13 Fatal Errors Managers Make: And How You Can Avoid Them

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Are you guilty of... * Being a buddy, not a boss? * Never admitting that you are accountable? * Managing different people the same way? * Failing to set common business goals? * Trying to control your people instead of influencing their thinking with enthusiasm? These are just a few of the 13 fatal errors managers make. Errors that waste valuable time, money, and talent. This book will show you how to recognize problems -- and avoid them -- before they happen. Author Steven Brown, a nationally recognized professional trainer and consultant, provides the essential guide for effective managers and hows you how to get the best from your workers, your company -- and yourself.
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Overview

Are you guilty of... * Being a buddy, not a boss? * Never admitting that you are accountable? * Managing different people the same way? * Failing to set common business goals? * Trying to control your people instead of influencing their thinking with enthusiasm? These are just a few of the 13 fatal errors managers make. Errors that waste valuable time, money, and talent. This book will show you how to recognize problems -- and avoid them -- before they happen. Author Steven Brown, a nationally recognized professional trainer and consultant, provides the essential guide for effective managers and hows you how to get the best from your workers, your company -- and yourself.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780887490569
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 5/1/1988
  • Format: Cassette
  • Pages: 192

Table of Contents

13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them - W. Steven Brown Preface Fatal Error #1: Refuse to Accept Personal Accountability Fatal Error #2: Fail to Develop People Fatal Error #3: Try to Control Results Instead of Influencing Thinking Fatal Error #4: Join the Wrong Crowd Fatal Error #5: Manage Everyone the Same Way Fatal Error #6: Forget the Importance of Profit Fatal Error #7: Concentrate on Problems Rather Than Objectives Fatal Error #8: Be a Buddy, Not a Boss Fatal Error #9: Fail to Set Standards Fatal Error #10: Fail to Train Your People Fatal Error #11: Condone Incompetence Fatal Error #12: Recognize Only Top Performers Fatal Error #13: Try to Manipulate People

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