Johanna Rothman - Practical Ways to Manage Yourself

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Modern Management Made Easy books

The lessons I learned reading Modern Management Made Easy books make me a better leader. Descriptive examples paint a clear picture of situations at work I often find myself in, and applying the practical advice helps me better serve myself, my team, and my organization. Johanna influenced me to think congruently, and provided the tools needed to excel in my role. I cant recommend these books highly enough. Carl Hume, VP Engineering at Homestars

If you are starting a new management role, or simply want a reminder of what it is all about, then these books provide a body of practical wisdom in an easily digestible form. They place the role of the manager in a wider context rather that implying some context free set of qualities and manage to avoid the platitudes all too common in books of this kind. Dave Snowden, Chief Scientific Officer, Cognitive Edge

Do you need real-world answers to real-world management problems, especially to address agility at all levels? As I read Johanna Rothmans Modern Management Made Easy books, I nodded along and said, Ive seen that! Use these books with their suggestions for what you can do to solve your real-world management problems. Scott Seivwright, Agile Coach and Leadership Pirate

This series of books is a rare mix of personal stories, practical examples, researched theory, and direct calls-to-action. Rarer still, Johannas writing segues between them without losing the reader or breaking their immersion. Whether you are a manager, an aspiring manager, or a coach of managers, these books will give you the necessary tools to develop new skills and the language to develop new cultures. Evan Leybourn, Co-Founder, Business Agility Institute

Think of these books like three friends who can offer you advice on your management journey. Youll return to them whenever you want advice, reassurance, challenge, or renewal. I added these books to my library, right next to the late Russell Ackoffs books on the F/laws of management. Use these books to create your modern management and an environment that brings out the best in the people you lead and serve. Claude Emond, Organizational Performance-Growth Expert

This book series is the furthest thing from your run-of-the-mill boring management books. Johanna Rothman busts dozens of management myths in an easy to read set of essays that are useful in part or as a whole. The stories and anecdotes told are relatable, practical, and fit for todays modern workplace. Regardless of your management experience, theres valuable lessons to be found on every single page. Ryan Dorrell, Co-Founder, AgileThought

These books provide a wealth of practical leadership and team-building information. Project managers and leaders of problem-solving teams are often taught logical but flawed guidance from the industrial era. Todays project teams require servant leadership, inspiration, and collaboration skills far more than centralized planning or progress tracking. Johannas books identify and bring to life better alternatives for undertaking challenging projects. Laid out in a helpful sequence, they provide a wealth of practical tools for todays practitioner searching for better outcomes and more satisfied stakeholders. Mike Griffiths, CEO, Leading Answers Inc.

If you lead at any level in todays disrupted and crazy world, read these books on modern management. As with all Johannas books, they are full of insightful stories, real world examples and concrete actionable advice. Use these books to guide your own development, support and lead others, and guide your organisation to greater success. Shane Hastie, Director of Community Development ICAgile

Each product team has its own culture. It is important for leaders to understand where culture comes from and how they can influence it so that their teams can build better products. In the Modern Management Made Easy books, Johanna Rothman has some valuable advice to help you be more purposefully create a culture that will support the team while driving powerful innovations. Her style of writing includes questioning and addressing industry myths that draw from decades of real world experience. Her work will change the way you lead product. Sean Flaherty, EVP of Innovation and cohost of the Product Momentum podcast.

With her characteristic blend of pragmatism, insight, and wit, Johanna Rothman takes on the role of modern managements mirror, mythbuster, and mentor. The first in her Modern Management Made Easy trilogy, Practical Ways to Manage Yourself demystifies the illusions we knowledge workers spin. Offering thought-provoking observations from her own career, along with steps to help identify and replace outmoded thinking and habits while gently urging guiding the reader towards a more thoughtful management practice, this latest volume reinforces why Johanna remains among modern managements most readable, relevant, and respected thinkers. Tonianne DeMaria, Coauthor of Shingo-award winning Personal Kanban

With two decades of management experience, I found myself nodding at every question and recognizing every myth. If you always work the way youve always seen management, you might not realize your alternatives. Do yourself a favor, and read these books because people wont complain to youtheyll complain about you. Mun-Wai Chung, Senior Consultant, MunWai Consulting

Ive had a few good managers and mentors to emulate in my management and consulting journey. But I sure could have used these three books along the way. There are many pragmatic gems here I wished I had back then, and there are still more gems that I now know Ill be using moving forward. JF Unson, Agility Coach/Catalyst

If youve ever wondered about management and why things are the way they are, read these books. Johanna offers questionsquestions I hear every dayand then possibilities for improvement. Her personal and client stories challenged my thinking, for the better. Even if you only read the sections about managing performance, these books will help you select actions that create engagement and better performance in your organization. John Cutler, Head Customer Education, Amplitude