The People Pill: The Cure for Every Manager's Number One Problem

by Ken Wright

Praise for The People Pill :
''This excellent book is a much-needed how-to guide for aspiring leaders, new leaders, and established leaders. The no-nonsense, practical approach is easy to follow and simple to implement--and these methods have been proven to produce outstanding results.''
-- Stephen M. R. Covey , New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Trust '' The People Pill is exactly what every manager it's honest, practical, enlightening, and puts the responsibility for a problem-free workplace where it belongs--on leaders.''
-- Vanessa Castagna , former CEO, JC Penney ''Do not read this book if you want to learn to manage. Read this book and read it again if you want to lead.''
-- Vince Poscente , author of The Age of Speed and The Ant and the Elephant What is a manager's number one headache? Dealing with people, particularly employees. And what is the cure? The People Pill . Based on techniques time-tested over twenty-five years by management veteran Ken Wright, The People Pill is a practical, simple guide grounded in the basic element of success with people--being an authentic leader. The People Pill presents seven chapters with prescriptions to cure the most aggravating people problems. From dealing with employees with bad attitudes to managers who can't lead, The People Pill goes beyond platitudes to provide concrete action steps that bring results. Diagnosis, Lab Work, Your New Health Regimen, and other informative sections within each chapter present cutting edge managerial research, case studies, and pointed calls-to-action that will teach any manager how to create a winning people-development strategy. By leading from the head and the heart, Wright demonstrates how managers can turn their people problems into business solutions, while gaining increased respect, satisfaction, and results. Brilliantly conceived, thoroughly researched, and inventively presented, The People Pill is the perfect prescription to cure your people problems and achieve unbounded success.

Genres: Leadership, Business

202 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Joshua Mulheran]

An easy read for managers looking to up their team leadership skills. Possibly outdated with the advent of Covid and work from home arrangements. And the book really approaching employment from a unilist perspective. May not be entirely reflective of the current work culture and emerging gig economies. It’s always interesting when books mention not everyone is motivated by money, especially with the rising costs and inflation, with a crisis of living costs. Quick read though, so could knock out in a weekend

[Juanita]

I would give this book 2.5 stars. It is a pretty standard book on management

[Glenn]

Even though I "had" to read this book for work, I found it very logical and fun to read. There are many practical tactics to use, and I even adopted some into my management style.

[Alka Upadhyay]

Good tips and reminders for a quick read

[Mojoey]

I forgot to review this... It was horrible. I had trouble making it through even a paragraph.

[Mindi]

Good food for thought on management, leadership, motivation and generally working with people.