Ride Hard: Seven Steps to Improve Employee Individual Performance

Author: Karen Baddeley
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Many management tutorials tend to focus more on explaining theory while paying less attention to practical issues. It is undeniable that theory is indeed important, but if managers cannot apply theory to practice, the result will inevitably be a waste of time and money. Some believe that managers will gradually figure out how to apply theory to practice through their work and accumulate practical experience, but this idea has a fatal flaw. Based on my experience, this will not happen because the heavy daily workload and sense of urgency can prevent managers from doing so. Even those who are enthusiastic and try to accumulate experience from practice will get bogged down in trivialities. This book introduces the knowledge and skills that managers should possess to effectively utilize their subordinates to achieve their work goals. The main content of this book includes Preface, Performance Management in Practice, Defining the Work – Stage I, Providing Work-Related Training – Stage II, Understanding and Influencing Attitudes – Stage III, Creating a Suitable Environment – Stage IV, Understanding and Managing Habits – Stage V, Assessing Potential – Stage VI, Identifying Intrinsic Motivation – Stage VII, Defining Good Performance, Inquiry Skills, Successfully Implementing Change, Conducting Employee Meetings, Case Studies.