Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute tells the story of a young manager whose attempts to turn his troubled company around through traditional top-down, command-and-control management are failing. Reluctantly, he contacts an expert in empowerment, even though he feels like he’s already tried that too. Step by step, the expert helps him understand why his past and present efforts have fallen short and exactly what he needs to do to create an empowered workforce.
Added by: otherwordly | Karma: 222.41 | Fiction literature | 11 May 2009
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Alexia has no complaints about her job as an assassin in the Alliance, battling rogue vampires and demons. However, on a personal level. Men from every race, every continent and every skill level have tried to bring her down. All have failed.
Added by: alexa19 | Karma: 4030.48 | Other | 10 February 2008
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Given that it costs approximately two and a half times his or her annual salary to get a new boss in place, it is essential that organizations hire someone who will give a good return on this investment. The New Boss is a guide for newly appointed senior managers to make a successful leadership transition. With tried and tested models and self-assessment tools, it covers all the dos and don'ts of the new boss' role.
