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Summary: Good Leaders Don't Need Good Luck
Review: "...behavior (is) only a cost until its value is clearly defined and its return on investment can be determined." -Leslie Braksick, PhD.Dr. Braksick has done it again! She's turned magic into method by harnessing the science of applied behavior analysis and making it work for ANY leader as a REPLICABLE template for achieving and sustaining optimum organizational performance. We're wearing this book out referencing it against our strategic and day-to-day management applications.
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Summary: CEO Technology Firm
Review: Amazingly insightful book, understanding behavior is the secret to becoming a successful leader. Leslie's ability to help the reader understand how to apply the concepts of behaviorism is world class. This book is extremely well written. The examples bring the concepts to life and you walk away with a meaningful understanding of how to apply behavioral principles in business. This book was clearly written by someone who applies the concepts in taking on real business challenges.
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Summary: Why goals for organization change are not achieved/sustained
Review: As an experienced HR professional I have been concerned as to why some organizational change strategies do not meet desired goals or are not sustained over time. "Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits" provides a pragmatic explanation as to what is often missed, namely aligning and encouraging behavior with the desired change. Leslie and her CLG associates have realtime experience in this area. A book worth reading!
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Summary: What All Leaders Need To Know!
Review: At the beginning of Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits, Leslie talks about the recent article from Fortune magazine on "Why CEO's Fail". What surfaced as a constant for many, was a lack of execution, follow-through, and delivering on commitments. Leslie opens the reader's eyes to the opportunity that exists in all companies, which is their people. The book presents the science of behavior as a key to motivating and enabling people toward the successful execution of the company's goals as well as their own personal success. It became clear that the "soft side" of business is where much of the opportunity exists for leaders in today's competitive marketplace. The author presents an understanding of behavioral science with real examples which allows the reader to understand how it could positively impact their world. It allowed me to look at my business problems and personal challenges in a whole new way. Excellent insight into what really makes an effective leader.
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Summary: Finally Practical/Specific Leadership Advice You Can Apply
Review: At the beginning of Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits, Leslie talks about the recent article from Fortune magazine on "Why CEO's Fail". What surfaced as a constant for many, was a lack of execution, follow-through, and delivering on commitments. Leslie opens the reader's eyes to the opportunity that exists in all companies, which is their people. The book presents the science of behavior as a key to motivating and enabling people toward the successful execution of the company's goals as well as their own personal success. It became clear that the "soft side" of business is where much of the opportunity exists for leaders in today's competitive marketplace. The author presents an understanding of behavioral science with real examples which allows the reader to understand how it could positively impact their world. It allowed me to look at my business problems and personal challenges in a whole new way. Excellent insight into what really makes an effective leader.
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Summary: Insightful!
Review: This absorbing, practical book advocates the use of behavioral science in the workplace to achieve increased profits. This is a valuable resource for those who work in a group setting because it supplies helpful information on communicating effectively within a team. Author Leslie Wilk Braksick structured the book logically and wrote it clearly. She provides numerous real-life examples of how to apply the principles in the text. We [...] recommend this book to anyone who leads an organization or manages people, and to all executives who want to add behavioral science techniques to their leadership skills.
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Summary: Business is behavior and Leslie tells us why
Review: This book explains step by step how the ABC model of behavioral science can be applied in business. I read many books about behavioral management and I have to say that this book is now on top of my list. Business is behavior and Leslie tells you why.
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Summary: Changing behavior to produce key results
Review: This book is a must-read for managers. It describes the behavioral science behind performance improvement, and shows how to deploy behavior change technology to improve bottom-line organizational performance. The first 6 chapters explain behavior principles and tactics such as pinpointing, antecedents, consequences, shaping, and providing feedback through coaching (including executive coaching). Many examples drawn from Dr. Braksick's extensive consulting experience bring these principles to life, and several appendices provide practical advice and guidelines on using them in organizations. Chapter 5 on Feedback and Coaching is an especially excellent "how-to" guide explaining how managers can use feedback effectively to target key behaviors that will produce key results. Chapters 7 & 8 detail common organizational problems (implementation failures, and corporate challenges like mergers, ERP implementations, retention and succession plans) and show how behavioral science can be applied to handle these problems. In sum, this lively, easy-to-read book does an excellent job describing behavior principles and how to improve performance with them in the real world of daily organizational life. Managers at all levels can learn practical things they can do to improve the bottom line by learning about behavior, and how to change it so that it produces those key results necessary for organizational success.
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Summary: Supplies Missing Link
Review: This is an outstanding book that supplies the missing link to implementing strategy. People make all organizations function effectively and efficiently, and it is an element many managers overlook when implementing strategy. Managers need to identify the behaviors necessary to fulfill strategy, and then align the reward system with these behaviors. Another important point was the impact managers have on the people in their organizations. Managers possess tremendous power as a result of their position/rank on the organization chart, and they need to be more cognizant of how their actions impact people ranked lower in the firm.
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Summary: Supplies Missing Link
Review: This is an outstanding book that supplies the missing link to implementing strategy. People make all organizations function effectively and efficiently, and it is an element many managers overlook when implementing strategy. Managers need to identify the behaviors necessary to fulfill strategy, and then align the reward system with these behaviors. Another important point was the impact managers have on the people in their organizations. Managers possess tremendous power as a result of their position/rank on the organization chart, and they need to be more cognizant of how their actions impact people ranked lower in the firm.
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