If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown: 10 Hard Charging Strategies for Leading i

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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
047172503X
ISBN-13
9780471725039
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038298096

Product Key Features

Book Title
If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown : 10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Personal Success, Industrial Management, Management
Genre
Business & Economics
Author
Dave Anderson
Format
Hardcover

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1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.2 in

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Trade
LCCN
2005-004692
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
658.4/092
Table Of Content
Preface viii Acknowledgments xvi Author's Note xvii Introduction 1 1 Don't Be a Wimp! 11 2 Eliminate Entitlements: Send the Moochers Packing! 41 3 Don't Confuse the Scoreboard for the Game! 65 4 Sometimes You Have to Tick People Off! 91 5 Learn to Read between the Lies! 109 6 Ditch Diversity and Go for Results! 135 7 Don't Just Win . . . Run Up the Score! 153 8 Spare the Rod, Spoil the Sluggard! 177 9 Don't Make People Happy. . . .Make Them Better! 193 10 Don't Trade Your Values for Valuables! 203 Notes 233 Bibliography 235 About the Author 236
Synopsis
This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager., This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business. In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown , Dave Anderson doesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business. Want more politically incorrect wisdom? Tenure is a license for laziness Diversity without competence is worthless Don't trade your values for valuables Political correctness is a disease that destroys the workplace It's time to fight back, This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business. In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown , Dave Anderson doesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business. Want more politically incorrect wisdom? Tenure is a license for laziness Diversity without competence is worthless Don't trade your values for valuables Political correctness is a disease that destroys the workplace It's time to fight back!, IF YOU DON'T MAKE WAVES YOU'LL DROWN This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business. In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown, Dave Anderson doesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business. Want more politically incorrect wisdom? Tenure is a license for laziness Diversity without competence is worthless Don't trade your values for valuables Political correctness is a disease that destroys the workplace It's time to fight back!, Intended to go against the trend in society bent on establishing a premise that everything and everyone should be tolerated, this book tackles the politically correct-induced business crisis and provides leadership strategies to gain results in the midst of a sea of ensuing mediocrity.
LC Classification Number
HD57.7.A52 2005

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