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94 reviews for:
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Curt Coffman, Marcus Buckingham
3.87 AVERAGE
94 reviews for:
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Curt Coffman, Marcus Buckingham
3.87 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
It had a couple really great bits. The 12 Questions that are answered affirmatively by great employees was very insightful. But it based much of its management keys on choosing the right people who have the right repetitive thought patterns. They called these repetitive thought patterns "talents", which was very awkward because the word is so loaded with other connotations already. I think they should have stuck with "patterns", or even "thought patterns".
They gave lip service to a chapter called "Create a support structure", which discusses setting up systems to help people do things right. (A wonderful story about a handicapped girl in a restaurant who could not count, so they gave her everything in pre-counted packages.) In my mind this is *at least* as important as the rest of the entire book about "talents". Because how often do you get the *perfect* employee?? Never.
I would say 50% really great insight, but overall, I'm still much more impressed by "Switch", by Chip and Dan Heath.
They gave lip service to a chapter called "Create a support structure", which discusses setting up systems to help people do things right. (A wonderful story about a handicapped girl in a restaurant who could not count, so they gave her everything in pre-counted packages.) In my mind this is *at least* as important as the rest of the entire book about "talents". Because how often do you get the *perfect* employee?? Never.
I would say 50% really great insight, but overall, I'm still much more impressed by "Switch", by Chip and Dan Heath.
This is one of those books that changes how I think about not just my work but about people in general and about what I want to do with myself. This is a whole different kind of framework--instead of focusing on weaknesses and making improvements, it focuses on strengths and what makes you great. I know people who have taken the wrong lessons from this book (that it's OK to play favorites, when the lesson is really to focus on your best people and figuring out where your people can be their best). I hope to take better lessons, as well as help myself grow.
I learned so much! This is a really insightful and well-written book on management.
informative
slow-paced
Wish I had read this one job earlier! Great insights for building a productive and happy team.
Showing its age, although a more positive view could be the ideas were so spot on they have permeated corporate culture in the 16 years since it was initially published. Too high level to be taken seriously as a volume of research, and too dry to fit in the standard business book mold. There are certainly good nuggets in there, but at this point any number of online summaries could give you the good stuff and save you some time.
Great advice, and lots of examples that mirror my experiences with the best managers that I've had, and the bst organisations that I have worked with.
One of the most influential book of my career. Very helpful in my work with organizations, employees, colleagues, and career development students.
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