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

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urn:oclc:246066960 Scandate 20110922065834 Scanner scribe1.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Worldcat (source edition) If you're like most managers, it's frustrating work. It can consume tons of your time you could spend doing other things. Making matters worse, the results are often inconsistent.

With a few small tweaks to what you do as a manager, you can become a great manager like the ones in "First, Break All the Rules." I also found the author's definition of strength to be refreshing, and am planning to take the online strength-finder test to prepare for the next book in the series Now Discover Your Strength.

Strong personal relationships are crucial for success.

Engaged employees even treat customers better because they actually care about the company’s image. It’s like managing a basketball team! It’s pointless to teach your center to shoot 3s: it’s much more sensible to be aware of the strengths of each member of your roster. Break the Golden Rule and Play Favorites As a manager, how can you find strong employees and keep them motivated, focused, and productive without creating frustration through constant micro-managing? Successful managers throw out the rules of conventional management and create an individualized approach that focuses on the talents, weaknesses, and personalities of their employees.

I'm not a manager, but this book felt especially relevant to me since my company just did an employee survey based on the 12 questions Gallup formulated through this study. It was interesting to compare my thoughts on the survey without knowing anything about it, to learning all the mechanics and data of 'why' behind it all. Managers can gain many practical lessons, methods, tactics and strategies from data gathered in two large-scale studies of management-employee interaction conducted over a 25-year period by the Gallup Organization.

It takes an understanding of all aspects of somebody’s life to help them improve. You need to know their talents and values if you want them to reach their full potential. Of course I've read it!" he practically snapped. (God, Cathy, you are so stupid.) End of discussion. How many different ways have you tried to improve the profits of your company? Perhaps you’ve cut costs, restructured, or emphasized innovation. These might work for a time, but they will never bring consistent success. A high number of “strongly agree” responses typically indicates a high mark in one or more of the following business goals: productivity, profitability, retention, and customer satisfaction. The reasons for this are as follows: The book then went on to explain the four keys in more detail concluding with a final chapter on how to apply the four keys in business situations.

Ask them what they enjoy doing and get everyone doing more of the tasks they enjoy. (You may be surprised how often they all fit together) The key lies in satisfied employees: the more satisfied an employee is, the more she’ll contribute to building and maintaining a strong workplace. Just because someone is great in their current role does not mean they'll succeed in their next one.

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In each conference, Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games, and the team with the best record in Group Play games will host the wild card team. In the event two or more teams are tied for the higher seed in a conference, the tie among the teams will be broken following the same tiebreaker protocol as described above. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. If you have ever heard the myth of the 10X engineer, then this concept should feel familiar. Do you really think someone can be a 10X engineer (or 10X anything else) without help? Your opinion is valued at work and you feel that your job is important. You’re surrounded by people that are committed to doing strong work and you’ve made a close friend in the office. Because you have strong working relationships, you can use that support to help you focus on growth and improvement. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "First, Break All the Rules" by Gallup Press. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading.