First, Break All the Rules
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| Author | Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Management, employee satisfaction, motivating workers |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | May 1999 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, hardcover |
| Pages | 271 |
| ISBN | 0-684-85286-1 |
| OCLC | 40762827 |
| 658.4/09 21 | |
| LC Class | HD38.2 .B83 1999 |
First, Break All the Rules, subtitled What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (1999), is a self-help book authored by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, about improving employee satisfaction. The book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for 93 weeks.[1]Time magazine listed the book as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books".[2]
Content outline
Buckingham and Coffman discuss the fallacies of standard management thinking and how good managers create and sustain employee satisfaction. The book is a result of observations based on 80,000 interviews with managers[3] as conducted by the Gallup Organization in the last 25 years.[when?] The core of the matter lies in how these managers have debunked old myths about management and how they created new truths on obtaining and keeping talented people in their organization.[4] Some key ideas of the book include what the best managers do and do not do: they treat every employee as an individual; they do not try to fix weaknesses, but instead focus on strengths and talent; and they find ways to measure, count, and reward outcomes.
See also
References
- ^ McGregor, Jena (March 26, 2007). "Ladies And Gents…Marcus Buckingham!". Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Sun, Feifei (August 9, 2011). "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books". Time. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Marcus Buckingham | First, Break All The Rules Archived April 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Leadership Hall Of Fame: Marcus Buckingham, Author Of "First, Break All The Rules"". Fast Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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