{"product_id":"managing-to-stay-out-of-court-isbn-9781576753187","title":"Managing to Stay Out of Court","description":"The number of employment-discrimination cases in the federal courts has increased by more than 2,000 percent in the past twenty years. This practical guide helps you avoid becoming part of this trend by teaching the specific management skills that will enable you to identify and resolve workplace problems before they escalate into lawsuits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Detailing eight simple management principles—based on eight corresponding sets of workplace “sins” and “virtues”—Jathan Janove shows how employers can simultaneously improve employee relations, provide workplace leadership, and stay out of court. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Real-life examples and a complete set of tools and exercises will help you identify your own most prevalent management sins, adjust your management style, implement organization-wide changes, and make the all-too-often adversarial manager-employee relationship fulfilling for both parties.Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction   \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One The First Sin: Managing Like a Beginning Skier \u003cbr\u003e The First Virtue: Weight Forward on Skis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two The Second Sin: Dissin’ Your Employees \u003cbr\u003e The Second Virtue: D-I-S’ng Your Employees \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three The Third Sin: Rationalizing Away Truth \u003cbr\u003e The Third Virtue: Making Honesty the Only Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four The Fourth Sin: Misguided Benevolence   \u003cbr\u003e The Fourth Virtue: E-R-A—Expectations, Responsibility, and Accountability \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five The Fifth Sin: Falling into the Inconsistency Trap\u003cbr\u003e The Fifth Virtue: Ducks in a Row\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six The Sixth Sin: Letting Employees Speculate\u003cbr\u003e The Sixth Virtue: Open Information Channels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven The Seventh Sin: Listening Through Your “I” \u003cbr\u003e The Seventh Virtue: Listening Through Your Ears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight The Eighth Sin: Front-of-the-Nose Perspective \u003cbr\u003e The Eighth Virtue: The Big Picture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine\u003cbr\u003e Moving from Sin to Virtue \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Ski the Run!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Tools to Help You Move from Sin to Virtue \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography .\u003cbr\u003e Index\"Out of the trenches of employment law comes so much insight and practical wisdom. Every manager and supervisor who studies this will benefit immensely. Marvelous book!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A clear-thinking, results-driven management tool... From its keen insights, solid management tips, and recommendations, to its unique, astute, and entertaining perspectives … this book is a must-read for today's management teams.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Robert M. Lee, Executive Director, The Institute For Applied Management and Law\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Packed with practical information that will help your organization avoid litigation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Segal, Wolf, Block, LLP, columnist, \u003ci\u003eHR Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e“Legal Trends\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An excellent guide for all levels of management.  I highly recommend it to anyone who desires to improve individual and group skills in working with people—and avoid litigation. Janove's insights are sharp and on-target.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jerry L. Garren, Vice President and Plant General Manager, La-Z-Boy, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Following the tenets laid out in [this book] will reduce your company’s exposure to employment litigation—while improving the productivity of your workforce.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —John Parauda, Managing Counsel, American Express Company\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eJathan Janove, Esq., is a principal of Janove Baar Associates, L.C., a law firm that exclusively represents employers. In his practice, Jathan has developed an emphasis on the intersection of employ- ment-law compliance with best-manage- ment practices. In addition to defending employers from workplace claims, Jathan helps them simultaneously obey the law; avoid legal claims; and create positive, productive rela- tionships with employees.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301903192293,"sku":"NP9781576753187","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/managing-to-stay-out-of-court-isbn-9781576753187","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}