Book Titles

Most companies bring in new blood because things are going badly.

…you can be sure that even the best decision won’t succeed unless people – even those who opposed it – work to implement it well.

Bosses who ask for too much input and assistance make it tough for people to concentrate.

…just because people can perform a job well doesn’t mean they ought to help manage it.

…the best bosses ‘let workers work.’ – Jeff Pfeffer

Every boss ought to learn a lesson from the pissed-off profession: sham participation is a sure-fire way to undermine people’s productivity and wipe out their trust.

When people seem to be perfect, it just means you don’t know them very well.

A hallmark of wise bosses is that they are not only aware of their ignorance, weak skills, and character flaws – they actually do something about it.

Wise bosses also enlist followers as teachers.

…surveys show that employees with supervisors (or someone else) who care about them as people are happier and more committed to their work.