First, break all the rules : what the world's greatest managers do differently - Clifton, Donald O.; Gallup Organization (2016)
The measuring stick -- The wisdom of great managers -- The first key : select for talent -- The second key : define the right outcomes -- The third key : focus on strengths -- The fourth key : find the right fit -- Turning the keys : a practical guide -- Gathering force -- Appendix A. The Gallup path to business performance : what is the path to sustained increase in shareholder value? -- Appendix B. What the great managers said : what did great managers say to the three questions quoted in chapter 2? -- Appendix C. A selection of talents : which talents are found most frequently across all roles? -- Appendix D. Finding the Q12 items : how did Gallup find the Q12 items? -- Appendix E. The meta-analysis : what are the details of the meta-analysis?.
Presents "vital performance and career lesson for managers at every level -- and best of all, shows you how to apply them to your own situation. Included with this re-release... updated meta-analytic research and access [codes] to the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment, which reveals people's top themes of talent, and to Gallup's Q12 employee engagement survey..."--Page 4 of dust jacket.
"These studies were initiated by the lifetime work of the late Dr. Donald O. Clifton, whom the American Psychological Association commended as the Father of Strengths-Based Psychology."--P. 3.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-348).
Keywords: Executive ability; Management; Executives -- Attitudes; Employees -- Attitudes; Employer attitude surveys; Employee attitude surveys; Aptitude pour la direction; Gestion; Personnel -- Attitudes; management; Employee attitude surveys; Employees -- Attitudes; Employer attitude surveys; Executive ability; Executives -- Attitudes; Management