Why managing sucks and how to fix it : a results-only guide to taking control of work, not people / Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ressler, Cali.

Thompson, Jody, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management.

Quality of work life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 278 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Change the way you think about work (and life) by focusing on results-and only results Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It shows how the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) mindset can make you or your organization more entrepreneurial, more connected with the broader trends in your industry, and more willing to take smart risks. It explains how to set clear expectations and focus on the endpoint as opposed to managing the process that gets you there. With eyes set on getting rid of distractions, long meetings, and unnecessary updates, this book offers quick, everyday strategies to experi

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Creating an accountability culture / by Karrin Fink

Wake up! go beyond telework / by Cali

The importance of trust / by Bryan Sivak

Motivate me. No pizza party, please / by Cali

Down with billable hours, up with results / by Otmara Diaz-Cooper and Todd Cooper President and VP/Creative Director, Diaz & Cooper Advertising

S.M.A.R.T goals = senseless minutia against random tasks / by Jody

Focus on what matters / by Greg Watt

24/7 kicks 9-5's ass / by Jody

Epilogue / by Cali

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781118559345

1118559347

9781283993791

1283993791

9781118559284

1118559282

OCLC:

815873558