Just published 2026

The Big Jump

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Nobody taught you how to manage

One day you're responsible only for your own work. The next you're managing the team you came from, and nobody taught you how.

Struggling with… Not knowing what to do on day one

This book helps you… A day-one strategy
Struggling with… Managing experts whose job you can't do

This book helps you… Facilitate, don't tell
Struggling with… No time to learn

This book helps you… One micromastery a week
Struggling with… Difficult people

This book helps you… A 7-step informal meeting
Struggling with… Saying yes to everyone senior

This book helps you… A plan for every stakeholder

What a new manager should be doing

A clear picture of the job, so day one is not a guess.
How to build on the start, step by step

One small, practical move after another.
Learn small, learn fast

A micromastery a week fits around the day job.
Deliver what you agreed with your stakeholders

Plan the outputs and keep the people above you onside.
Deal with difficult situations

A calm way through the people problems nobody warned you about. [placeholder: Hannah's mind-map illustrations go here]

7 phases [confirm: six or seven]. 32 chapters. 23 micromasteries. Mind maps. A goals workbook (Appendix 1).

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It's for you if you've just been promoted, are about to be, or are self-employed and managing people for the first time.

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It won't do the work for you, replace a formal qualification, or cover the technical and HR-legal detail of your job.

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Tim Woodman is an author, management trainer and coach, helping people step into management and deliver the outputs their boss expects.