Re-read this book because I have fond memories of it as the first time I heard of one on ones.

An excellent management book. It combines useful pieces of advice and practical examples how to apply them.

Good book with many observations about the habits of effective technical managers. If more of today's managers would apply some of the techniques mentioned in here, a lot more good could be accomplished far more quickly. Some of the advice does sound too good - don't know when was the last time many of the folks I work with just did a 40 - 45 hour work week - longer is more the norm for quite some time. But supposedly that is the number for optimum performance and general well being.. One-on-one and meetings, manage by walking around, career development and coaching - also tend to be rare and far between nowadays. Leadership and management are sometimes a moot point - because if you can't get things done, it just doesn't matter so much what you are.

I was hoping to learn about the role of managers in a scrum-like environment.

The best part of this book is the practical sections in the back. Full of good templates for doing important things. The beginning of the book attempts to use a narrative style to explain why and when to use the practical sections. The trouble with the narrative style used is that the boss is perfect. Not just really good--perfect. The result being so artificial that it is hard to take the lessons seriously. Still worth the read, just wish it had been presented a little differently.

There is some good insight in this book, but it could have been boiled down to a three page article.

great and straightforward guidelines, checklists, templates on different management topics: 121s, team meetings, delegation, coaching, project portfolio, setting objectives, providing feedback, running effective meetings and more. They can easily be extracted in the last chapter of the book. A 3 star because of the novel, which seems somehow forced and doesn't keep you curious to read more.

Reminds me a bit of Patrick Lencioni's books, but with a lot more concrete advice and recommendations built in. Solid read and a good reference for those managing teams and people.

I carry this book around with me at work as a preacher would carry around his bible. I attribute much of my own success to this book, and I frequently give copies as gifts to budding managers and leaders.

This book should be a basic material for a possible Management 101 course... I wish that most of the senior managers out there read it and apply the basics contained in the book.

I loved this book. This book has given me lots of practical ideas and techniques to try! I really recommend it to anyone looking for inspiration.
Also it's very well written, so it's quite quick and easy to read. Authors have done a great job.

A good book on effective management . Its a book that unifies the meaning of manager and a leader . Different techniques are explained with an office example in a lucid way .