This book is the culmination of over 80,000 interviews conducted by The Gallup Organization. This is insightful work; no pundit-speak and no ivory tower theorizing. The authors stress that good managers spend more time with their best performers than with their less productive counterparts, that they fit people into the right roles and hire for talent rather than experience, that they focus on …
In this book, Nigel Nicholson takes a fresh, novel, and penetrating look at human nature and why we do what we do at work. * Why we let one piece of bad news drive out 100 pieces of good. * Create the "us versus them" problem by immediately classifying people as winners and losers. * And think we can "tough things out," ignoring clues of disaster staring us in the face. The explanation of…
It has covered a variety of topics in this book on how to lead people, but certainly not every situation youÂ’ll confront in your career as manager- or even within the first few weeks in your new role. The books give some insight into the techniques of managing people that will make the job more meaningful and understandable
A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It’s not that we don’t dream of being great managers, it’s just that we haven’t found a practical and efficient way to do it. Unti…
Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power. But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today’s performance-…