The Little Book for the new manager
Because managing today is a crazy challenge 😱
The pressure from managers above, the intensity of the crazy day-to-day, employees who are sure they deserve everything. It’s hard to raise your head. But managing is also the most satisfying task you can take on. It will help you grow professionally and personally, even beyond the boundaries of work. This book will help you catch your breath.
You’ll enter the matrix of the management world:
– Understand how neuroscience explains employee behaviors
– The psychology behind their motivations (or frustrations)
– How to deal with employees who are breaking down and how to make talents stick with you
– Understand what’s expected of you, and what you should do in the first 90 days on the job
– And what it means to manage in a post-COVID world
Save years of trial and error, thanks to practices that experienced managers recite in their sleep, and insights from the latest research by Google, Microsoft, London Business School, and the Harvard Business Review.
Trusted by managers at
"I saw in the book many examples from my first management role - conflicts, stories I experienced, questions that came up. As an HR professional, I meet managers at different stages in their careers, and I'm sure this book will make all of us improve as managers (both young and experienced alike)."
Maya Agmon, Head of HR at Hyro
"The book gave me a different perspective on daily management challenges, and practical tools to make better decisions that impact the people working with me, the product, and some of the world's leading companies. Oh, and full disclosure: Lior managed me in the past."
Liran Rorlick, Product Lead, Monday.com
"The best and most practical book for managers I've ever read. I immediately ordered it for all our new managers."
Efi Arieli Lahav, Director of the Center for Leadership and Organizational Development, Bank Hapoalim
"So many smart insights, both small and large, perspectives from many people, and most delightfully, the same problems/challenges you have, everyone has, just under different names. Many thanks for a book that is one big inspiration."
Saar Friedman, Co-owner and Design Manager of OPEN Branding Agency
What is inside
How to Become a Manager Without Losing It 🚀💼
What are managers’ actual tasks? How to act like you know what you’re doing? How to treat it like a learning experience? How to understand your specific drive and what kind of manager it will make you?
90 Days of Grace ⏳🗓️
What will you need to figure out in your first quarter? What to learn, what connections to make, and what will success look like? A precise list.
What are “Employees 3.0”? 🤖👥
How did employee development in recent years parallel the development of the internet? What are their new needs? What will make them come and what will make them stay at your company?
The New Stage in Work Evolution – “Homo Adaptus” 🧬🔄
Who is the employee you’d want on your team? How to get them? And what will keep them with you?
You vs. Your Employees 🏋️♂️🤝
How will you deal with imposter syndrome? How to lead a generation that doesn’t believe in authority? How to be a bit of a “leader” not just a manager?
Using Neuroscience to Motivate Employees 🧠💡
Why do employees behave the way they do? Why do they avoid certain tasks, or get excited about others? How will you motivate them to work with you?
Helping Them Succeed 🌟🛠️
How do you define a task in a way that won’t allow it to fail? How to remove obstacles? When and how much autonomy is recommended to give?
Dealing with Difficult Situations 😱
What to do when you need to fire someone? How to have difficult conversations? What to do when your employee breaks down? How to solve it?
Managing in the Post-COVID Era 🦠🌍
How does the post-COVID world change management? How to retain employees from the new generation? How to create high motivation? And what type of manager does the best job?
Developing Your Employees Like Google Does 🔍📈
What did Project Oxygen discover about excellent managers? How will you use Google’s method to help your employees? How will you get them to think outside the box, move the cheese, stop with the clichés, and start doing the thing they were afraid of?
Building Managerial Habits using Behavioral Economics 🧘♂️📊
How behavioral economics will help you create new habits that fit the specific needs of today’s managers.
And more chapters on the most relevant topics for new managers in a new world 📚🌐
"I finished it in three days and immediately implemented it in my daily routines"
Dana Amir Froynd, Innovation Team Lead, Deloitte
"The best guide for managers at this time. The chapters are precise and everything is practical for immediate use. I used several things the very next day with my employees. As an experienced manager, this book is exactly the pocket notebook with all the tips I needed right now."
Yoad Grizim , VP of Engineering, Asset Group at Axonius
"I distributed the book to 60 managers two weeks ago, and I received feedback that the book is excellent and exactly what they needed. Thank you!"
Hagar Gonen, Global HR Business Partner, KLA
"A smart, sensitive book that encapsulates a wealth of experience and humility. Everything that a manager (not just new ones) needs to succeed, enjoy, and most importantly, to create value and meaning. Lior manages, in a direct, honest, educational, and narrative language, to 'touch' on all the important things that happen in managers' daily space. Highly recommended!"
Sigal Cohen, Head of Human Resources Development and Training Division
Who is behind the book?
Hi, I’m Lior Frenkel. Since 2002, I’ve managed hundreds of people, both directly and indirectly. Among other things, I’ve recruited or promoted dozens of “first-time managers.” When I looked for a book to guide them, I couldn’t find one*. So I wrote it myself 🤷🏽. After a decade as an employee in Tech, I became an entrepreneur. In the last 12 years, I’ve founded three startups (two acquired) and several side projects. Recently, I established the innovative Leadership Development Program Adaptation (running at companies such as Fiverr and eBay), and I work with management teams from organizations, startups, and tech companies on adapting to the new world. This is my fifth book.
*There are quite a few smart management books out there, they’re just written in an unreadable language. It’s easy to nap with them.
With guest chapters by experts in Today’s management:
Nili Goldfein
An expert in leadership and management in a world of disruption. Deputy CEO of NGG Global Consulting Group. She has been guiding managers, CEOs, and administrative boards for 32 years, in leading organizations such as Intel, Applied Materials, Nice, Elbit, and Maccabi Health Services. Nili has a deep understanding and practical experience in transitioning to new-world management systems, even in seasoned organizations. And she has a black belt in karate.
Or Raz
CEO and co-founder of “Ladaat” Group. He leads and guides hundreds of organizations and managers in tech companies (Intel, Checkpoint, Playtika, HP, Microsoft), leading market organizations, and government offices. He develops annual programs for them at all management levels, including personal guidance, and helps transition them to the new world. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Management and an expert in habit-building.
Iris Shoor
A serial entrepreneur who has founded three startups, two of which achieved successful exits. The first company was acquired by Autodesk, and the product developed there reached millions of users. Recently, the third startup she founded was acquired by LinkedIn. Iris represents a new management methodology based on openness, transparency, and eye-level collaboration.
Ran Shavit
‘The best manager I’ve ever had’ is what you’ll hear from hundreds of people who worked under him. Ran manages Google’s new project for diversity in high-tech employment. Ran was a Senior VP of Operations and Learning at Jolt, and before that, he spent 15 years in Unit 8200 – where he managed intelligence complexes with hundreds of people, and also managed the unit’s schools for Data Analysts and Cyber Analysts.
Rinat Gil
Rinat is an expert in creating organizational engagement and personal development. She accompanies managers in startups and leading companies. Through personal coaching processes and workshops based on Adlerian psychology and coaching, she provides managers with practical and up-to-date tools that will enable them to succeed in the challenges of the new world, develop employees, and create a culture of engagement, motivation, and growth.
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