Get Your People to Work Like They Mean It!

[FLAP COPY]Ambition, charisma, and an innovative approach are valuable qualities, but they don't guarantee that a person will deliver great leadership in a business environment. To make a mark and move ahead, today's middle managers need hard team-building skills on top of abstract individual leadership "traits." The goal is not only to be respected by your employees, but to cut to the chase in how you evaluate new talent, cultivate it, motivate it, and then assemble a complementary team of people that together crush your quarterly goals. That's leadership that delivers. And the secret is to Get Your People to Work Like They Mean It! This book is unlike any business leadership guide on the market. It reveals the four key responsibilities that every manager must embrace to assemble a high-performance team in today's globally competitive marketplace, operating 24/7 at lightning speed: Deliver consistent leadership role modeling Create a work structure geared towards success Develop the right plan to reach your team's goals Find the right people to make it all happen This groundbreaking volume teaches the leadership skills that ambitious subordinates will respond to as build communities of satisfied customers, bosses and shareholders. Just as importantly, it shows you how to address negative behaviors that can hurt both businesses and careers. Get Your People to Work Like They Mean It!will help you and all your employees reach their highest work potential-both in productivity and personal fulfillment-while addressing the challenges of work-life balance. [BACK COVER]Lead your employees, your team, and your company to greater profits and fulfillment Managers have to recruit and judge talent, model disciplined leadership, and merge a collection of egos into a powerful and focused team capable of consistently meeting deadlines and delivering its financial plan on a no-excuses basis. And if you want to be an above-average boss? You need to Get Your People to Work Like They Mean It! The fact is, money is only one motivator for the ambitious employee. Challenging work, opportunities to shine and move ahead, and a sense of being part of something that matters can all be as powerful as a paycheck. A great boss knows how to provide these rewards. Authors Jean Blacklock and Evelyn Jacks-bestselling authors as well as longtime managers in the private sector-identify the steps a manager must take to become a respected, motivating leader, as well as a first-rate team builder. Read this book and learn how to: Identify the talent and personalities best suited to your team Meld that talent so each employee compliments the other Demonstrate the leadership qualities employees respect most Implement an irresistible system of challenges and rewards Isolate and resolve negative behaviors Deal with that employee who "just doesn't get it" Create a powerful team of self-motivated individuals Be Accountable, Bold, Caring and Detached-the ABCD's of Today's Top Leaders.Blacklock, Jean is the author of 'Get Your People to Work Like They Mean It! ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780071470537 and ISBN 0071470530.