Recommended Resource List:
New Managers Survival School

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Audiobooks
  • Lohr, Dick. Succeeding as a First-Time Manager: Skills and Strategies to Help You Excel in Your New Management Position. Boulder, CO: CareerTrack, 1995. Call number: SR 658.302 Lohr
• Books
  • Belker, Loren B. The First-time Manager. 5th ed. New York: AMACOM, 2005. Call number: 658.302 Belk
  • Chapman, Elwood N. The New Supervisor: Stepping Up with Confidence. Boston: Course Technology, 2003. Call number: 658.302 Chap
  • Conlow, Rick. Excellence in Management: How to Bring Out the Best in People. Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Learning, 2000. Call number: 658 Conl
  • Conlow, Rick. Excellence in Supervision: Essential Skills for the New Supervisor. (Fifty Minute Series) Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications, 2001. Call number: 658.302 Conl
  • Daly, Peter H. The First 90 Days in Government: Critical Success Strategies for New Public Managers at all Levels. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006. Call number: 352.3 Daly
  • Dealy, M. David. Defining the Really Great Boss. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. Call number: 658.305 Deal
  • Ellis, Carol W. Management Skills for New Managers. New York: AMACOM, 2005. Call number: 658 Elli
  • Friedman, Caitlin. The Girl’s Guide to Being a Boss (without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-charge. New York: Morgan Road, 2006. Call number: 658.302082 Frie
  • Guerin, Lisa. Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws. Berkeley, CA: Nolo; [Alexandria, Va.]: Society for Human Resource Management, 2006.Call number: 344.7301 Guer
  • Henkel, Shri L. 365 Foolish Mistakes Smart Managers Make Every Day: How and Why to Avoid Them. Ocala, FL: Atlantic Pub. Group, Inc., 2006. Call number: 658.4 Henk
  • Hersey, Paul, et al. Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001. Call number: 658.3 Hers
  • Kemp, Sid. Perfect Solutions for Difficult Employee Situations. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Call number:  658.3045 Kemp
  • Pfeiffer's Classic Activities for Developing New Managers. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2005. Call number: 658.407124 Pfei
  • Scott, Gini Graham. A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and other Workplace Demons. New York: AMACOM, 2007. Call number: 658.3045 Scot
  • Scott, Jonathan. The Concise Handbook of Management: a Practitioner’s Approach. New York: Best Business Books: Haworth Reference Press, 2005. Call number: 658 Scot
  • Steingold, Fred S. Employer’s Legal Handbook. 7th ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2005. Call number: 344.7301 Stei
  • Straub, Joseph T. The Rookie Manager: a Guide to Surviving Your First Year in Management. New York: AMACOM, 2000. Call number: 658.4 Stra
  • Watkins, Michael. The First 90 Days: Critical Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003. Call number: 658.4 Watk
• Periodicals

  State agency employees may request access information for periodicals by emailing Ask a Librarian or by calling the State Library Reference Desk at (502) 564-8300, ext. 342 or toll free at (800) 928-7000, ext. 342. All other users should contact their local public library to request articles via Interlibrary Loan.

  • Blanchard, Ken. "The Importance of Being a Manager." Manage, July 1994, vol. 46 no. 1, pp. 30.
  • Ellis, Kristine. "A Ticket to ride." Training, April 2001, vol. 38 no. 4, pp. 40.
• Videos
  • After All, You’re the Supervisor. 39 min. CRM Films, 2002. 2 videocassettes. Call number: VC 658.302 Afte  
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Management. 25 min. American Media, 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC 658.3 Ever/VC7690
  • Giving Feedback: Basic Skills. 14 min. Ash Quarry, 1994. Videocassette. Call number: VC 153.15 Givi/VC7215
  • Giving Feedback: Advanced Skills. 22 min. Ash Quarry, 1994. Videocassette. Call number: VC 153.15 Givi/VC7216
  • In an Instant: Immediate Solutions to Basic Business Problems. Training Edge, 2002. CD-ROM. Call number: CD 658.302 In
  • It's the Law: the Legal Side of Management. 24 min. American Media, 2000. Videocassette. Call number: VC 658.302 It's
  • Legal Issues for Managers. 24 min. Business Advantage Inc, 1996. Videocassette. Call number: VC 658.302 Lega
  • Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow: Navigating Your Changing Role. 34 min. VisionPoint Productions, 2004. DVD. Call Number: VC DV 658.302 Peer
  • Performance Management. 25 min. ATR, 1993. Videocassette. Call number: VC 658.3125 Perf/VC7588
  • The Supervisor Toolkit. 82 min. CRM Learning, 2004. DVD. Call number: VC DV 658.302 Supe
• Websites
  • http://www.managementhelp.org/mng_thry/mng_thry.htm
    Introduction to Management by the Free Management Library offers information that can help the reader develop a broad understanding of management (including traditional and emerging views), and the areas of knowledge and skills required to carry out the major functions of management. The information is assembled by Carter McNamara, PhD for The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (St. Paul, MN). Last accessed on February 27, 2007.