Curt Coffman worked for Gallup for more than two decades before becoming a Chief Science Officer and a Senior Partner of The Coffman Organization. He is a consultant to many Fortune 500 organizations. “First Break All the Rules Summary” Simply put: they are unconventional. Even if that means being, simply, much more realistic. First of all, they don’t believe that anyone can be whatever he or she wants to be. So, they hire talented people with the right attitude; and teach them the necessary skills afterwards. The first one is a survey of almost 2 million employees! The main finding of this one was that “talented employees need great managers;” the other ones, however, were used much more extensively in “ Now, Discover Your Strengths,” the book this survey is the sole basis of. Concrete Examples – You’ll get practical advice illustrated with examples of real-world applications or anecdotes. At Camp 3, managing is almost unnecessary. These are the employees already enthusiastic about their personal growth and work progress. The only thing they need is stability.

Notable. A helpful and/or enlightening book that stands out by at least one aspect, e.g. is particularly well structured.

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In each conference, Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games, and the team with the best record in Group Play games will host the wild card team. In the event two or more teams are tied for the higher seed in a conference, the tie among the teams will be broken following the same tiebreaker protocol as described above. To determine each team’s opponents in the Group Play games, the 15 teams in each conference were divided into three groups of five teams via a random drawing. The groups are below: This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( May 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) First, Break All the Rules" is an inspiring book that has taught me how to be a better manager by focusing on the strengths of my team members.

Gallup's research produced the 12 simple statements that distinguish the strongest workgroups in a company from all the rest. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria: Managers are encouraged to focus on complex initiatives like reengineering or learning organizations, without spending time on the basics.” As with all catalysts, the manager's function is to speed up the reaction between two substances, thus creating the desired end product. Specifically, the manager creates performance in each employee by speeding up the reaction between the employee's talent and the company's goals, and between the employee's talent and the customer's needs.” If you want better results from your employees, stop trying to motivate them and start focusing on building their strengths.”

Most people think that a good manager is the one who’ll transform his employees’ weaknesses into strengths. Two enormous Gallup studies have proven otherwise: great managers never care about individuals, they care about teams. So, they disregard their employees’ weaknesses and learn how to achieve more with what they have. The second one encompasses 80,000 12-question interviews conducted over a quarter of a century, with as many managers working for over 400 successful companies! And it’s the one which made “First, Break All the Rules” possible.

Camp 2 is about personal fulfillment. There’s no point in expecting more than a Camp 1 performance from someone who’s not really into the job he’s working and hasn’t found at least one friend among his colleagues. (OK, unless he’s a lone wolf – those are notoriously difficult to manage). Camp 2 employees are aiming for the top. See if they understand how they can get there.Prioritize relationships in the workplace. Managers should foster open lines of communication between all levels of the organization and create an environment where people feel comfortable speaking up and taking risks. The NBA In-Season Tournament is a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut in the 2023-24 season. For more info, read the frequently asked questions summary. The world you see is seen by you alone. What entices you and what repels you, what strengthens you and what weakens you, is part of a pattern that no one else shares. Therefore, as Mr. Wilde said, no two people can perceive the same "truth," because each person's perspective is different.” In fact, over the last twenty years, authors have offered up over nine thousand different systems, languages, principles, and paradigms to help explain the mysteries of management and leadership.” If you are innately skeptical of other people’s motives, then no amount of good behavior in the past will ever truly convince you that they are not just about to disappoint you. Suspicion is a permanent condition.”

Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.The insight gained from First, Break All the Rules has allowed me to ask better questions when interviewing potential hires and get to know them better as individuals. The hardest thing about being a manager is realizing that your people will not do things the way that you would. But get used to it. Because if you try to force them to, then two things happen. They become resentful — they don’t want to do it. And they become dependent — they can’t do it. Neither of these is terribly productive for the long haul.”