Each chapter is designed to help sharpen your management savvy by giving you easy-to-apply tools. Examples include pointers on setting goals, enforcing rules and spurring innovation.

1: Hit the Ground Running
2: Create a Supportive Environment
3: Empower Your Staff
4: Provide Direction and Discipline
5: Overcome Obstacles

Appendix I: The Resources

Tens of thousands of pages are written each year about management - the good, the bad and the ugly. The latest theories are presented, analyzed and recommended. Managers virtually swoon from information overload. What is the best way to lead your team? How do you get employees to perform their best, day in and day out? What does senior management expect from your team and from you as a manager?

In this book, you will learn how to build a team of loyal, driven employees who trust you and respect your leadership.