{"product_id":"make-waves-9780471725039","title":"Make Waves","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not your typical business book. You won''t find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you''ll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It''s time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn If You Don''t Make Waves, You''ll Drown\u003c\/i\u003e, Dave Anderson doesn''t pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he''s not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you''ll learn how to get the most out of your business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWant more politically incorrect wisdom?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTenure is a license for laziness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiversity without competence is worthless\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDon''t trade yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Note xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Don’t Be a Wimp! 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Eliminate Entitlements: Send the Moochers Packing! 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Don’t Confuse the Scoreboard for the Game! 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sometimes You Have to Tick People Off! 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Learn to Read between the Lies! 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ditch Diversity and Go for Results! 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Don’t Just Win . . . Run Up the Score! 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Spare the Rod, Spoil the Sluggard! 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Don’t Make People Happy. . . .Make Them Better! 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Don’t Trade Your Values for Valuables! 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 236\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767552049495,"sku":"9780471725039","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471725039.jpg?v=1758713755","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/make-waves-9780471725039","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}