The Boss's Survival Guide

by Bob Rosner, Allan Halcrow, Alan Levins

In today’s booming economy, there are more jobs than there are qualified people to fill them. Retaining those qualified employees has become a manager’s top priority. Today’s managers not only need to make sure their employees are productive, but also need to make sure their employees remain satisfied and motivated—otherwise employees will leave. According to recent surveys, what really causes employees to stay or drives them away is “the boss,” and not money or perks. That means that managers need to learn how to manage in ways that will attract qualified workers and make them want to stay. Short on theory and long on hands-on, real-world advice and guidance, this survival
• Tells managers, in plain English, why and how they need to change the way they operate in order to hold on to valued employees
• Covers all the bases, including hiring and orientation, team-building, coaching, setting expectations, painless performance appraisals, and other day-to-day issues
• Features Rosner’s trademark humor— well-known to the tens of thousands of loyal readers of his nationally syndicated column, “Working Wounded”

Genres: Business, Management, Reference

430 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 2001

Reviews

[GoldGato · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know why 2018 is already full of business subjects for my completed books. Perhaps they were stuck in the back of my bookshelves and have risen, like bloodied gladiators, to where I can see them in my current home. Perhaps. One can never truly trust a business book.

The title for this book is eye-catching and yet another book handed to employees by company leaders. In an age where employees become managers overnight, a good basic volume of no-nonsense advice is rather handy. Such is this book. How to deal with employees who have disabilities, how to find potential employees, how to interview, how to establish a PIP (performance improvement plan), how to fire...all these subjects are standard in a manager's world and author Bob Rosner has all the bases covered here.

Also, I liked the layout. Easy to follow, from hiring to firing, and one can turn to a chapter quickly to find needed data. This is one of those books that should stay within the active manager's reach at work, as I certainly found it very helpful.

Book Season = Year Round (motivation)

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid read with many, many useful bits of information. Each chapter and section was laid out clearly and consistently. The writing was succinct yet interesting and easily grasped. Examples illustrated points beautifully. Marred only by sometimes hokey jokes and being a little out of date (I have the first edition). A good read for anyone who works with anyone else.

[Cat Tobin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clear and incredibly thorough book, featuring invaluable training and advice for the newer manager. Unlike other business books, this stayed firmly in the realm of the practical, with concise outlines of business issues, clear steps to follow and plenty of real-life examples.

[J.P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly interesting. A bit informal but lots of useful, practical advice. A borderline must-buy.