8 Mindset Principles for Efficient Managers

Author: DaveMarcum
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This is an important and highly accessible book. By putting the advice in the book into action, not only can work efficiency be improved, but employees' potential can also be unleashed. Every leader should ensure that every employee in the company applies the principles in the book. The eight business thinking principles proposed in the book have been widely used in many regions and organizations in over 40 countries. After reading this book, you will have the ability to change your way of thinking and your business environment.
In the Middle Ages, the Western world considered bleeding to be the best method for treating diseases because doctors believed that diseases were hidden in "bad blood." They followed certain rules to bleed patients to cure them. If the patient's symptoms did not improve, according to the theory of bloodletting, it could only mean that the bleeding was not enough—more would be needed next time. This medical concept persisted until the early 20th century. Imagine if we applied today's most popular and effective management concepts to bloodletting therapy—could it make the treatment more effective? What would happen if quality control and statistical analysis were applied to bloodletting techniques? Or what impact would team-building activities have on the treatment if doctors and operators skilled in bloodletting therapy were organized into teams? We could also take trained medical personnel from bloodletting therapy teams to mountains for activities, such as having them perform free-fall exercises in each other's arms to build trust. We could also fully empower team members within the group, allowing them to freely develop tools and methods for bloodletting. Going further, to build a stronger doctor-patient relationship, we could provide training in positive thinking attitudes, enabling doctors and patients to approach bloodletting treatment with positivity.
What would the final outcome be? The result would certainly be laughable. Although the bloodletting medical team optimized the treatment process, the happiest would be the team members themselves for feeling that the treatment was effective, while the most tragic would be those who died from blood loss...