5 Great Resources for New Managers
Becoming a manager is exciting and overwhelming all at once. As you begin to navigate your new role it can be difficult to find the best resources to help guide you, let alone the time to dive in and digest each piece of content.
Today on the commonsku Blog, we’ve put together a list of 5 great resources for new managers to help them succeed. These resources will be great tools for your new managers to use as they work to develop their skill set in a different job. But, these are also solid assets for any employee at your company.
The People Equation
Manager Tools [FREE Podcast]
If there’s only one resource on here that you use, make it this one. Manager Tools has a deep archive of podcasts covering pretty much any situation you could come across as a manager. Their goal is to make you a more effective manager by providing actionable frameworks. They also provide a nice dose of no BS commentary every week. To get going quickly, start with The Basics.
Getting Things Done [PAID book]
Getting Things Done (or GTD) is something of a productivity manifesto for the digital age. GTD is a method for organizing your tasks and is meant to free your mind to better focus and, well, get things done. The method has spawned an entire generation of task management apps built around GTD theory.
The book is a quick read and pretty well-priced, but if you want an online primer before deciding to buy, Leo Babauta has a great FAQ at zenhabits. You can also find a lot of free GTD workflow maps through Google.
Business Basics
The $100 MBA [FREE Podcast]
Business lessons delivered in daily 10 minute increments. The $100 MBA Podcast delivers digestible chunks of business basics that serve as a solid introduction or as a great review on the building blocks of business practices. This will help remind new managers about the fundamentals or give them an easy intro to Business 101. Managing the Workload
Staying Up-To-Date on Sales
Alltop [FREE News Aggregator]
Staying up on the latest techniques and trends is a must for any modern manager. But, it takes time to seek out sources and keep them organized. That’s where Alltop comes in. They go out and gather the best headlines from the best sources and present them to you as an online magazine rack.
Inspiration
The Inbound Success [FREE Podcast]
As a manager, a lot of your job can be head cheerleader for your team and your company. But, managers can use a little help in the kick-start department too. That’s exactly what Kathleen Booth sets out to do in her Inbound Success Podcast. Listen to it regularly, or when you could use a dose of inspiration.
Don’t forget, if you have questions about sales, management, or the promotional products industry, the commonsku community is always teed up to deliver solid advice.
Have a great resource for managers that we missed? Send us a message at news@commonsku.com
This post was originally posted to the commonsku Blog on October 9, 2014. it has been edited and updated as of June 21, 2021.