Books with author Joyce 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.

In an era when Democrats and Republicans in the United States often disagree on key concepts, understanding how individuals and institutions interact to work toward the common good has never been more important. This informative text takes an in-depth look at civic engagement in the United States, focusing on institutions such as the news media, political parties, and the U.S. Postal Service. Primary sources give readers a better understanding of how U.S. citizens and their government have interacted throughout history to create positive change for the people. This important early elementary social studies subject is covered in rich detail and enhanced with full-color images on each page.

If an organism isn’t suited to survive in its environment, their genetic traits won’t likely be passed on to the next generation. This is natural selection at work. It’s survival of the fittest, and this book takes an in-depth look at why some organisms survive and thrive while others slowly die out. Elementary curricula and STEM concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards are covered in detail. Age-appropriate text and colorful images make this important life science topic easy for young readers to understand.

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!

With 60 colouring pages, this book will provide many hours of enjoyment for Mama 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 Mom). ALSO AVAILABLE: Mama vs Kid Puzzle Challenge.

100 puzzles, crosswords, and brainteasers for Nannie 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, Nana, Nanna, and Nan). ALSO AVAILABLE: Nannie’s Colouring Book...and mine too! - Kids Love Crosswords.