Books with author Bob McCormick

The trusted management classic and go to guide for anyone facing new responsibilities as a first time manager, revised and updated to address modern management challenges.The jump from star employee to new manager is bigger than most people realize—with opportunities to fail at every step. Stumbling your way through isn’t an option.Learn to conquer every challenge like a pro with the clear, candid advice in The First Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this trusted guide has brought newcomers up to speed on the nitty gritty realities of managing people.Leading meetings, hiring employees, motivating others, actively listening, staying calm under pressure, overcoming resistance—dozens of skills are hammered home with honest explanations of what to expect and how to excel. Examples and action steps round out the lessons.Plus, this seventh edition delivers new information that helps you manage across generations, use online performance appraisal tools, persuade with stories, oversee remote employees, build a team dynamic, match a boss’s style, and more.With little experience or training, a coveted promotion can become a trial by fire. No one needs that. Turn to the book that thousands have relied on to hit the ground running.

As a new manager, you’ve been given a huge opportunity--one you can’t afford to waste through trial and error. This go-to resource teaches first-time managers everything they need to know to tackle challenges and take on new and unique responsibilities. Written in an inviting and accessible style, The First-Time Manager spans essential and immediately applicable topics like hiring and firing, motivating your team, conducting performance reviews, and overcoming resistance. Detailed examples and clear action steps round out these lessons, equipping you with the wisdom to succeed and bolster your team’s bottom line results. The revised sixth edition expands on decades of trusted, classic business advice for newcomers, including new material on increasing employee engagement, encouraging innovation and initiative, helping team members optimize their talents, improving outcomes, and distinguishing yourself as a leader. Packed with honest explanations and nitty-gritty details on the realities of managing people, The First-Time Manager will help you navigate any kind of people problem like a pro and hit the ground running in your new management role.

Troubleshooting unusual activity on the company’s servers plunges Robert into a high-stakes game of cyber espionage, mayhem, and murder …New guy Robert Dulaney would have been content spending his time at the office daydreaming about craft brews and baseball, but strange events begin unfolding during his second week on the job. His employer, Advanced Research Technologies, is racing to beat foreign competitors to market with their solar power storage prototype. They have potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to gain—and, as it turns out, everything to lose. As the day for testing the prototype rapidly approaches, the danger to those involved in the project increases. Robert is forced to leave his lighthearted life behind and focus on protecting the prototype—and keeping himself alive.

Troubleshooting unusual activity on the company’s servers plunges Robert into a high-stakes game of cyber espionage, mayhem, and murder … New guy Robert Dulaney would have been content spending time at the office and daydreaming about craft brews and baseball, but strange events begin unfolding during his second week on the job. His employer, Advanced Research Technologies, is racing to beat foreign competitors to market with their solar power storage prototype. They have potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to gain—and, as it turns out, everything to lose. As the day for testing the prototype rapidly approaches, the danger to those involved in the project increases. Robert is forced to leave his lighthearted life behind and focus on protecting the prototype—and keeping himself alive.

100 puzzles, crosswords, and brainteasers for Nanna to enjoy solving with her grandkid. The puzzles are printed twice within the book, side by side, so they can compete against each other, or work together to solve the puzzles, each with their own pages. (There’s a dotted line at the side of the Grandkid's pages so you can cut them out if you want to). UK British spellings. Answers at the end of the book. 8 by 11 inch page size. Suggested age range 8 years upwards. (This puzzle book is also available with different covers for Grandad, Grandpa, Grandma, Granny, Gran, Grannie, Nanny, Nannie, Nana, and Nan). ALSO AVAILABLE: Nanna’s Colouring Book...and mine too! - Kids Love Crosswords.

With 60 colouring pages, this book will provide many hours of enjoyment for Mom and her kid. The 30 designs are printed twice within the book, side by side, so each can have their own pages to colour. To avoid colours bleeding through the paper, the back of each design page is left blank, and there are spare pages at the end of the book that can be used as blotting sheets or colour test pages. (This colouring book is also available with different covers for Daddy, Dad, Papa, Mum, Mummy, Mam, and Mama). ALSO AVAILABLE: Mom vs Kid Puzzle Challenge.

The perfect gift for any occasion, this book contains 100 puzzles, crosswords, and brainteasers for Papa to enjoy solving with his kid. The 100 puzzles are printed twice within the book, side by side, so they can compete against each other, or work together to solve the puzzles, each with their own pages. (There’s a dotted line at the side of the kid's pages so you can cut them out if you want to). UK British spellings. 8 by 11 inch page size. Answers at the back of the book. Suggested age range 8 years upwards. (This puzzle book is also available with different covers for Dad, Daddy, Mum, Mummy, Mam, Mom, and Mama). ALSO AVAILABLE: Papa's Colouring Book...and mine too!

Inventor, Writer, Statesman, Military Leader…Businessman You are holding the only modern adaptation of Benjamin Franklin's 18th century autobiography. It is at its heart one of the greatest business stories ever told. “Franklin's autobiography is America's first great self-help book. It teaches in a delightful way how to win friends, influence people and succeed in business. Professor McCormick makes this great work more accessible and adds his own insights.” -Walter Isaacson, author, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life “Anyone who's got the bug and drive to become a great leader and innovator can only be inspired by the life of Benjamin Franklin, who quite literally wrote the book for getting the most out of himself and brining out the best in others. His genius - scientific, entrepreneurial, diplomatic, and literary - was sui generis. His Autobiography is a classic of Americn letters, and he emerges from the pages of Professor McCormick's version not only as our contemporary, but also as a 21st century visionary, not to mention a wise companion.” -Dr. Judith Rodin, President Emerita, The University of Pennsylvania, President, The Rockefeller Foundation “Statesman and inventor are the first images that come to mind when we think of Benjamin Franklin, but as his autobiography will remind us, he was also a very successful entrepreneur and a most fascinating individual. Dr. McCormick brings the story of Franklin's entrepreneurial spirit alive for today's audience in his adaptation of Franklin's autobiography.” -United States Congressman Michael N. Castle (Delaware) Fifth Generation Franklin Descendant

Parents, do you have a young reader in your family who is particularly interested in flying saucers, ghosts, monsters and other bizarre topics that fall outside the normal school curriculum? If so, congratulations. Chances are you have a son or daughter of above average I.Q.The greatest minds of the 20th century; people like Einstein, Lilly, Heisenberg, Goodall and Tesla, accomplished what they did because they were willing to “think outside the box” and explore the fringe regions of what we call “reality.” Quantum Physics and Interspecies Communication were “nonsense” and “mumbo-jumbo” before these far-sighted individuals had the courage to stand against prevailing scientific dogma.If your child is interested in this book, there’s no guarantee he or she will be the next Einstein or Goodall, but it’s a pretty good indication of blossoming intellect and curiosity. These should be nurtured.