At some stage or other in their careers, most managers find that it is a struggle to achieve what they want from their teams. With all the different skills to demonstrate, it can be incredibly challenging to be good at everything you need to do. If you think there are gaps in your competencies and you need a helping hand, then this book is for you. In the form of a fable, we follow an inexperienced manager coming to terms with a bigger challenge and the struggle it causes her. Through making simple observations of how a child is able to make the best of her 8-year old life, the manager changes the way she does things in small ways, making a difference to her performance - and the lives of her people too. There truly is a way to be successful and be held in the highest regard by your team members. 7 Things You Will Learn From This Book # 1 The impact managers have on many others AS WELL as their direct employees # 2 How to use simple observations will help you to be a more effective manager # 3 That you CAN be an effective manager and get on really well with your team # 4 How successful management comes from small changes that you can make easily, starting today # 5 How your people WANT you to be successful # 6 How management is so simple, a child can do it - so you can too # 7 Eleven key areas for your management skills development, with easy action steps in each one All wrapped around a heartwarming story, that can be read in one sitting, with lots of opportunities to revisit and make the changes needed to be even better as a manager and leader.