First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman's 'First, Break All the Rules' is a groundbreaking book that offers invaluable insights into effective management practices. As someone in a leadership role, I found this book to be incredibly enlightening and practical. Buckingham and Coffman challenge conventional management wisdom by identifying key principles that distinguish the world's greatest managers. Their approach is based on extensive research and interviews with top-performing managers, providing evidence-backed strategies for achieving exceptional results. What I appreciate most is the focus on strengths-based management; they argue convincingly that focusing on employees' strengths rather than weaknesses leads to higher engagement, productivity, and overall success. The book is well-structured, with clear explanations and actionable advice that managers can implement immediately. It's also filled with compelling stories and case studies that illustrate their principles in action. Whether you're a seasoned manager or new to leadership, 'First, Break All the Rules' offers a refreshing perspective and practical guidance that can transform your approach to management. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to elevate their managerial skills and create a high-performing team."This review emphasizes the book's research-based insights, practical advice on strengths-based management, clarity in presentation, and its potential to inspire positive changes in managerial practices, making it essential reading for anyone in a leadership role.

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The book is based on the results of two research studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization over the last 25 years. The first study was about finding what top performing employees need from their workplace. Once this study revealed that one of the most important needs was to have a great manager, Gallup focused the second study on discovering the traits of great managers.The book then goes about summarizing the results of these two studies. In my view it doesn't really break all the rules as the title leads to believe but it does highlight a few interesting points that do indeed challenge conventional wisdom about people management.One of the key messages of the book is that a good manager should select for talent (not just skills and/or knowledge as we sometimes do by focusing on the resume and the experience), define the right outcomes (in other words provide a specific and measurable definition of the targets and not of the means to achieve those targets), focus on strengths (and not try to fix the weaknesses per se), and find the right fit (the role that fits the talents and doesn't require the non-talents - what the authors call a good casting). The manager then becomes a catalyst whose main role it is to transform those talents into performance and excellence that is aligned with the business strategies.It does also make a plea for favoritism, i.e. spend the bulk of your time with your top performers and not with your `problem' employees. The reasons for this are that a) it is the fairest thing to do (obviously those people put in the work, they perform, and therefore they deserve the attention), b) it is the best way for you as a manager to learn (you learn by observing your top performers), c) it is the only way to stay focused on excellence.Other than those two messages the book also talks briefly about career development, handling of poor performers, and interestingly also how to handle a not-so-great boss. Overall the book is interesting, an easy read, and it does provide some good insights. It does also provide a few easily applicable ideas that you can take back to your work environment and experiment with.

Livro seminal sobre gestão.Escrito há alguns anos, mas extremamente atual e muito útil.

This is a very useful book for all managers. I first received it along with all senior managers at Marriott hotels and regularly buy a copy for colleagues who I think would benefit. I ask them to pass it on once they’re finished with it.

Livre qui synthétise des principes de base de management avec des exemples qui illustrent bien les subtiles différences entre les Great Managers et ceux qui vont le devenir. Et voilà tout ce que j'ai à dire ♥ Pizzirikaky

When we talk about management, we talk about how to orchestrate the existing people to get maximum performance out of them.This book goes to whys of things. He gives a new definition to the word "talent" and then argues that why talent cant be "taught". Your best shot to excellent performance is to map people's talent to the work that needs that talent. Example, a nurse can do repetitive job of dealing with sick patients and still drive pleasure and satisfaction out of it - this empathy is hardwired in her brain. He also talks about things you can and CANNOT change in . parson. You need to "manage around weakness" of your people.Full of Insights!! After reading this book, you look at things from a different lens. You know what you are looking for a candidate when hiring, you know what you are looking for when working with a subordinate and so on. You learn to filter what you see from what first principle is under action underneath.Recommended who for Managers, HR, Executives and anyone who deals with other people within their company to maximise throughput.

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