The X-Factor: Getting Extraordinary Results from Ordinary People

by Ross R. Reck

Book Overview

Ross Reck ist Consultant und hat die letzten 15 Jahre damit verbracht, einen Vier-Phasen-Management-Prozess zu entwickeln, der seiner internationalen Klientel dabei hilft, ihr Kerngeschäft zu steigern, und zwar in Millionenhöhe. Er gründet seine Philosophie auf den - wie er es nennt - "X-Faktor", d.h. das Geheimnis, wie man ganz gewöhnliche Mitarbeiter dafür begeistert, ein Extra-Pensum zu absolvieren und so ihre Chefs dabei zu unterstützen, Ergebnisse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471443891
• ISBN13: 9780471443896
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

I cried out of joy while reading this book.

Very good book.I had to pinch myself many times to make sure was it I enjoying this book.One can finish reading it in less than six hours.Packed with useful information.I find it extremely useful to impress my boss and fellow-colleagues.This book is the output of author's 15 years' research on the topic.I bought 10 copies so far, to send them to my managers and friends.Long live Ross.

A Proven Formula

What a breath of fresh air! The X-Factor is loaded with new knowledge about managing and motivatiing. The book's subtitle says it all, "Getting Extraordinary Results From Ordinary People." Instead of providing armchair advice on how to succeed as a manager, The X-Factor delivers a proven forumla on the ultimate management issue: how to get people to perform at peak levels indefinitely.

It's THAT good!

The X-Factor is the most complete and practical management/leadership/motivation book ever written. It picks up where "In Search of Excellence" left off and is the perfect compliment for "Good to Great". This book is incredibly well researched and thought through -- the author leaves few, if any, stones unturned. At the same time, The X-Factor is a wonderfully compelling story and an easy read. Once you start this book, you literally can't put it down...IT'S THAT GOOD!

A Plan you can actually follow

With so many books available, it is nice to find a book that actually talks about things you can do for longer than 3 months. This is an easy process to get things done in all aspects of your life. By following the basic points of the book, you can get started today. The book is organized well, and tells a story while teaching you in the process. By implementing the concepts spelled out in The X-Factor, you can get extraordinary results from ordinary people. The nice thing about this is that your people won't roll their eyes, because it is not a gimmick that will go away over time, it is a natural way to get things done and give people more satisfaction in their jobs. Ross Reck has proven that the key to solving the management puzzle is not very complicated. Take a few hours with this book and you will be well on your way to getting ordinary people x-cited about going the x-tra mile to help you, the manager, achieve x-traordinary results. It is the best Leadership book I have read this year.