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.
Place Published
City
San Francisco
Date Published
1989
Publication Subjects
Problem solving.
Call No.
HD30.29 .Q54 1989
ISBN
1555421776 (alk. paper)
LCCN
89045594
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168).