What I Did Not Learn in B-School Insights for New Managers

Every year top performers join management ranks in their companies. As theyassume their new roles managers often receive inadequate training on adoptingthe right mind'sets and behaviors to succeed.Combining his experience as the founder and CEO of MAQ Software withresearch by leading management thinkers such as Peter Drucker and HenryMintzberg Rajeev Agarwal offers insights on key issues faced by managersincluding motivating team members what a manager does and why they are sobusy how to delegate train a team provide feedback retain employees andwhether pay mattersWhether you are a recent MBA graduate or an aspiring manager What I DidNot Learn in B-School provides useful tools to set you on the path to managerialsuccess. About the Author As the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of MAQ Software Rajeev Agarwalfocuses on adopting the latest software engineering techniques to utilizeemerging technology platforms. Prior to founding MAQ Software in 2000Agarwal worked at Microsoft Corporation Redmond for nearly seven years inVisual C++ Windows and Exchange product management groups. He startedhis career as a Design Analysis Engineer at Frigidaire Webster City Iowa toanalyse washing machine designs for the North American market. As anentrepreneur Agarwal was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of theYear (2010) award and has grown the company to over 400 engineers worldwide.Inc. a leading U.S. business magazine for mid-market companies inductedMAQ Software to its 'Hall of Fame'. MAQ Software was listed as one of thefastest growing companies in America for six consecutive years (2007-12)-a rareachievement.Agarwal also serves as a board member of the IIT-Kharagpur Alumni Foundationand is a TIE Seattle Charter member. He runs a non-profit organizationFoundation for Excellence to provide science and mathematics educationfacilities for girls in rural India. When he is not in the software world he enjoyslistening to traditional Sufi music and playing badminton. A native ofShahjahanpur UP Rajeev and his wife Arpita live with their two children inBellevue Washington.