Менеджерами не рождаются

by Denny Strigl, Frank Swiatek, Денни Стригл

В этой книге менеджер с многолетним стажем Денни Стригл и бизнес-консультант Фрэнк Свайтек рассказывают о том, как построить успешную карьеру управленца и добиться процветания компании. Авторы иллюстрируют повествование историями из своей практики, предлагают вопросы для самооценки и кейсы для ведения бизнеса. Уроки из этой книги помогут вам добиться результатов независимо от размеров компании и этапа вашей карьеры.
Книга предназначена для всех менеджеров — как опытных, так и начинающих.

Genres: Business, Management, Nonfiction, Leadership

208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Єгор Домачук · Rating 5 out of 5]

Книга написана колишнім президентом і СЕО Verizon Wireless, компанії яка являється найбільшим оператором звʼязку в США по кількості клієнтів
Дуже багато бази і корисних порад, як завжди саме важливе для мене винесу вкінці цитатами, але окремо хочу порадити розділи про:
- Розділ 2. The power of trust - чому менеджеру важливо бути відкритим і чесним, та як це приводить до того, що колеги тебе поважають
- Розділ 4. Keeping things simple - не робіть те, що не приносить користь, звучить просто, але багато хто продовжує це робити. Не пишіть великі звіти, документації - половини аркуша А4 має бути достатньо. Відмовляйтесь від речей, які додають складності, але не роблять цінності
- Розділ 7. The mindset of successful managers - тут кожен зможе взяти щось собі, що зробить його ще більш унікальним спеціалістом

Цитати
- “Good managers will not make excuses. They will not procrastinate. Instead, they will achieve results.”
- “The people who work for you perform best when what you say is consistent and frequent”
- “Trust can take a long time to build, but it can be lost in a single event when integrity has been violated, and it is extremely difficult, sometimes impossible, to regain.”
- “Set challenging targets for your employees and verbalize your confidence in their ability to hit these targets.”
- “Employees take their cues from the manager and reflect their manager’s behavior.”
- “What you do in a critical incident gives the members of your team permission to do exactly that, even when they are not in a critical incident!”
- “Don’t accept excuses from yourself or others. Likewise, don’t blame someone or something else for your lack of results. Accept responsibility.”
- “The mindset of managers plays a crucial role in the results they deliver and the success they achieve. Every manager’s actions and behaviors reflect this mindset.”
- “Managers will only get better when they take responsibility for getting better”

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Good Reads First Reads for the opportunity to receive a free advance readers copy of this book.

I don't often give business books five stars, but this was one I really enjoyed. It wasn't that there was anything in here that was necessarily unique, but it was a great approach to getting results. The books is based upon four basic fundamentals:

1. Grow Revenue
2. Get new customers
3. Keep the customers you already have
4. Reduce costs

Anything else just gets in the way of getting results and you should look at those items carefully.

A great approach to getting the most out of your staff through accountability. This book is an essential read for any manager.

[Landy]

Thank you Goodreads First Reads for this free book. Looking forward to reading it when I get it. Review to follow.

[Silly]

I won this book from First Reads. Looks like a good book. Thank you.

[Chike Darnayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Verizon CEO Strigl specific action moves and objective result oriented managerial skills ideal to any unit heads and account management teams.

[Angelo Avila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looks impressive

[Michael Messersmith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another business book from another retired CEO, blah, blah, blah. Some intersting insights, but Strigl never mentions that fact that not every company or individual can follow the same blueprint for success. Just as the hysteria over Jack Welch's philosophy drew numerous companies to implement approaches they were not culturally fit to attempt, so too are the ideas in this book more pesonal than practical. Food for thought, but not to be taken as a blueprint for success.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this because Denny Strigl was the COO of Verizon for several years while I was there. The book was written before that, while he was the head of Verizon Wireless, so the stories he uses are all from Verizon Wireless. It was interesting to understand his take on various behaviors, both good and bad.

[Bett Correa-Bollhoefer · Rating 5 out of 5]

You only need one book to learn how to be a great manager, this one. I appreciate this book because I work at Verizon and this book goes into detail on the history of its culture. I enjoyed it on many levels and learned a lot.