No Excuses - How You Can Turn Any Workplace Into a Great One

Presents a guide for business leaders on the strategies for creating a positive working environment, drawing on case studies to demonstrate how to establish effective leadership practices.

List of contents

Foreword by Amy Lyman ix
 
Introduction: Creating a Great Workplace 1
 
1 The Anatomy of an Excuse 9
 
2 I Think [Like a Great Workplace Leader], Therefore I Am [a Great Workplace Leader] 25
 
3 We Are What We Repeatedly Do 45
 
4 I Didn't Have Enough Time to Do It Right 65
 
5 That's Just Not My Job 85
 
6 My Industry Is Different 105
 
7 It's Just Not the Right Time 127
 
8 I'd Be a Great People Manager if It Weren't for All the People 149
 
9 My Boss Ate My Homework 169
 
10 The "One Rule" for Excuses 187
 
Notes 195
 
Acknowledgments 201
 
About the Authors 205
 
Index 207

Product details

• Authors: Michael Burchell, Michael J Burchell, Michael J. Burchell, Michael Robin Burchell, J Robin, Jennife Robin, Jennifer Robin, Robin Jennifer
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publication
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2013
• EAN: 9781118352427
• ISBN: 978-1-118-35242-7
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Allg. Wirtschaft u. Management, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership