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mhumby123's review against another edition
1.0
dry read, same people that did oz principle. basic concepts, the culture of accountability chapter was the best...slow read.
iancolby's review against another edition
1.0
I have an inherent hatred of self-help books. This is a self-help book. I was half expecting a PATENTED PHRASE™ every other sentence. Instead I got it EVERY sentence. I'm surprised they waited until the end to sell me DVDs rather than throughout.
This book, like all self-help books, reads like astrology. You read what you want to see. There's no thoroughness, rationality/logic, or reasonable doubt. "If you follow our patented Outer and Inner Ring methods, you WILL succeed at accountability" (Why rings? The book never explains).
Of course, when you can't just "align" (i.e. inspire) your workers to see it your way with the checkboxes they provide, it's ultimately your fault for not following through.
I didn't need to read 240 pages to follow a BULLSHIT PATENTED METHOD™ for inspiring workers.
This book, like all self-help books, reads like astrology. You read what you want to see. There's no thoroughness, rationality/logic, or reasonable doubt. "If you follow our patented Outer and Inner Ring methods, you WILL succeed at accountability" (Why rings? The book never explains).
Of course, when you can't just "align" (i.e. inspire) your workers to see it your way with the checkboxes they provide, it's ultimately your fault for not following through.
I didn't need to read 240 pages to follow a BULLSHIT PATENTED METHOD™ for inspiring workers.
librarianna81's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, despite my initial grumbling, this actually turned out to be a pretty good book! I am impressed, particularly because I do NOT enjoy business in any way, shape, or form. The introduction was VERY dry and difficult to get through, but once you got into the actual meat of the book, the authors began to weave stories in amongst their advice, and it was really great. A lot of the stories I am sure will stick with me, and I learned some valuable non-management information, too! Such as that the tryptophan in turkey is NOT actually what makes you drowsy, and that CPR has been changed so that you no longer have to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. So, overall, not a bad book! I wouldn't choose to read another management book again until I need to for a class , but I think that overall, this didn't kill me, and certainly made me stronger!
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