"In a large, complex organization, a culture of strong, highly engaged, and collaborative management is critical. There are not too many management challenges that are not addressed in The 27 Challenges Managers Face. Managers at all levels would be well served to have a copy on the shelf."
--David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications
"As someone whose early management career was shaped by Bruce Tulgan's other books and programs, I'm not surprised to see this book applies to everyone, no matter what your position or stage in your leadership journey. The 27 Challenges Managers Face takes his prescriptive approach to a new level of relevance with specific tips to address the most common management challenges--right on!"
--Kat Cole, president, Cinnabon
"Bruce Tulgan's decades of exhaustive research and the collected works that have resulted have had a profound impact on how I lead. His action-oriented ideas have genuine practical utility for leaders in any organization. The ideas in The 27 Challenges Managers Face comport perfectly with what I call engaged leadership and serve as the perfect antidote for what Bruce calls the epidemic of under-management in America today. This terrific new book is a powerful tool for all leaders."
--Kevin J. Jacobsen, Brigadier General, United States Air Force
"Our nation could save billions in productivity losses and lawsuits resulting from poor management and employee disengagement if only it heeded the very practical step-by-step advice that Bruce Tulgan's thoroughly researched book offers. Every chapter contains real life challenges (all 27 of them!) with fundamental solutions that enlightened managers must practice. Brilliant in its simplicity!"
--Cari M. Dominguez, former chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and senior vice president, human resources and chief talent and diversity officer, Loma Linda University Health
"Bruce Tulgan's latest work addresses the fundamentals of management, undervalued in most companies today but essential to the successful operation of complex businesses. Highly integrated products demand accurate data, complete communication, concise direction, and timely decision-making from typically segmented teams and systems. Use The 27 Challenges Managers Face to take advantage of actual lessons learned."
--Larry A. Lawson, CEO and president, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
"Bruce Tulgan's latest book provides exceptional practical advice on how to execute the huge responsibility of leadership. The last chapter, renewing a commitment to effective management, will be particularly helpful to leaders who think they already know how to manage the first 26 challenges."
--Alan J. Kreczko, general counsel and executive vice president, The Hartford
"Bruce Tulgan masterfully delivers a simple, transparent, and powerful message about the fundamentals of management. I have always been a fan of Tulgan's work and we frequently reference his teachings throughout our training and development. The 27 Challenges Managers Face tackles everyday situations and provides powerful and effective solutions for producing winning results. I am excited to introduce this masterpiece to our team."
--Jim Mazany, president, Joe's Crab Shack
"Whether you have been managing people for 27 days or 27 years, Bruce Tulgan's research and book will prove a practical and invaluable guide for meeting specific challenges and managing for success."
--Ray Kotcher, chairman and senior partner, Ketchum
"Management is basic work, but hard work. We applied Bruce Tulgan's principles of Management 101 to rapidly turn our organization into a focused execution machine. In The 27 Challenges Managers Face, Bruce provides a pocket guide and a comprehensive overview of how to manage, every day, for business impact. Whether you are an experienced manager or taking on your first direct reports, whether you are trying to be a better manager or improve an entire organization's ability to manage and execute, Bruce's guide is the manual you need."
--Geoffrey Crouse, CEO and president, Cord Blood Registry
"The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a good read for managers and people who lead peopleTackle the recurring daily challenges of leading yourself and others by rediscovering fundamental principles of communication and management."
--Sylvia B. Vogt, president, Carnegie Bosch Institute, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
"Bruce Tulgan will refocus you. His scholarly research and anecdotal style will make an immediate impact on developing talent. The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a must-read for any company that believes it is their people who make the difference."
--Keith A. Hoogland, president, Family Video
"The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a must-read for every manager on your team. These fundamentals are the basis for running an outstanding organization, and Bruce Tulgan gives you the steps you need to develop a high performing organization. Every manager should read this book, whether you've been leading an organization for days or decades!"
--Deb Dulsky, chief commercial officer, HomeServe USA
"I've been a fan of Bruce Tulgan and his work for over 15 years. The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a very well written and insightful guide. Whether you're a new or seasoned manager, Bruce's book offers step-by-step guidance and practical advice. Bruce really nails it, and my only wish is that this book had been written years ago, when I first became a manager."
