First, Break All the Rules

Submitted by mauzenne on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 00:21.

Author

Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman

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Manager Tools rating

5

Community Rating

4.7
Average: 4.7 (34 votes)
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Book Review

We love data, and Gallup had a pile of it in developing the key insight here: great managers find people with the right skills for a job, and then focus on enhancing and rewarding what's already there.  They DON'T try to teach everything to everybody.  Unlike In Search of Excellence, they didn't fake this data.  Gives detailed guidance, so we REALLY like it.

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Submitted by damcg63 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 13:07.

FBATR - Useful book

5

I hand this one out to my managers.  It is a good book and extremely easy to break down and explain.  The data compiled is impressive and the message is intuitive to me.  I think it's an important read....or re-read.

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Submitted by jeggy on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 06:26.

I've just got it

I've just got a copy of this one.  It looks great even just after the first chapter.  I'll let you know how the rest of the book goes!

James Gardner, Sales Manager, Component Force Ltd.

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Submitted by salesgun on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 15:11.

Never grow tired of the message...

 One of the best. The message, people don't change much. Know that when hiring and managing. Also, reinforces that people leave or stay because of their manager.