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Resources for Corporations
Why can't we get anything done around here? Subtitled: “The Smart Manager’s Guide to Executing the Work that Delivers Results”, by Robert Lefton and Jerome Loeb, this 150-page book is only literally ‘small’. Aside from demonstrating my personal penchant for finding books with really loooong titles, this little book is important for a couple of other reasons. It explores the well-known frustration of working very hard, and stll not actually getting anything done. One of the causes identified in the book is that many tasks are not assigned to the right person in the first place. The authors, one a seasoned business executive, the other an equally seasoned human behaviour specialist, offer a very practical, step-by-step method to turn every manager into a results-getter. The points are well-made: question the value of each and every task - and get rid of meaningless tasks. Know the capabilities of your employees, and throw the org chart away for really important tasks - assign them to the person best capable of getting the task done. Know what your employees are doing - and help them avoid tasks that suck the productivity out of them. If you can read beyond the ‘cute’ categories of “Yellow Flag” and “Gold Star” activities, this book will help you boost your team’s productivity. It might also make you a few short-term enemies, notably the folks who provide the meaningless tasks, but in the long run it will give you much greater control over what you do, and how you do it. Category: Book Reviews |
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