tailieunhanh - Management: The other side

Smashwords Edition License Notes All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. | Management The other side from the world of Ken Schweim SMASHWORDS EDITION PUBLISHED BY Ken Schweim on Smashwords Management The other side Copyright 2010 by Ken Schweim Smashwords Edition License Notes All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. Table of Contents Before the beginning. In the beginning. My boss is an idiot Manager How did that happen How many vice Presidents do we need Education vs. intelligence Battlefield commands made by non- combatants Authority Workload balance If it ain t broke why are we fixing it like a convict Meetings Decision making Would you be interested in any input from the grunts Ladder to success Communication Work assignments Personnel reviews I have a college degree therefore. Micro management The world of consultants Mission Vision statement Re-inventing the wheel Mid-management Management can t be wrong Operating on Auto-Pilot Personal traits Promises Promises Promises Replaced with part-timers I don t wanna be a manager Don t you have anything else to do I also am a human being Give me the tools to do the job What a waste of time And in closing. About the Author Before the beginning. I would like to define one special term here that is used throughout my book and that is the term Grunt which is taken from my military experience USMC . My definition of Grunt is an employee who works at the bottom level or one who is directly involved in producing the product. In my military experience we daily talked about the 10 that didn t get the word. The 10 either were not paying attention or simply were not capable of grasping the concept. Unfortunately the 10 of management that fall into .