Bare-knuckle Management: A Field Guide for New Managers

By John Doyle

Nobody handed you a roadmap.**

You got the promotion. You got the responsibility. Now you've got people looking to you for answers, and nobody handed you a manual for what comes next.

*Bare-Knuckle Management* is the field guide John Doyle wishes somebody had handed him when he first became a supervisor. Drawing on decades of military and civilian leadership, Doyle shares the hard-earned lessons of managing people, solving problems, holding the standard, and building teams that get the job done without somebody looking over their shoulders.

**Inside, you'll learn how to: **
- Earn respect without ruling through fear
- Handle difficult employees without losing control
- Decide which problem needs fixing first
- Stand up to pressure and tell the boss what the job really takes
- Give the credit, own the blame, and develop people who can succeed without you

Every chapter is built around a saying you'll remember when it counts, like "tie goes to the runner" and "one monkey don't stop no show." Each ends with a Monday Morning action you can use right away. Read it cover to cover, or open to the problem you're facing today.

No management buzzwords. No perfect-leader fairy tales. Just practical lessons from somebody who's made mistakes, learned from them, and carried the responsibility.

You want respect? Earn it.
You want a good team? Build one.

**Quit waiting. Wade in **

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HN46Q339
• ISBN13: 9798162622727
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"