Management Quote of the Week

"Managers must manage" Hal Geneen
This is a simple quote that says a lot. It doesn't matter what the economy, the market or the competition throws at us we must accomplish our goals. We must mange to hit our goals in any situation. This is taken from Geneen's great book Managing.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Book recommendation

I try to read at east one or two business related books every month. Every once in a while I come across a book that really impresses me and I will pass it along to you. I just finished Bruce Tulgan's It's Okay to Be the Boss. This is a short little book with a lot to say about effective management. Its main theme is holding people accountable for their actions and for results. Tulgan offers some good advice on having good productive conversations with your team. He advocates a sort of "tough love" approach that may be seen as "old school" by a lot of today;s managers. As a manager I had a reputation as a tough boss, but my people made a lot of money because they hit their sales targets. I like Tulgan's approach.

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Thanks Jim Busch

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