“The best book I’ve ever read on why some people are more effective at getting things done than others. The Manager’s Handbook is a master class in implementation and execution.”
—LINDA HENRY, CEO, The Boston Globe

“I attribute most of my success to recruiting people with high scores for ‘GSD’—get shit done. This is the definitive guide to GSD.”
—PAUL ENGLISH, Co-Founder, Kayak.com

“Simply the desire to do things is not enough. The Manager’s Handbook helps reveal the importance of joining the right strategy with excellent execution.”
—MICHAEL PORTER, Professor, Harvard Business School and author of Competitive Strategy
and Competitive Advantage

“Business success is 1% insight and 99% implementation. Dodson puts the 99% in what will become the playbook for anyone serious about accomplishing anything.”
—WALTER ROBB, Former Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market

“Dodson does not waste a single word. He packs a dozen business books, and a two-year MBA program, into one book.”
—BRIAN SPALY, Co-Founder, Bonobos

“Why didn’t someone give me this book twenty years ago!”
—AMY ERRETT, Founder and CEO, Madison-Reed

“I wish I’d had this book early in my career. It thoughtfully captures many hard-earned life lessons in one place. This is not a book to read, it’s a book to use.”
—WALTER BORST, Former Treasurer, General Motors Company and Chief Financial Officer, Navistar

“Dodson unmasks in a single book the practical skills that separate those who flounder from those who drive results.”
—ILENE JACOBS, Former Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Fidelity Investments