Breakthrough Performance: Managing for Speed & Flexibility

This book is for the REAL MANAGERS at work--individual contributors--& their bosses who want to encourage them to be more proactive. With flatter & flatter organizations demanding more speed & flexibility, EVERYONE MUST MANAGE THEMSELVES & THEIR PEERS. Our personal & organizational survival are at stake. For over 21 years clients like Intel, Motorola, Levi Strauss & Co., Xilinx & Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance have relied on Daniels' system to achieve & sustain ever-increasing levels of productivity. Highlights include how to: work successfully with the formal & informal power structures, develop a personal performance plan that focuses on key results, keep goals aligned with others, get into Breakthrough Systems (clear expectations, informal feedback systems & resource control), create a learning-rich environment & master a key skill of coordination--real teamwork in regular & task force meetings. Daniels' profound understanding of how organizations really work is shared in a practical, inviting text that offers readers a way to increase their value to their organizaitons. An easy read with a powerful message: take immediate action, either alone or in teams, one step at a time. A must read for anyone concerned about staying vital at work. To order: American Consulting & Training, Inc., 604 Panoramic Highway, Mill Valley, CA 94941, 415-388-6651; 800-995-6651; FAX: 415-388-6672.William R. Daniels is the author of 'Breakthrough Performance: Managing for Speed & Flexibility', published 1995 under ISBN 9781882939015 and ISBN 1882939018.