200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent management book! I would certainly recommend this as a “must read” for all Managers and leaders in any organization.

I would also personally recommend this book to Mr. Steven B. of Hereford, AZ. I wish him luck and the greatest success in his new leadership role and I have every confidence that this book will help him achieve great success!

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book's title promises what it promises. It's one of the most straight-forward books omn the subject of managing I've ever read. It's a little dated and a little sales-centric, but otherwise, it's a very good approach to managing others, no matter what your workplace setting is like. If you currently manage other people, read it.

[Ludmila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Common Sense aspects that managers should do. Great book!

[Lori Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A should-read book new managers, executives, and entrepreneurs.

[Anthony McDowell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this one based off a recommendation. Written in 1985, since the book is about people, I think it hopes up pretty well. It's one of those books that you could use as a reference, especially if you are new to management, never had any formal training, or if you feel your leadership skills could use some polish. Not a great boom, but it is a solid base it leaders can utilize on an ongoing basis to be as effective as you are capable of.

[Alaina Hebert · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boooo, tomato, tomato. It took me a year to finish this book because it’s simply awful and yet I refuse to DNF anything.

Out of touch, out of vogue, out of style. This book made some fairly basic points of management and managed to do it with wildly invented anecdotes as well as phrases such as “sl!t [their] wrists for the company.”

I say again: boooo. There’s better books about management than this.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a lot of good points but I thought it was too wordy. It would have been better if it was more straight forward and if it was geared toward the positive not the negative of being a manager. You want someone to know how to be a good manager not how to be a bad manager. It's just too flipped on its head for a memorable read.

[Matthew Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is pragmatic, to the point, and spot on with everything it says. I think that I will be making this an annual read to ensure the I do not forget the principles shared in this book. Solid read for new managers as well as seasoned managers.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insights, great practical guidelines to follow when dealing with teams at work. Every manager should read this at the start of their career and maybe reread it a couple times when they hit a rough spot.

[Samantha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Most dull self help book I have ever read. Also very clear he is sexest as managers are always he and secretaries are always she. I am living proof a manager can be a she. Not a book I play to keep

[Afdhal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though it has been out there for a while, the book was really helpful for first time managers. Straightforward and pragmatic.

[Shantal MC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book, learning how to avoid these mistakes will definitely help you make life smoother when leading a group of people.

[Jemmie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise. Simple. Great use of charts. 👍

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice for managers.

[Chantal Beltre]

I like that book, it is interesting

[Alejandro Teruel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sensata, breve, pragmática y amena introducción a algunos de los aspectos más importantes de la gerencia como actividad humana. Es de particular relevancia para el profesional que asume por primera vez un cargo gerencial y necesita completar su visión técnica, y constituye una lista de recordatorios saludables para quien ya tiene tiempo ejerciendo como gerente

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[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you ever worked for LA Fitness, this is a must have. Need to know this book back and forth. I did. Glad I had to read this. It helped quite a bit.

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