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Summary: A Solid Effort!
Review: Corporate culture clearly divides the workforce into the haves and have-nots. Managers, the haves, set the rules and rule over the have-nots or peons. A few hundred years ago, peons tilled land they did not own, and got paid with enough of the crop they raised to feed themselves. Since even today peons are the ones who actually do all the work, a manager's success depends on the peons' support. What's the best way to enlist the support of the peons who work for you? Ask a peon! That's the straightforward premise of this book, which delivers what it promises. Author Dave Haynes offers advice to management straight from those uniform Dilbertesque cubicles - and management should listen. To motivate workers, demonstrate integrity, avoid being two-faced and treat your peons as equals. Even better, roll up your sleeves occasionally and work alongside them. They'll love you for it. We highly recommend this book to managers at all levels. What it lacks in trendy consultant-speak and analysis, it more than makes up for in blue-collar denim truth.
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Summary: Common sense prevails!!
Review: Dave Haynes has given every manager a valuable tool -- a peek inside the mind of every entry level employee! Oh sure we were all peons once, weren't we? But how we forget what it was like to be stuck in a dead-end, go nowhere job, eh? Yes, much of what's in here is really just common sense, but we all need to be reminded that it's the little things that we can do to find an keep the best peons out there! This book is entertaining, non-threatening, and not preachy -- and it's chock full of valuable, practical advice!! A feat not to be taken lightly. I highly recommend this for every manager out there, regardless of how many people you are in charge of and regardless of what kind of business you are in!!
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Summary: Common sense prevails!!
Review: Dave Haynes has given every manager a valuable tool -- a peek inside the mind of every entry level employee! Oh sure we were all peons once, weren't we? But how we forget what it was like to be stuck in a dead-end, go nowhere job, eh? Yes, much of what's in here is really just common sense, but we all need to be reminded that it's the little things that we can do to find an keep the best peons out there! This book is entertaining, non-threatening, and not preachy -- and it's chock full of valuable, practical advice!! A feat not to be taken lightly. I highly recommend this for every manager out there, regardless of how many people you are in charge of and regardless of what kind of business you are in!!
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Summary: I laughed, I cried.....
Review: I had the pleasure of completing this book for the first time yesterday. What a great book!! Mr. Haynes has the capability of taking all those management course theories we never understood in class, and helping them make sense. Not only that, he made them very applicable in a easy read paperback. I am a manager in a Fortune 500 company, and plan to use every word I read in my daily efforts.
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Summary: I laughed, I cried.....
Review: I had the pleasure of completing this book for the first time yesterday. What a great book!! Mr. Haynes has the capability of taking all those management course theories we never understood in class, and helping them make sense. Not only that, he made them very applicable in a easy read paperback. I am a manager in a Fortune 500 company, and plan to use every word I read in my daily efforts.
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Summary: What a Crack Up!
Review: I knew that I had to own this book when I saw the picture of the 2 story outhouse and Dave's title of Chief Executive Peon. Whoever has the guts to put out a book like that deserves to get some royalties! From the very beginning, this book had me cracking up. With talking dogs, and "vertically challenged" executives, to stories about his high school principal, and a doomed 10k race. The stories kept me laughing, and kept the material really fresh. I usually don't like business books, but this one is really entertaining. And, I was suprised to see, had some good advice for managers. From one peon to another, Dave, great book!
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Summary: Suprisingly Good
Review: I ordered this book after hearing about it from a co-worker. I thought that the cover art looked funny, and decided I could take a chance on $11. The book was a quick read (about 3 1/2 hours), and for a management book, kept me really engaged. Haynes' style is so laid back, you almost feel like you are sitting in the same room, having a discussion with him. His stories, while unconventional, had me laughing outloud in places, and smiling throughout. And while I thought it a little egotistical for a self proclaimed "peon" to think he had the answers to all management questions, I got to the end of the book, and realized that he really does have a good grasp on what employees expect from their managers. Well worth the $11.
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Summary: Great gift for your managers!
Review: I picked up this book when I got a management position at my firm, and was looking for a little guidance on how to be a good manager. The cover and title looked interesting, so I thought I'd give it a try. I really think that it was useful to me in understanding just how my subordinates would view me and what I could do to inspire a good work ethic. I've put some of the suggestions to work, and so far I haven't had any complaints! As a matter of fact, I liked what the book had to say so much that I bought a few copies and sent them to my ex-managers- they really could have used this advice to improve their managerial style! What I learned from this book has contributed to my success as a manager, and I highly recommend it.
Thanks for a great read, Mr. Haynes-
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Summary: What every manager should read (but probably won't)
Review: I stumbled upon this book and was intrigued by the cover. Read over the back cover and flipped thru it. Looked interesting and wasn't very expensive, so I picked it up. Its a great book that every manager (or would be manager) needs to read. As the author notes, most of the management books on how to manage workers are written by people who seemed to have forgotten (if they ever were) how it was to BE a worker. There is nothing really earth shattering in this book. I've seen the same topics in other sources, but he adds to it the attitude and mindset of those who are managed. Any anyway, if managers *really* followed the similiar advice in other management books, this one wouldn't been needed.
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Summary: Too bad I read it and not my boss
Review: This book is pretty good. As I read it, I thought, "Been there, seen that," to many of the examples of poor management. I especially liked the chapter on spending time in the trenches. I agree that if you don't actually do a job, you have no right to act like an expert and criticize somebody else's job. I read this book very fast, and didn't find myself bored at all. You'll like it.
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