First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

by Marcus Buckingham

is it in relation to the rest of the word? It is raised and in the middle. The solution: “A raise in pay.” How about this

The most efficient route that nature has found from point A to point B is rarely a straight line. It is always the path of least resistance. The most efficient way to turn someone’s talent into performance is to help him find his own path of least resistance toward the desired outcomes.

This is how Microsoft beat Apple.

These four expectations are hierarchical.

no biz book would be complete w/o the naslov pyramid

Mark took one look at it, turned to the audience, made an obscene gesture, and stalked off the stage, vowing to leave the company.

Instead of wasting time berating her for her constant failure, Jan simply told her: “Every time you get back from a trip, drop your expenses into an envelope and hand them to Larry. He’ll figure them out.” Larry isn’t an assistant; he’s a researcher like Diane.

The whole is, apparently, more important than its individual parts.

how can we talk about team memer weaknesses without hurting people's feelings.

I was damned if I was going to let her manipulate me into firing her. I wanted her to be honest with herself about her feelings and her intentions. I wanted her to understand that, in the end, she would be rewarded for her honesty. “So I waited her out. And over a period of about four months,

depression on Sunday night,

Through our outplacement service he found a role as a claims adjuster for an insurance agency here in town, which fits his character so much better.

the fact that she required two or three probes to dredge it up tells you that the behavior is not a recurring part of her life.)