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Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management Review by Greenlight
Rothman & Derby are reliable guides
Rothman and Derby won't steer you wrong. This is one of the best basic management books you can buy. There are few books as devoid of faddish buzzwordism as this short text. Nothing here is new. Nothing is revolutionary. Everything is the most reliable good sense. After reading this guide, you feel as though you have been given a great orientation seminar by consultants you trust.
One can concur fully with the reviews that didn't find this book revealing of any closed-door secrets ... and all the same find this book supremely helpful in making the most of a first-time opportunity to manage staff.
The fact that the lessons are broken down to the most elemental protocols of behaviors in no way means that a first-time manager can easily come up with this stuff on his or her own. Indeed, that's the whole point. Sure, it's not rocket science, but one's unexamined, ill-fitting habits are the most obvious culprits when the chemistry isn't there. If one has been developing skills in a research or contracting environment, the likelihood is you'll blow many basic opportunities to build bonds of good rapport with your team. This book is a great guide to finding opportunities you may have missed in those situations.
And, it should be noted that this book can be applied equally well to any management specialty -- there's nothing here that is relevant to software design and related niches. I work on international economic development projects.