Management vs. Employees : How Leaders Can Bridge the Power Gaps That Hurt Corporate Performance
This book provides corporate leaders a roadmap for bridging the hierarchical gaps between management and employees to gain company-wide acceptance of transformative strategic initiatives. Serial entrepreneur Hayes Drumwright demonstrates how to take responsibility for uncovering and fusing the inspi...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
[New York] :
Apress,
2016.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781484216750 9781484216767 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: US; Chapter 1: Selfish and Selfless; Trace3; InstantScale; Memento Mori Winery; They Come First; Chapter 2: Pour a Foundation; Dude, That's My Seat; Sword At My Side; Secret Bank Accounts; Chapter 3: Grab Your Cape; Sherri's Story; The Front Line(s); Part II: Them; Chapter 4: What If "They" Don't Like You?; Getting Your Arms Around the Us vs. Them Problem; Tenure, Success, and a Lack of Risk Can Drive Entitlement; A Lack of Understanding Drives Apathy; People Don't Care What You Know Unless They Know That You Care.
- Chapter 5: Stop Wasting Money On New InitiativesThe Mix of Personalities Matters Much More Than You Think; Attribution Error; Corporate Attribution Error; Chapter 6: Barfing Downhill; Part III: Bridges; Chapter 7: Sourcing Pain; Measuring Progress; What We Learned; Pain Sourcing and Saying "No"; Chapter 8: Truth Seeking; The Road to Comfort Often Ends In Despair; Truth-Seeking Rule #1; Truth-Seeking Rule #2; Truth-Seeking Rule #3; Chapter 9: Minimum Viable Stuff; Four Steps to Minimum Viable Stuff; Step 1: Discovery; Step 2: Distribute Accountability; Step 3: Pilot; Step 4: Iterate.
- MVS in ActionA 7,000,000 Insurance Policy; Project Management; New Leaders; Many More; Chapter 10: Accidental Adoption; The Nucleus; Accidental Adoption (Not the Baby Kind); Audiences Outside of the Company; Different Incentives for Different Groups; Outline Placeholder; Step 1: Identify Pain; Step 2: Find the Carrot; Step 3: Use Your Stick; Part IV: Leaders Need Followers; Chapter 11: Being versus Becoming; Finding the Right Doctor; Appetizers Before Entrees; Eating Your Babies; Lead from the Front; Chapter 12: Those We Serve; Who Are You Serving and How Real Is the Value You Provide?
- Figure Out What You Are Dealing WithInclude Many in the Solving and Focus on Those You Serve; Never Stop Improving; Chapter 13: A Legacy of Failure; Kids Shouldn't Be Your Legacy; Show Your Struggle; A Hero's Story; Where to Start; Index.