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The book is a result of observations based on 80,000 interviews with managers [3] as conducted by the Gallup Organization in the last 25 years. [when?] The book goes into detail on debunking old myths about management, and gives advice to employers on how to obtain and keep talented people in their organization. [4] Key ideas from the book include:
Great individual contributors make great managers That’s the first of Jobs’ best management tips: elevating the people to management who perform at the highest levels. “You know who the best ...
12: The Elements of Great Managing is a 2006 New York Times bestseller written by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter. It is the sequel to First, Break All the Rules , although the first book was written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.
The cover of The Peter Principle (1970 Pan Books edition). The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not ...
In this podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by superstar guests Randi Zuckerberg and Morgan Housel as they each share three stories -- one to educate, one to amuse, and one to ...
The skills that managers and leaders require heavily overlap and the main focus in both sets is creating mutual trust and respect between one and one's subordinates. Utilizing the right management style. Recognizing what one's management style is allows one to utilize it in a way that matches employees’ motivation styles. Being authentic ...
Follett's work came during the height of Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management movement, which advocated the "one right way" for tasks to be performed, and Max Weber's view that direct hierarchy was the best form of leadership for larger organizations. The Giving of Orders challenged both of these paradigms and presented an alternative to ...
Most corporate managers holding the titles of chief executive officer (CEO) or president, for example, are the general managers of their respective businesses. More rarely, the chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO), or chief marketing officer (CMO) will act as the general manager of the business. Depending on the company ...