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Walk Awhile In MY Shoes
The revolutionary handbook that's actually two books in one! Break down "we vs. they" beliefs and behaviors while encouraging new levels of understanding, perspective, empathy, and cooperation. Use this popular one-of-a-kind book to help everyone as they focus on achieving the organization's mission in a values-based way. Walk Awhile In My Shoes will help bridge the gap between employees and managers. Walk Awhile in MY Shoes is no longer in a flip book format (upside down on half the book) but is still the same powerful message.
55 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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November 13, 2019
I found this book at a family day display at my workplace and thought it might be an interesting and quick read.
It's very short, but offers perspectives from both the manager and employee sides, with an interesting "book at both ends" format. I would only read for a couple of pages at my desk each day, as kind of a break and I used that time to consider the working relationships I have with my coworkers and supervisors.
It's a good book and might help toward reconciling conflict, but is not likely to make any significant changes. I may pass this along to a coworker who is having some communication issues with his new boss. I'm not sure it will help, but you never know.
It's very short, but offers perspectives from both the manager and employee sides, with an interesting "book at both ends" format. I would only read for a couple of pages at my desk each day, as kind of a break and I used that time to consider the working relationships I have with my coworkers and supervisors.
It's a good book and might help toward reconciling conflict, but is not likely to make any significant changes. I may pass this along to a coworker who is having some communication issues with his new boss. I'm not sure it will help, but you never know.
March 23, 2011
read for my management class at work it does present interesting contrasting viewpoints of both employee and manager roles. But it could be summarized all by the dual EMPATHY pages which really means to treat and respect others like you want to be treated!!
January 24, 2017
Definitely a "woe is me" theme to the book. i felt it was very whiny and lots of excuses. Not at all what I was expecting. Low star review. Some of the quotes were appropriate.
February 23, 2018
Great- I would read again
June 15, 2023
There are some good insights and perspectives. The tone from the employee to employer can be taken as whining. This made the read unenjoyable for me
June 5, 2016
There are two sides to the book. One side is written from employee to manager and the other side is written from manager to employee. Each side is broken into short essays on topics such as performance reviews, change, and handling performance challenges. Most of these essay topics appear on both sides of the book, so that the same topic is discussed from both sides of the manager-employee dynamic.
I like the idea of writing on the same topics from two different sides. It is very easy as an employee and as a manager to get tunnel-visioned and lose sight of the perspectives of the people around you. This book is a nice reminder of that.
Quality of Writing: 4/10
This book is meant to be approachable, not profound.
Pace: 9/10
This book goes by very quickly at less than 100 pages.
Enjoyability: 5/10
Insightfulness: 5/10
This book seeks to remind us only of what we already know. The concept and layout of the book is relatively fresh and creative, but the content itself is more about revisiting prior knowledge than uncovering something entirely new.
Ease of Reading: 10/10
I read this in under 30 minutes.
Favorite Quotes:
• “I’m rarely the ‘decider,’ but almost always the ‘doer.’” – Employee to Manager (On “Change”)
• “I often see myself through your eyes.” – Employee to Manager (On Recognition)
• “The plain fact is that there are times when I do what I’m supposed to do, and, BOOM, I get nailed for it.” – Employee to Manager (On “No Win” Situations”)
• “Sometimes I find that you’re just too busy to give me the attention I feel I deserve. For you, it may be just another problem, or perhaps just another ‘whiny employee.’ For me, it’s a very important issue that’s probably been bothering me for some time.” – Employee to Manager (On Resolving Disputes)
• “Ask me what I’m working on before you give me an assignment, and I’ll be much more likely to believe my work truly is important.” – Employee to Manager (On Respecting my Time)
• “What’s most interesting about my dream is that you and I were in the same car, traveling down the same road. Wherever we go, we go together.” – Employee to Manager (On “the Future”)
• “Assume half the responsibility for our working relationship. If we work well together, take half the credit. If we don’t, take half the responsibility for making it better. Even though you’re the boss, our relationship is a two-way street.” – Employee to Manager (What I Ask of You)
I like the idea of writing on the same topics from two different sides. It is very easy as an employee and as a manager to get tunnel-visioned and lose sight of the perspectives of the people around you. This book is a nice reminder of that.
Quality of Writing: 4/10
This book is meant to be approachable, not profound.
Pace: 9/10
This book goes by very quickly at less than 100 pages.
Enjoyability: 5/10
Insightfulness: 5/10
This book seeks to remind us only of what we already know. The concept and layout of the book is relatively fresh and creative, but the content itself is more about revisiting prior knowledge than uncovering something entirely new.
Ease of Reading: 10/10
I read this in under 30 minutes.
Favorite Quotes:
• “I’m rarely the ‘decider,’ but almost always the ‘doer.’” – Employee to Manager (On “Change”)
• “I often see myself through your eyes.” – Employee to Manager (On Recognition)
• “The plain fact is that there are times when I do what I’m supposed to do, and, BOOM, I get nailed for it.” – Employee to Manager (On “No Win” Situations”)
• “Sometimes I find that you’re just too busy to give me the attention I feel I deserve. For you, it may be just another problem, or perhaps just another ‘whiny employee.’ For me, it’s a very important issue that’s probably been bothering me for some time.” – Employee to Manager (On Resolving Disputes)
• “Ask me what I’m working on before you give me an assignment, and I’ll be much more likely to believe my work truly is important.” – Employee to Manager (On Respecting my Time)
• “What’s most interesting about my dream is that you and I were in the same car, traveling down the same road. Wherever we go, we go together.” – Employee to Manager (On “the Future”)
• “Assume half the responsibility for our working relationship. If we work well together, take half the credit. If we don’t, take half the responsibility for making it better. Even though you’re the boss, our relationship is a two-way street.” – Employee to Manager (What I Ask of You)
March 26, 2014
This quick read explores the points of view of both employees and their managers and communications between the two. Both have similar points of view, and it proves that though open communication, we can identify that we're all human being who are striving for success in our work and need to empathize with one another. I'm not sure this would help improve business communications at a company, but it provides interesting views.
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