The First Book of Common-Sense Management: How to Overcome Managerial Madness by Finding the Simple Key to Success

by Diane Tracy

Book Overview

Diane Tracy's unique take on successful management showing how to motivate employees through greater sensitivity. This book reveals some precise, commonsense truths about people that are amazingly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688083463
• ISBN13: 9780688083465
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Every manager OUGHT to read this book!

"The First Book of Common Sense Management" is a title which says it all -"common sense". To me, that is 99% of being a good manager, using good old fashioned common sense. Unfortunately, too many managers don't see this and make numerous managerial mistakes, which in turn causes poor employee morale and turnover problems. If they had read this book, they would see the error of their ways and may even be better managers as a result.In this day in age, it would benefit managers to know how to train and keep good help instead of making the kinds of mistakes that cause people to resign in disgust. Knowing how to empower your employees, stroke their egos and praise them for a job well done instead of constantly criticise and point out errors and problems is a big job, but one that a good manager ought to learn how to do. This book gives you the tools to know how to do those things and to foster good will and high productivity in your department or office. Poor management has been the cause of more than one company's demise, and in these uncertain financial times, it is the wise manager who will read this book and keep his or her company afloat and keep good employees productive and happy. It may even be the difference between the life and death of a company. A company will survive that is well managed and has satisfied and motivated employees that will produce. Managers, this should be mandatory reading for each and every one of you. Pass this around your board room or management staff. Make everyone read it and read it again if need be. Yours is the choice - good company morale and high productivity or poor employee morale, low productivity and company death. Frankly, were I a manager, I would choose the latter.