管理者需要读书，而且要读有助于自己提升的书籍。而对于新经理人而言，读书又成为其适应新岗位的不可或缺的学习途径。西方经管的理论、思想和研究成果一直以来是中国经理人热衷借鉴和学习的东西，虽然它们很多没有针对中国问题，但是依然是我们获取世界前沿思想的一种有效途径。以下就是美国经理人在其管理的初级时期必读的书单，可以供我国新经理人引为参考。这些书中有些在中国已经出版过，有些还没有出版：
1. The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins
2. Just Promoted!: How to Survive and Thrive in Your First 12 Months as a Manager by Edward, H. Betof
3. The Bosss Survival Guide by Bob Rosner, et al
4. 101 Biggest Mistakes Managers Make and How to Avoid Them by Mary Albright, Clay Carr
5. FIRST TIME SUPERVISORS SURVIVAL GUIDE by George Fuller
6. Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership by Linda A. Hill
7. Harvard Business Review on Becoming a High-Performance Manager by Harvard Business School Press
8. Becoming A Master Manager: A Competency Framework by Robert E. Quinn, et al
9. Becoming a Successful Manager : How to Make a Smooth Transition from Managing Yourself to Managing Others by Jack H. Grossman, J. Robert Parkinson
10. The New Supervisor: How to Thrive in Your First Year As a Manager by Martin M. Broadwell, Carol Broadwell Dietrich
11. 13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them by W. Steven Brown
12. First, Break All the Rules: What the Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
13. The First-Time Manager by Loren B. Belker
14. Handbook For First-Time Managers: Managing Effectively by Berk Joseph, Susan Berk
15. Essential Managers Manual by Robert Heller, Tim Hindle
16. The Accidental Manager: Get the Skills You Need to Excel in Your New Career by Gary S. Topchik
17. Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
18. Winning Decisions : Getting It Right the First Time by J. Edward Russo, Paul J.H. Schoemaker
19. What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works by Ram Charan (Hardcover)
20. Brag! : The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
