Customer Reviews
New managers must read - By: L. Meehan, 03 Jan 2008 
I got this from my old manager who opened my eyes to a career! It was given as a secret santa! When I first opened it,I thought someone was taking the you know what but when I actuallly sat down & read it I was hooked. This is a must have book for someone who is new to the world of management. I found it very useful & easy to read. You can pick up the book & go to any rule there is no structure to how you should read it. It helped me through a tricky situation with a person on my team so keep it close to hand new managers!
Great to listen to in the car - By: Paul Maddox, 24 Nov 2007 Seeing as there are mostly reviews for the book here I thought I'd add one about the audiobook.
The CD lasts about an hour & is read in a jovial interesting manner that sounds very professionallly read by Templer himself.
I've listened to the CD a few times now & it fits perfectly into my journey to+from work.
I have flicked through the paperback version from a colleague, & this abridged version seems to distill the information as you may do making notes.
For me the great thing about the audiobook is, inevitably I wouldn't remember half of the rules (at least!) having read the book, which is too cumbersome to read over periodicallly. however I find myself listening to the audiobook regularly to keep the rules (which as another reviewer has pointed out not reallly 'hard' rules).
A Checlist of being a successfull manager - By: R. Parker, 28 Aug 2007 This is a brilliant book! It was so good, I bought it for my entire management team & regularly quote the 'rules' from it. For people who like to work from a checklist of what's needed to be done, or summaries to implement without having to become an expert in evrything you do, this is the book for you. Not alll the rules will apply to you but many will, & those that do can reallly be a 'lightbulb' moment. Fantastic!
If you dont know the rules can you break them... - By: T. Sutherland, 22 Aug 2007 
It would be foolish to be a manager based on a set of rigid rule as every situation is different, however useful guidelines or boundaries would be a better description. Some of the rules are timely reminders like never bitching about your boss to others, picking your team like an orchestra (everyone needs to play an instrument other wise they might be surplus to requirements.) Reallly easy to read, perhaps pick up a few rules a day before you start work. Enjoyed the movie quotes that seem to start each rule too. Would recommend as a great intro to line management.
Another Rules of Management - By: Christopher Morgan, 12 Jul 2007 The rules of management has been highly acclaimed as brilliant & a bible for alll people in management. The book itself lays down guidlines from the writers & others experience about how you should act in management positions. The rules are for the most part very obvious & things that most people who are natural leaders will know anyway, still it is good as an occasional reminder to make you think through these things properly.
Many managers will neglect certain aspects of their job or perform them calllously which can create difficulty & tension among staff. Particularly important in my opinion are the rules regarding respecting & trusting your staff, the amount of managers I have known who have not trusted staff to do the jobs they are given & thus run themselves into the ground with worry at their staff's perceived incompetence is enormous.
This book is certainly nothing groundbreaking & nothing that hasnt been done 100 times before however for a general reference & a reminder to yourself how to keep in control you cant go far wrong.
