Modern Management and Leadership

Mark Tarallo is a multi-award-winning journalist and writer who has covered and analyzed management and leadership issues for two decades. He has interviewed hundreds of successful leaders and managers from the private, public, and nonprofit sector, including CEOs of companies large and small; U.S. Senators, Governors, members of Congress, and Cabinet Secretaries; Generals and other military leaders; and managers of all stripes and levels. For the last six years, Mr. Tarallo has covered management and leadership issues in the security space for Security Management magazine. Before that, he served as Senior Reporter for five years at CEO Update magazine, covering association executive management issues. He also spent five years as a correspondent for a global financial wire service, covering international trade, Capitol Hill, and federal agencies. In the latter position, he covered global summit meetings attended by dozens of heads of state around the world, such as the 1999 World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Seattle and FTAA Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. Mr. Tarallo has won more than 20 awards for his writing and reporting, including several awards for articles on management and leadership. These articles include his analysis of failed leadership in the public sector, The Lessons of Flint, which won the Grand Award in Writing in the 2017 Apex Awards for Publishing Excellence competition. His article The Art of Servant Leadership won the Award of Excellence in the 2018 APEX Awards competition.

"Whether you are an aspiring leader, a middle manager, or a senior executive who is interested in learning how to engage with today’s workforce, Modern Management and Leadership: Best Practice Essentials is a timely and valuable resource. It’s a concise read full of practical, actionable steps to keep teams engaged and inspired in a rapidly changing work environment.In addition to seasoned insights, Tarallo provides specific examples and case studies to explain why traditional management and leadership practices have been falling short and how leaders can adapt their approach to remain relevant and effective. Overall, this book is a wonderful read for any leader who is committed to personal growth and professional development."-Lisa Oliveri, CPP, PCI, Director of Global Safety and Security"With Modern Management and Leadership, Mark Tarallo has written an enormously useful all-in-one: a rock-solid management source book for beginners, a go-to cookbook for midlevel professionals, and a playbook for managers who want to stay on the cutting edge.The book will also make an excellent resource for management-related certification and training programs."-Dr. McLean S. Essiene, CPP, PCI, PSP, CEO of ESSIMACS International Security Ltd."The hallmark of a strong leader is a commitment to curiosity and personal growth. Mark Tarallo nurtures both of these impulses in his book."-Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer, Cobalt.io | Pentest as a Service

• Section One – The Management Evolution and Revolution 1. The Failure of Traditional Management 2. What the New Workforce Wants and Needs 3. Which Managers Will Succeed Today Section Two – Best Practices for Every Management Role 4. The Crucial Early Days: Effective Onboarding and In-boarding 5. Managing the Hiring Process 6. Crucial Days: Effective Onboarding and In-Boarding 7. Compelling Coaching to Employee Strengths 8. Connecting and Aligning Staff with Mission 9. The Death of Yearly Evaluations: The New Performance Management 10. Key Communication and Check-in Practices 11. Harnessing and Deploying Emotional Intelligence 12. Self-Management: Combatting Bias and Other Strategies 13. The Millenial Majority: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce 14. Inviting Improvement and Managing Problem Employees 15. Maximizing Employee Retention Section Three – Becoming the Leader You Need to Be 16. Servant Leadership 17. Change Agent Leadership 18. Crisis Leadership 19. Two-Way Leadership 20. Leading Through the #metoo Era 21. Diversity and Inclusion Leadership 22. Leadership That Attracts Followship 23. Highly Evolved Leadership 24. A Leader’s First 90 Days Section Four – Leadership in Action 24. CISO Case Study #1 25. CISO Case Study #2 26. CISO Case Study #3 27. CISO Case Study #4 Section Five– The Future of Management and Leadership 28. Managing the Future 29. Leading Ahead of the Curve