★ Author Takuya Murahashi has worked at global consulting firms Korn Ferry, Deloitte Tohmatsu, and PwC Japan, where he was responsible for talent and organizational development. He also studied organizational psychology in graduate school. After going independent, he has supported the growth of managers as an executive coach and organizational development consultant.
★ “Gaining both the trust of subordinates and results as a team”—this is the ideal state for a first-year manager, and the hardest to achieve. The book explains how to achieve both through six fundamentals: communication, current-state analysis, goal setting, management, and environment building.
★ The book provides 47 concrete practices covering building trust with team members, transforming the team, delivering solid results, helping members grow early, and gaining allies among superiors and other departments.
★ The author is himself an active manager, leading a team and organization while also supporting others as a trainer and coach. This is a first-hand account from a practitioner. Written for those who have just been given a title, and for those who want to revisit the fundamentals of management.

Gaining both the trust of subordinates and results as a team!

A talent development expert from major global firms explains the “essentials of leadership” from multiple angles including communication, goal setting, and environment building. A must-read guide for those who have just been given a title.

Six chapters, 47 concrete practices. A talent development expert from Korn Ferry, Deloitte, and PwC reveals for the first time how to generate both “trust” and “results” at the same time.

Takuya Murahashi (村橋卓也)
Representative of Floraison Consulting. He has worked at global consulting firms Korn Ferry, Deloitte Tohmatsu, and PwC Japan, responsible for talent and organizational development consulting, and talent assessment and training for managers. After studying organizational psychology in graduate school, he became independent as an executive coach, organizational development consultant, and training lecturer. He is himself an active manager, leading a team and organization while supporting the growth of people and organizations. His mission is “to make the possibilities of people and organizations bloom.”

Preface: What I Want to Tell You First in Your First Year as a Manager
Chapter 1: The “Fundamentals of Fundamentals” You Should Master First as a Manager
Chapter 2: The “Fundamentals of Communication” for Building Trust with Team Members
Chapter 3: The “Fundamentals of Current-State Analysis” for Transforming Your Team
Chapter 4: The “Fundamentals of Goal Setting & Execution” for Delivering Solid Results
Chapter 5: The “Fundamentals of Management” for Helping Members Grow Early and Become Productive
Chapter 6: The “Fundamentals of Team Environment Building” for Making Superiors and Other Departments Your Allies
Final Chapter: Important Things for a Fruitful First Year as a Manager