--Lorie Valle-Yañez, VP, chief diversity officer, MassMutual Financial Group
"Like Studs Terkel before him, Bruce Tulgan was educated as a lawyer, but discovered his real passion in the study of how people work and manage. Bruce brings that passion to life with The 27 Challenges Managers Face and reminds us that Management 101 is easy to understand in theory, but easy to forget on Monday mornings."
--Hank Harris, president and CEO, FMI Corporation
"The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a practical, smart, easy-to-use guide from one of the clearest thinkers in the field. Bruce Tulgan has done it again, creating a must-read compendium for handling the most common to the most vexing management challenges. It's all here."
--Alan Greene, EVP, business head, US Investment Services and Institutional Investor Services, State Street Corporation
"Bruce Tulgan was the original voice of reason about how to manage the next generation of leadership. In The 27 Challenges Managers Face, he provides an immensely insightful yet practical guide for managers of any generation. Bruce has always based his work on years of careful research, thousands of interviews and focus studies, and deep experience coaching managers from the front lines of fast food to the officers of the elite US military. He writes as he speaks, pulls no punches, is immensely entertaining, and always leaves his audience better prepared to succeed as managers."
--Joni Thomas Doolin, founder and CEO, People Report
"The 27 Challenges Managers Face gives direct and straight-forward ways to handle challenges. Bruce Tulgan's continued focus on the basic fundamentals, the importance of one-on-ones, and easy-to-understand examples is not only refreshing, but will yield results."
--Robert Werk, SVP, operations, CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
"Bruce Tulgan has hit another home run! The 27 Challenges Managers Face is simple and easy to read, yet relevant and practical in application. This book is designed to be referenced again and again, to address the classic challenges of getting results through others. No matter how seasoned a manager is, these principles will help fulfill the responsibilities of leadership in the most effective way possible. A must-read and a must-practice for today's new and experienced managers."
--Sharon McPherson, director of training, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
"In his always clear and insightful style, Bruce Tulgan puts forth practical and easy-to-follow solutions for the most common supervisory challenges facing all managers, regardless of industry. The 27 Challenges Managers Face is helpful for new supervisors and veterans of management alike. Bruce researched in the workplace to hear from real managers where their greatest challenges lay, and he shares the basic solutions in an appetizing and easy-to-digest way, making this a good reference book to keep on the shelf after reading."
--Doug Gammon, vice president, human resources and training, Black Angus Steakhouses
"I honestly believe anyone interested in being a better manager could benefit from The 27 Challenges Managers Face. If they had a particular need for advice, they could pick the book up, look at the table of contents, and find help with a solution. I loved this book."
--Judy Irwin, vice president, human resources and training, Golden Corral
"Based on decades of firsthand interview research, Bruce Tulgan's coaching enabled our general managers and store managers to communicate more easily and effectively with, motivate, and develop their line staff, notably improving overall shop performance. The 27 Challenges Managers Face will help owners and managers connect authentically with staff, overcoming the chronic misperception by staff that they are not seen or understood, enabling a positive working atmosphere critical to growing your business."
--Doug Bell, president, Grasslands Uruguay, and retired president, Supercuts Owners Association
"What sets Bruce Tulgan's work apart from other management books is that he provides real world advice for real world management challenges. The 27 Challenges Managers Face, like his others, is meant to be consulted again and again. Don't stick this one on your reference shelf; keep it close at hand, and watch your management performance improve."
--John Bissell, executive vice president, Greylock Federal Credit Union
"The 27 Challenges Managers Face brings great insight for executives at any level and phase in their career. This is practical information you can use now to inform your strategies moving forward for the way you manage people and how you are managed, as well. A comprehensive primer on managing people with heart and integrity, while still getting bottom line results for your company, The 27 Challenges Managers Face is a book you should have within reach at your desk."
--Daniel Butler, vice president, community integration, National Retail Federation
"First Bruce Tulgan gave us permission to manage, now he tells us when and how to execute the fundamentals, based upon years of experience and success. The 27 Challenges Managers Face is for the seasoned executive as well as the new manager and will make a lasting difference in your life and the lives of others."
--L. Gary Boomer, CEO, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
