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Summary: THANKS TO MY MANAGER THIS CHANGE MY LIFE
Review: @ FIRST I THOUG IT WAS A BRAIN WASH,THAN I START PAYING ATENTION TO IT,THAN I START LEARNING,AFTER THAT I APLIED IT TO MY PERSONAL LIFE AND GUES WHAT NOW I HELP OTHERS I GOT A NEW JOB AND I LIVE A HAPPY LIFE IT CHANGE MY LIFE,THANK YOU TO MY MANAGER AND THIS BOOK, NOBODY PAYED ME FOR SAYING THIS!
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Summary: A great short introductory book on the topic
Review: A very good book to introduce the topics to someone new to them, or someone who has a very strong tendency to be a 'theory X' type supervisor. Can be a bit slow going, at first. It also 'hides' the meat of the topic in some 'bread' of the story. Good for sci-fi buffs and techies to get introduced to leadership skills, but may boor leaders who are not technology-driven individuals.
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Summary: The most fun required reading I ever did.
Review: For our leadership class at college, this was one of the books we had to read, along with "The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People." I remarked, upon receiving it, that it was quite a thin book. But it demonstrates such an economy of information that it is certainly the equal of books many times thicker.This book illustrates good management practices with a wonderful story that I think may be as great a benefit for educators and authors as it is to managers. It employs an educational principle that I had only seen before in foreign language teaching: that wild, vibrant, creative imagery can make things easier to remember. And the more ridiculous, the more memorable. Also, it illustrates the importance of metaphors. Indeed, the Ralphalator described in the book is, in fact, a metaphor generator for interpersonal relationships. These metaphors put the reader on the same track of discovery as the characters, who find themselves with a wonderful new way to explore their options and examine the results. I'd even go as far as to say that this book could be used in high schools to explain what metaphors are, and what makes them such a strong literary element. With that in mind, I'd really really really like to see the Ralphalator used to examine the world of dating. The third dimension is almost certainly inadequate to explain such a concept.
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Summary: Zapp!: Lighting of Empowerment
Review: Great, super, couldn't put it down! I carried it in my car with me in case I had time between sales calls. I have used this book for the whole company, sales, store operations and office staff. It was perfect. It started a real conversation between my associates. The best thing that happened was we all saw a differnt side to what we do. This book does more for staff attitude and performance than any of those trainers/speakers ever did. It is the perfect tool for non-profit groups. Get more done with your community service time.
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Summary: A must read for all managers
Review: Having worked for too many bosses who are micro-managers, I wish this book was required reading for all such managers. This book, although lacking in realistic settings, is nonetheless a good read. Managers can't expect employees to be excited about their work if they don't have Ownership of their task. How many times have I been given a project to do only to find out that I've been left out of the analysis phase of the project. All information is on a Need to Know basis, and I obviously don't. What do I do for a living? I'm a programmer/analyst.
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Summary: A must read for all managers
Review: Having worked for too many bosses who are micro-managers, I wish this book was required reading for all such managers. This book, although lacking in realistic settings, is nonetheless a good read. Managers can't expect employees to be excited about their work if they don't have Ownership of their task. How many times have I been given a project to do only to find out that I've been left out of the analysis phase of the project. All information is on a Need to Know basis, and I obviously don't. What do I do for a living? I'm a programmer/analyst.
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Summary: The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality, Produc
Review: How to Improve Quality,Productivity, and Employee Satisfactio
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Summary: Do and Say the Right Things to Charge Up Your Organization
Review: I am interested in encouraging the people in my organizations to take more initiative, and this book is a big help in seeing what not to do. I can see better now how the relentless pursuit of perfection can inhibit people from making the necessary mistakes needed to develop their competence and confidence. I also learned that I should spend more time getting people to tell me about how they feel about their jobs and their relationship to me. This book will make me a better manager. If you want to speed up the process of helping everyone in your organization become more effective and confident, I suggest that you teach them, one-by-one, the stallbusting lessons in The 2,000 Percent Solution, a book designed to make it easy for everyone to accomplish much, much more. Use these two books together, and you'll be on a team that wins much more often. You may even start to think of yourself as a great coach. Zapp!!
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Summary: Simple read but not worth to own one
Review: I can't agree more with Gardengirl58. The fairy tale story telling format put me off. More for easy reading.
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Summary: Simple read but not worth to own one
Review: I can't agree more with Gardengirl58. The fairy tale story telling format put me off. More for easy reading.
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