Title: Comprehensive General Guidance
Review: This is the best book on the subject I've read dealing with taking over a job as a new manager. It's comprehensive for all levels between first-level manager and CEO, and it's applicable to all industries and functional areas. It therefore obviously falls short of being specific for every manager's given situation, which forces the reader to filter out about 20% of the content. But this need to filter creates the desired effect of forcing the reader to think about the challenges of his or her next job while setting aside the parts that don't apply.Some of the diagrams are over-simplistic and of no practical use, but they all help stimulate thoughts to help the lessons sink in.The author identifies the pitfalls most managers make during transition and then offers insightful steps on how to navigate those early months. For most readers, there will be critical `aha' insights, and this book can serve as a planning reference for every new manager.
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