Name/Title
Unconventional wisdom :irreverent solutions for tough problems at work /Thomas L. Quick.Description
Progressing from certainty to ambiguity -- Putting some chaos in your order -- You need to sell well to perform well -- Justifying laziness as a managerial virtue -- Managing your time means managing your life -- Looking beyond the person to the behavior -- Motivation is the book, not the chapter -- Negotiating your way to better management -- Playing favorites is only managing fairly -- SOBs can make good bosses, too -- Most people don't resist change, but victims do -- Using your fallibility to build your credibility -- Outvoting the lone dissenter may be dangerous -- Advancing a revolutionary idea : courtesy to customers -- You don't know the truth until you've heard from others -- Handling opposition without handling it -- Sensitivity goes with power -- Training is too important to be left to trainers -- There's no soft stuff in managing -- Some fads have an enduring legacy -- Upgrading permanent to temporary -- Why management development doesn't develop -- Building power without corruption -- Let's stop emphasizing morale -- Simple is hard, complex is easy, simplistic is impossible.
xv, 174 p. ;24 cm.Book Details
Author
Quick, Thomas L.Date Published
1989Publication Subjects
Problem solving.Call No.
HD30.29 .Q54 1989ISBN
1555421776 (alk. paper)LCCN
89045594Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168).