People Leave Managers...Not Organizations!: Action Based Leadership

by Rick W. Tate, Dr. Julie White (Contributor)

The Performance Advantage(TM) provides managers at every level with the ability to understand how to take the right action, at the right time, to increase performance and create a motivational work environment. For years, the myth of traditional thinking was that creating high morale resulted in high performance. Think again! Arthors Rick Tate and Dr. Julie White destroy this myth and provide managers practical, applied methods, skills, and concepts that come directly from over 30 years of research in organizational effectiveness, not from some new management "flavor of the month." With a concise, easy to remember model, managers will be energized to lead more effectively, with fewer resources and within tighter budgets. Imagine what it will be like to take action...the right action, at the right time to get bottom line results! The Performance Advantage Method(TM) focuses on the manager's role and actions to impact: - Employee Motivation - Performance Expectations - Employee Ability - Employee Attitude - Confidence - Desire and Motivation - Organizational Issues - Personal Issues - Meaningful Participation - Leadership Action: When the leader's action is aligned with the follower's performance results and attitude (rather than the leader's comfort zone), then performance, retention, and relationships all improve.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published February 14, 2005

Reviews

[Becky Leach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. Sometimes hard format to follow and can be dry at times, but many hidden gems. Loved the notes nestled within the pages and the flow was good. Would recommend to anybody in a 1st line manager role or any analyst looking to better understand why leaders take certain actions.

[Mark Manderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read on management. Most times it seems like common sense of how important clarification in communication is and this book spells it out. One huge take a walk for me was the "condition vs. problem" analogy which states: Performance issues are a condition and not a problem. It's like diabetes that must be actively managed and not a broken bone that is wrapped up once.