Manage Less - Get More: What to Do and Stop Doing to Improve Your Team's Performance

This book explains exactly what to do and what to stop doing to use the common practices of uncommonly successful managers. Major field studies of tens of thousands of managers have identified and confirmed how high output managers set goals, assign work, monitor performance and make decisions. These best practices are not a secret, but most managers are not using them. Instead they make too many sub-optimum decisions and consume too much time in meetings without getting the teamwork and motivation that increases productivity. You can read and understand this book in 30 minutes and start seeing results the next day. You won't need new software or consultants, training programs or a new personality. You can simply do your core management tasks better and stop doing the things that lower productivity and morale. You are likely to find that by managing less and getting more you will be less stressed, have more time and get promoted. The author has compiled these best practices from authors including Rensis Likert, Andrew Grove, William R. Daniels, Jim Collins, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Based on over 25 years as founder and CEO of his own companies and 15 years as a management consultant, this former Rocket Science Ph.D. brings an analytical eye and engineering clarity to this subject. In a matter of minutes, you can evaluate your current practices and decide to make some changes that will improve your team's performance.