Master the 7 essential management skills to become the leader your team want to follow. Why is it that so many managers see the challenge of managing people as Mission Impossible? Is it because people are impossible? Is it because they're all inherently lazy, or stupid, or out to undermine you? No. People are full of potential and passion - they want to be engaged in what they're doing, and valued for doing it well. So how can you tap into this passion and potential to become the leader your team want to follow. The answer lies in the 7 Essentials that every manager must master to engage their people and build them into a high performing team. Mission: To Manage challenges the reader to examine their mindset around managing people and to master the skills and strategies essential to success in their new role. While sharing the theory, Mission: To Manage is all about implementation and action, focused on sharing tips, strategies, worksheets and quick wins that can be put into practice immediately; giving the manager both the strategies and the confidence to become the leader their team want to follow.