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| Author | Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Management, employee satisfaction, motivating workers |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | May 1999 (Simon & Schuster) |
| 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 book goes into detail on debunking old myths about management, and gives advice to employers on how to obtain and keep talented people in their organization.[4]
Key ideas from the book include:
- treating every employee as an individual.
- not trying to fix weaknesses, but instead focusing on strengths and talent.
- finding 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.