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The business leader''s guide to creating a great workplace from the Great Place to Work Institute

In this follow-up guide to The Great Workplace, experts from Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. reveal the most common excuses managers use for why they can''t create a great workplace. Authors Jennifer Robin and Michael Burchell poke holes in every single excuse. Whether the reasons involve the organization''s leadership, employees, environment, or any other factor, the authors explain that if managers lead people properly, they can create a great workplace. The authors explore how managers can interrupt their own negative thought patterns and instead create lasting change, and they describe how great workplaces have surmounted very real difficulties with aplomb.

  • Includes case studies, stories, tips, and tools for managers who want to transform their organizations
  • From the experts at the Great Place to Work, a global research, consulting, an

    Table of Contents

    Foreword by Amy Lyman ix

    Introduction: Creating a Great Workplace 1

    1 The Anatomy of an Excuse 9

    2 I Think [Like a Great Workplace Leader], Therefore I Am [a Great Workplace Leader] 25

    3 We are What We Repeatedly Do 45

    4 I Didn’t Have Enough Time to Do It Right 65

    5 That’s Just Not My Job 85

    6 My Industry is Different 105

    7 It’s Just Not the Right Time 127

    8 I’d Be a Great People Manager if It Weren’t for All the People 149

    9 My Boss Ate My Homework 169

    10 The “One Rule” for Excuses 187

    Notes 195

    Acknowledgments 201

    About the Authors 205

    Index 207

No Excuses

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2013
      ISBN13: 9781118352427, 978-1118352427
      ISBN10: 1118352424

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The business leader''s guide to creating a great workplace from the Great Place to Work Institute

      In this follow-up guide to The Great Workplace, experts from Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. reveal the most common excuses managers use for why they can''t create a great workplace. Authors Jennifer Robin and Michael Burchell poke holes in every single excuse. Whether the reasons involve the organization''s leadership, employees, environment, or any other factor, the authors explain that if managers lead people properly, they can create a great workplace. The authors explore how managers can interrupt their own negative thought patterns and instead create lasting change, and they describe how great workplaces have surmounted very real difficulties with aplomb.

      • Includes case studies, stories, tips, and tools for managers who want to transform their organizations
      • From the experts at the Great Place to Work, a global research, consulting, an

        Table of Contents

        Foreword by Amy Lyman ix

        Introduction: Creating a Great Workplace 1

        1 The Anatomy of an Excuse 9

        2 I Think [Like a Great Workplace Leader], Therefore I Am [a Great Workplace Leader] 25

        3 We are What We Repeatedly Do 45

        4 I Didn’t Have Enough Time to Do It Right 65

        5 That’s Just Not My Job 85

        6 My Industry is Different 105

        7 It’s Just Not the Right Time 127

        8 I’d Be a Great People Manager if It Weren’t for All the People 149

        9 My Boss Ate My Homework 169

        10 The “One Rule” for Excuses 187

        Notes 195

        Acknowledgments 201

        About the Authors 205

        Index 207

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