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Learn How High-Performing Managers Get High-Performance Results What's the difference between organizations and managers that fail and those that succeed? It's simple: successful managers and organizations do a better job of implementing those basic management practices that get results. In this book, Clinton Longenecker and Jack Simonetti draw on the wisdom of over two thousand high-performing managers to show you how to improve not only your own performance but also the performance of the people for whom you are directly responsible. They show how, by building a model of key practices--what the authors call the five absolutes--any manager can elicit high performance and improve results in all areas. With practical tools and step-by-step advice, the authors show how to develop the practices and habits of high-performing managers, including how to
- Discover the keys to managerial career success and survival
- Create a focus on results that aligns actions with desired outcomes
- Equip your operation with the tools, talent, and technology for high performance
- Learn the practices that create a climate for results
- Create "people performance power" by nurturing relationships among people
- Develop specific practices for improving employee, personal, and operational performance
List of contents
Series Foreword
xi Preface
xiii 1 The Call for Results
1 2 Absolute #1: Get Everyone on the Same Page: Focus on the Purpose of Your Organization
13 3 Absolute #2: Prepare for Battle: Equip Your Operation with Tools, Talent, and Technology
43 4 Absolute #3: Stoke the Fire of Performance: Create a Climate for Results
77 5 Absolute #4: Build Bridges on the Road to Results: Nurture Relationships with People
107 6 Absolute #5: Keep the Piano in Tune: Practice Continuous Renewal
139 Afterword: The Call for Action
171 Notes
181 The Authors
185 Index
189
About the author
CLINT O. LONGENECKER is the Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration at the University of Toledo. He has extensive business experience in both the United States and abroad specializing in performance improvement. He also teaches in the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan Business School.
JACK L. SIMONETTI is an adjunct professor of executive education at the University of Michigan Business School and professor emeritus of management at the University of Toledo. Prior to his academic career, he had extensive experience in HR and employee relations with the BF Goodrich Company.
Summary
This book outlines a practical and innovative process for getting results. The authors outline a step-by-step guide that shows how to focus company-wide efforts on desired results, create a positive working environment that encourages achievement, and practice continuous improvement to sustain and improve operating results.
