No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 125014406X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She lives in Elkhorn, Nebraska. In 2001, she founded Reality-Based Leadership. CY WAKEMAN is a public speaker and trainer. She is the author of Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace & Turn Excuses Into Results (2010) and the New York Times bestseller The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier (2013)
Read it and reap great results!” - BJ Gallagher, author of A Peacock in theLand of Penguins: A Fable About Creativity and Courage“Cy Wakeman dismantles conventional HR and Leadership wisdom and provides thought-provoking new ways of viewing the role of the leader and the possibility of creating a drama-free workplace!” - Jeff Hyman, Chief Talent Officer, Strong Suit & Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management “Cy's No Ego approach simply works.” - Andy Thomas, CEO, Craft Brew Alliance“The right book at the rig
My Way Or The Highway matt8386 I agree with Ms. Wakeman's statement that good workers want honest, reality based feedback. I'm also on board that poor performers, those who contribute to a toxic workplace, should be shown the door as quickly as HR and Home Office will allowand there lies the rub. I've worked in all sorts of military and corporate environments, from poor to excellent. If the leadership is not committed to this "RBL" (. "Just bad." according to J. Arena. Oh, myyy What can I say? I work for a company that apparently subscribed to the methods presented here. Employees most certainly had no expectations, inflated or otherwise. The front line was never consulted, even though we tried desperately to delicately point out what we were headed for. We had no raises, no career advancement -- yep, nothing that would cause "drama." That "leadership thinking" sank t. "somewhat helpful" according to GAMS Mommy. There are many helpful tips in here on how to get performance with accountability and the author shows the flaws in engagement surveys. What is missing in the book is the balance of approach that she mentions at the end but should have mentioned at the beginning and really throughout. Leadership isn't always right. Humility and being willing to take feedback goes both ways. She brushes on this but the s
The New York Times bestselling author of Reality-Based Leadership rejects the current fad of "engaging" employees and the emotional drama of "meeting their needs"--returning leadership to leaders and productivity to businesses.For years now, leaders in almost every industry have accepted two completely false assumptions--that change is hard, and that engagement drives results. No Ego disposes with unproven HR maxims, and instead offers a complete plan to turn your office from a den of discontent to a happy, productive place.. Rather than driving performance and creating efficiencies, these programs fuel entitlement and drama, costing millions in time and profit.It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to shield employees from change, involve them in high-level decision-making, and keep them happy wi