false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170372837m/50937.jpg 50937 14 Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman expose the fallacies of standard management thinking in <i>First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently</i>. In seven chapters, the two consultants for the Gallup Organization debunk some dearly held notions about management, such as "treat people as you like to be treated"; "people are capable of almost anything"; and "a manager's role is diminishing in today's economy." "Great managers are revolutionaries," the authors write. "This book will take you inside the minds of these managers to explain why they have toppled conventional wisdom and reveal the new truths they have forged in its place."<p> The authors have culled their observations from more than 80,000 interviews conducted by Gallup during the past 25 years. Quoting leaders such as basketball coach Phil Jackson, Buckingham and Coffman outline "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: Finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and selecting staff for talent--not just knowledge and skills. <I>First, Break All the Rules</I> offers specific techniques for helping people perform better on the job. For instance, the authors show ways to structure a trial period for a new worker and how to create a pay plan that rewards people for their expertise instead of how fast they climb the company ladder. "The point is to focus people toward performance," they write. "The manager is, and should be, totally responsible for this." Written in plain English and well organized, this book tells you exactly how to improve as a supervisor. <i>--Dan Ring</i> 49725 5 5 1999 First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently total:675|5:203|4:263|3:160|2:41|1:8| 675 2637 1154 113 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 06:59:30 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 14:00:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 13 10:45:22 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 07:08:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 09:27:54 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 12:14:09 -0700 2008 1
My favorite thing about this book is that it is researched-based. Gallup did extensive surveys of the most successful managers across mutiple disciplines. So, it's not just another book written from the perspective of one person who had success -- it's t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 27 19:56:02 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 20:04:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 03:40:25 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 06:51:49 -0700 2009
This business book by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman was written in 1999, in the salad days before our current economic depression, before B...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Nov 09 03:28:13 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 03:28:13 -0800 2008
It would seem that the way to be a successful manager is to find successful people to manage :-)]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:00:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:02:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Feb 27 05:42:50 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 05:43:29 -0800 2008 1 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 10:12:08 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 13:06:52 -0800 2008
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Chapter one sets out the research resul...more...]]> 4 0 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 07:44:03 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 08:07:58 -0700 2008
I really actually liked this book. We read it for our work book club (we meet once/month to discuss a work-related article/book). As I read the book I found my self saying "God, I wish ___ (insert any manager I've ever had) had read this book." There are so few gr...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 08 11:54:05 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:56:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:38:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:41:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 24 18:59:12 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 19:03:18 -0700 2009
The result? Figure out what your employee is good at, then if i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 08 21:46:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 22:38:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 07:42:12 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:07:13 -0700 2009
There is a common theme that I have found in all of my academic readings and this one subscribes to it hook, line, and sinker. This book is not a how-to book for the aspiring manager. It is m...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jan 31 09:09:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 09:13:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 29 15:17:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:19:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 03 19:17:59 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:19:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=50937