A friend of mine who owns a successful real-estate company texted me the other day and told me to get this book ASAP. Management is an intangible skill so it can be hard to clearly define sometimes. This book does a great job of breaking management down into what great managers “Do” and “Don’t do.” So far it is the best book I’ve found on the subject.

“A manager must be able to do four activities extremely well: select a person, set expectations, motivate the person, and develop the person. These four activities are the manager’s most important responsibilities. You might have all the vision, charisma, and intelligence in the world, but if you cannot perform these four activities well, you will never excel as a manager.”