Modern Manager
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Product Details
Publisher: GFB
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-1-959411-83-3; EB: 978-1-959411-84-0
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 210
Conquering the Five Frustrations of Leadership
Corina Walsh
“This book will help you build the resilience and skills you need to get the job done and become a successful modern leader.” —Pattie Lovett-Reid, former chief financial commentator, CTV News
“Best manager ever.” That’s the feedback all leaders want from their teams. So how do you make that a reality?
Whether you’re new to management or a seasoned leader, you’ve probably asked yourself: “Am I cut out for this?” It’s not your fault. In today’s dynamic workplace, the demands on managers have never been higher. With technology reshaping business practices, employees feeling stretched thin, and conflicting management advice saturating social media, it’s difficult to know where to turn for support—until now.
Modern Manager will help you understand and overcome the most common frustrations that managers face. Throughout, Corina Walsh—founder of Managing Made Easy™ and experienced leadership coach—tackles the challenges and misconceptions that hold managers back, including:
why fear of micromanagement impedes progress,
the disconnect between delegation and desired results,
why constructive feedback conversations go sideways,
how to use coaching to create lasting improvement in performance, and
what really motivates today’s generation of workers.
Corina reveals the root causes of your daily frustrations and provides real-world insights and actionable solutions to transform obstacles into opportunities for success. Are you ready to overcome your burnout once and for all?
About the Author
Corina Walsh is a speaker, author, podcaster, and certified leadership coach on a mission to ensure all employees love going to work each day! Corina’s flagship program, Managing Made Easy™, has been delivered in workplaces in more than fifteen industries, and her innovative approach to leadership development has earned her many acknowledgments, including being named a Top 50 Leader Under 40 in Atlantic Canada and receiving a YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Business. Corina is also the author of The Engaged Employee Blueprint and host of the podcast The People and Culture Success Show.
Reviews
“Powerful, empathic and actionable. Buy a copy for your boss, or even better, for yourself.” —Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing
“Corina Walsh highlights the frustrations of the first-time manger in her new book Modern Manager. I wish there had been a resource like this when I first entered the ranks of management. You will clearly see the most talented leaders lead based on a rock-solid foundation of clear and basic human values. As a leader you will be tested and even frustrated. This book will help you build the resilience and skills you need to get the job done and become a successful modern leader.” —Pattie Lovett-Reid, former chief financial commentator, CTV News
“Clear, precise, and actionable . . . Modern Manager is a savvy, insightful leadership guide to effective, humancentric management.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews
“This book was practical and occasionally counterintuitive. It intelligently challenged and deconstructed commonly held sacred cows of managerial wisdom. Corina Walsh strikes a great balance between explaining the new realities of managing in the post-covid era and providing practical instruction on how to ‘become the change’ managers are seeking from their teams.” —Emad Rizkalla, founder and CEO, Bluedrop
“As a first-time CEO of a tech startup, I wanted to build a culture and team unlike the legacy corporate environments I had experienced. My goal was to create a modern company that was highly productive, fulfilling, and a joy to work at. This of course was going to require strong, modern leadership throughout the organization. In Modern Manager, Corina Walsh provides an engaging, story-filled exploration of the core principles of her leadership development programs, which have been crucial to our success in creating a high-performing, people-first culture.” —Joshua Green, cofounder and CEO, Mysa
“In the modern, technology-enabled workplace, a manager’s ability to direct, delegate, develop, coach, and empower their employees is more important than ever. I read Modern Manager looking for tips to support new managers on our team and young entrepreneurs managing employees for the first time. Corina’s insightful illustrations, exercises, tools, and reminders are a fantastic resource for beginner managers—and are just as relevant for experienced managers looking to improve. This is a great book to help managers of all tenures hone and refresh their skills to create an environment where employees excel and organizations thrive.” —Karen Greve Young, CEO, Futurpreneur
“Finally, a book that acknowledges the demanding yet profoundly influential role of people managers, especially in the current challenging times. Corina reveals the essential skills that turn typical managerial frustrations into highly effective people-management practices. In so doing, she elevates the importance of people managers and advocates for organizations to take their development seriously. Modern Manager is not just a theoretical guide but a practical tool kit for bolstering our capacity to develop, coach, and enable the people we lead. Chock full of tried-and-true wisdom from the author’s considerable experience, it is a book managers and people developers will find themselves returning to often. I know I will.” —Dr. Brenda Barker Scott, organizational design expert and former faculty member, Queen’s University IRC
“Corina Walsh’s book reminds us once again our role as leaders is to create the space for people to learn, practice, and build the skills that empower teams and to close the gap that occurs when people are not well prepared or well supported in their roles as leaders. By understanding the five frustrations of leadership, and sharing valuable tools to help mitigate their impact, Corina has written a book that is both informative and practical in applying knowledge and shaping better leaders for our future.” —Molly Kurth, SVP, learning and talent development, Compass Group