# Stop Overcomplicating It: The Simple Guidebook to Upping Your Management Game | First Round Review

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## What Jamie wrote

Solid set of recommendations that could be applied for any manager at any level. This is a reduction of the points in Laraway's book [When They Win, You Win](https://www.amazon.com/When-They-Win-You-Manager/dp/1250279666/ref=sr_1_1), which I’m adding to my reading list now. The focus is on three key areas:

> **Direction:** Good managers ensure that every member of their team understands exactly what is expected and when it is expected. 
> 
> **Coaching:** Good managers coach their people towards both short and long-term success, helping them understand what they should continue to do and how they can improve. 
> 
> **Career:** Good managers invest in their people’s careers in a way that considers their long-term goals and aspirations beyond the four walls of the current company, and certainly beyond their next promotion. 

Good article and a lot of thought provoking suggestions.

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