Pam Fox Rollin

Drawing from extensive interviews with corporate leaders and the author's 20 years as a strategy consultant and executive coach, these rules form an essential leadership manual.

The Manual They Didn't Hand You When You Made VP, Director, Or Manager

42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role

Omar Fernandez

Disclaimer: I read the first half of this book 3 years ago, finished the last half over the past few weeks, so mostly weighted by the second half of the book. 

Having finished the book, I now think of it as a very handy manual and a reminder of best practices to follow in general management. The book covers a lot of ground, from what to research before stepping on a new company or a new role to how to run effective meetings. There are many things that you may have heard before, such as "have a point of view" before each meeting, understand the company strategy, among others. What this book does really well is give you a very concrete step that you should take for each of these. It covers all phases of the process: what to explore and research, how to get people on board, how to find data and metrics to study and follow, and how to execute effectively. 

It's a great reference book for new leaders and a good refresher for veterans. I often found myself wishing that I could email an excerpt or chapter to a friend, colleague or previous boss to help them along.

42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role The Manual They Didn't Hand You When You Made VP, Director, Or Manager

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