The Boss's Survival Guide

Strategies for Managing Today's New Breed of "Their Way or the Highway" Employees Modern employees are expected­­and eager­­to voice their opinions. ... Average job tenure is now 3.5 years­­and falling. ... Employees demand instant results­­and immediate rewards. Being a boss in today's MTV attention-span workplace is more frustrating than ever before. It can also be more rewarding. The Boss's Survival Guide provides hands-on, real-world advice on how to hire, motivate, and keep today's higher-educated, lower-loyalty employee. Filled with examples, exercises, checklists and more, it is a step-by-step guidebook for successful twenty-first-century employee management. Refer to it often for invaluable information including: 12 steps to better bossing Different leadership styles for different results Where to find the best job candidates How to structure a job package they won't turn down 10 things to do to keep your best people How to use and manage e-mail appropriately Techniques for coaching, team-building, and setting realistic expectations Ways to effectively discipline­­and terminate­­problem employees and more Praise for The Boss's Survival Guide ... "WOW!!!" ­­Tom Peters, author, In Search of Excellence "This book has everything you'll ever need to know about being an effective boss, but don't have time to learn." ­­Ken Blanchard, Ph.D., coauthor, The One-Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and Gung Ho "At last, a definitive guide for bosses on the hiring, care, and feeding of employees." ­­Richard N. Bolles author, What Color Is Your Parachute?Allan Halcrow is the author of 'The Boss's Survival Guide', published 2001 under ISBN 9780071362733 and ISBN 0071362738.