Heroz: Empower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company

by William C. Byham and Jeff Cox

Book Overview

"I hate Mondays." "They say I'm responsible, but my boss makes all the decisions." "We're supposed to work as a team, but everybody's out for themselves." Sound familiar? You don't have to take it anymore In HeroZ, you'll actually have fun learning how to survive and even thrive in today's work world. Step-by-step techniques--proven by thousands of companies around the globe--show you how to make meaningful decisions, measure your progress, and work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449909581
• ISBN13: 9780449909584
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Good starter materiel

Excellent starter materiel for introducing rising junior leaders to the concept of energizing employees for performance.

Another Good Book From Byham and Cox

For those of you that read Zapp! this book continues on the same idea. It's in parable form, which makes it easy to read and the points made are on target.

Excellent techniques and fun to read

Helped me tremendously when I became a manager. How to tell people what needs to be done and let them figure out how to do it. Learn while following a story. You don't even realize you're learning all the techniques because the story is so fun to read.

The Managers Spell Book

Facing the constant threat of Dragons attacking the village, and encountering a mysterious gloomy fog each and every workday, was the reality for the people of Lamron. In order to preserve the village, and bring some meaning to the everyday work experience, change had to happen. Heroz is a tale of a fictional village, of fictional characters facing problems common to the daily grind of work. Throughout the book, the people working in the arrow factory strive to determine and achieve the goal of the business, to make money and provide the knights charged with slaying the dragons, the quality arrows they need. Throughout the book, the factory workers and management personnel learn to work together, to enhance teamwork and motivation, and experience the enhanced ZAPP! gained by working together.Heroz is a breeze to read, easy to identify with, especially if you experience the fog that rolls in the workplace at the beginning of the day, and lifts completely only after the last person has gone home. It's entertaining and humorous. You'll learn spells to use in all different situations, and upon completion of the book, will have them all compiled in the "Zapp! Wizard's Spell Book", conveniently tucked in at the conclusion of the novel.

best book ever on empowerment

This book is a must for every small business owner. It takes the blinders off and lets you see the big picture of your compnay. I am ordering this book for my entire management staff. I can't wait to see the results after they read this wonderful, eye-opening book.