Bob Selden, an international management consultant and nominee as of the the best five authors of 2007 for the business management website BuildYourOwnBusiness.com, has written his first book, a book on a topic not often covered in the business or corporate world. People are promoted to management positions every day with little more than a point in the right direction and a job description entailing the responsibilities of the new position.

After the initial excitement of gaining entrance to the management cafeteria and seeing your name plate on your desk with the new title, many managers find themselves adrift in a sea of policy and procedure manuals. If promoted within a company, many new managers now have to go out and “command the troops,” a group of people who until the promotion were their co-workers.

Bob Selden has crafted a realistic, practical guide book for people new to managing—and for people who want to improve their management skills. One of the most exciting and useful features of WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU BECOME THE BOSS is that the information in the book is presented in a method that will benefit each of four learning styles.

The book begins by helping the reader discover his/her preferred style of learning, or at least the most dominant one out of these: activist, reflector, theorist, or pragmatist. Once the reader has determined that style, Selden explains how best to read/use the book for each of the styles. Just when has anyone made anything this uncomplicated?

Chapters in the book vary from “Are you a leader or a manager?” to “How to motivate others” to “Five of the worst mistakes new managers make and how to avoid them.” The text is written in an engaging, easy-to-grasp style. There are nuggets of wisdom in every chapter.

Businesses large and small would benefit from providing WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU BECOME THE BOSS to all new management hires, to the newly promoted managers, and to all those already in management. This book would make an excellent gift for college graduates. It is even great reading for those seeking a job or promotion to management because applying the skills discussed in the book should make a candidate standout from others not so savvy.