ROCKSTAR Manager: From Theory to Practice

By Mary Kovach and Rocco DiSpirito

ROCKSTAR Manager: From Theory to Practice is the ultimate guide to elevate your management skills! In this book, Dr. K - The Management Professor examines more than 20 different managerial topics derived from both theory and experience. Her expertise unveils applicable methods for managers to execute at any

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. K - The Management Professor
• Release date: Dec 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781737360247

Mary Kovach

Dr. Mary Kovach is an associate professor with more than 15 years of undergraduate teaching experience. She earned her Ph.D. from Miami University, an MBA from Cleveland State University, and a Bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace University. Prior to earning her BA from Baldwin Wallace, she graduated from St. Joseph Academy High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Additionally, Dr. Kovach earned a LEAN Six Sigma black belt (LSSBB) certification as well as multiple Agile certifications. She had 15 years of demonstrated career growth and earned a variety of management awards at Fortune 500 companies, managing multimillion-dollar global business units and leading projects from inception to completion. Dr. Kovach is published in various scholarly journals and magazines and is also a blind peer reviewer to a variety of scholarly/academic journals. Furthermore, she was named to the International Editorial Board for The Journal of Values Based Leadership. Dr. Kovach has her own YouTube channel entitled Dr. K - The Management Professor, where her show "ROCKSTAR Manager" initially aired on the In the Limelight TV channel on Binge Networks.Lastly, Dr. Kovach authored two other books including ROCKSTAR Manager: From Theory to Practice (Foreword by Rocco DiSpirito, award-winning chef, author, and businessman), and with her cousins, Don't Cut the Basil: Five Generations of Authentic Italian Recipes (Foreword by Ale Gambini, award-winning chef), which is a #1 international best-selling cookbook. Information on the cookbook can be found at www.CugineInCucina.com.

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PRAISE FOR ROCKSTAR MANAGER

This book is filled with practical solutions to problems that we all face as managers on a daily basis. It is clear, concise and engaging. Everyone who works with others can benefit from the many processes and techniques outlined in this well-written compilation of situations encountered during our normal workday. Follow the path to becoming a ‘rockstar manager.’ I highly recommend it.

—Dr. Mark DeNunzio, 4th National Vice President, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Dr. K, the Management Professor (aka Dr. Mary Kovach) presents a book that should be required reading for all aspiring managers. She divides the information into bite-sized chunks, or episodes, based upon videos she offered in her popular YouTube channel. Her sage advice focuses on maintaining a positive work environment where all team members are treated with dignity and respect. This positive atmosphere elicits the best work from employees, so that you can become a ‘rockstar’ manager.

—Dr. Gina Petonito, Associate Professor and Founding Member, Writing Your Way, LLC.

Leaders at all levels will find useful nuggets of insight, direction, and motivation in ROCKSTAR Manager. In your career, you might have seen or been trained in some aspects f the content here, but I’ve yet to see all of these diverse concepts consolidated into one topically arranged reference that can be a good ‘go-to’ nudge when you need it, or a primer to navigate sew situations. Dr. K will help you take academically sound and accepted management theory and bridge it to actionable techniques you can use today to be the type of go-to leader from which any organization will benefit.

—Matt Davenport, LSSMB, PMP, PSM, Process Improvement and Change Management Leader

ROCKSTAR Manager is an amazing read! I work in a preschool that educates eighty children between the ages of three to five years old. Although I manage little children, I found this book to be very helpful in communicating with all my co-workers and the parents of our students. We can always benefit from learning new, powerful techniques on how to communicate, motivate and create a positive work environment. Thank you Dr. Kovach, I am passing ROCKSTAR Manager on to my principal for him to read... he is going to love it too!

—Marlene Joyce, Holy Trinity School, Avon, Ohio

ROCKSTAR Manager is a must-read for anyone who supervises others and desires to develop a positive mindset for leadership. Dr. K, the Management Professor, offers a wealth of practical advice based on her vast academic and corporate experience. Take your management skills to the next level. This book delivers the goods in an easy-to-read, no-nonsense format. As a person who has previously run a prosecutor’s office, is a TV host, National President of a major organization, and now partner of a law firm, I can say this book delivers tremendous value to those of any ilk that wish to make a success of themselves, and the businesses they manage!

—Bob Bianchi, Esq., Partner, The Bianchi Law Group, LLC, National President, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Studies show a preponderance of employees leave their companies mainly due to poor management. Dr. K is a Rockstar Manager! She deploys quite a few different styles to fit your personality, in which you too, can become a Rockstar Manager. It is all about meeting people where they are, and this book spells that out for you.

—Daniel Matuella, General Sales Manager, Walnut Media USA, Adjunct Professor of Sales

In ROCKSTAR Manager, Dr. K brings business fundamentals to life and provides adaptable guidance for you to be successful in your career. Implementing these techniques and strategies will boost your skill set, increase your confidence, and elevate your leadership skills!

—Shelley Hoffman, Director of Marketing, Fortune 500 Company



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and Award-Winning Manager

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