Books by Eric

Managing People: The 2020 Edition

A Book For Managers and Leaders From Someone Who's Been There

In 2003, Eric Swenson quit his job and wrote a book about management and leadership based on his seventeen years of experience working for two large corporations. Now, seventeen years later, he has updated the book with stories and anecdotes from his experience running his own business and working with hundreds of business owners and C-suite executives.

Despite the many changes in technology and business over the past generation, the hallmarks of great leaders have remained the same. Eric's core principles of leadership are relevant for managers of people in any generation, business, industry, or role.

Managing People is a book written by a manager for managers and packed with practical, everyday advice that anyone can learn and adapt to their own teams. This is not high-level theory but rather in-the-trenches knowledge from someone who has been there and done that -- as a manager, as a strategic advisor, and as a business owner.

  • Managing People: The 2020 Edition
    By Eric Swenson

    Paperback: 162 pages
    Publisher: Wheatmark (March 25, 2020)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1627877924
    ISBN-13: 978-1627877923
    Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
    Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces

The Five A’s of Great Employees

Experience No Longer Matters

Contrary to popular belief, technical competency does not define a great employee.

You won't find your best employees by asking a series of standard interview questions. And a resume does little to tell you whether an employee is going to be a superstar or an HR nightmare. 

In fact, when it comes to hiring and managing employees, we have been concentrating on the wrong attributes entirely. The Five A's is a true breakthrough in evaluating potential and current employees.

By redefining the characteristics that determine whether an employee is ideally suited for a job, you can use The Five A's to quickly sift through the rubbish and build an engaged and well-trained workforce.

What’s more important is potential – to be the employee you need 5 years from now just as much as today.

  • The Five A's of Great Employees
    By Eric Swenson

    Paperback: 168 pages
    Publisher: Wheatmark (March 15, 2016)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1627872655
    ISBN-13: 978-1627872652
    Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
    Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces