{"product_id":"why-managing-sucks-and-how-to-fix-it-isbn-9781118426364","title":"Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChange the way you think about work (and life) by focusing on results—and only results\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Managing Sucks and How to Fix It\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) mindset can make you or your organization more entrepreneurial, more connected with the broader trends in your industry, and more willing to take smart risks. It explains how to set clear expectations and focus on the endpoint as opposed to managing the process that gets you there. With eyes set on getting rid of distractions, long meetings, and unnecessary updates, this book offers quick, everyday strategies to experience huge increases in productivity (without adding resources) and dramatic drops in turnover.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthors Ressler and Thompson began their work together at Best Buy where they are credited with revolutionizing the workplace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReframes thinking away from counting on general availability (Where's Bob?) to creating clear expectations (Does Bob know exactly what's expected of him?)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how to reduce the number of meetings while increasing their quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how to eliminate scheduled events in order to increase critical thinking and improve communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eROWE is a bold, cultural transformation that permeates the attitudes and operating style of an entire workplace, leveling the playing field and giving people complete autonomy—to manage their measurable results using adult common sense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Wake Up! Go Beyond Telework 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an Accountability Culture \u003ci\u003eby Karren Fink \u003c\/i\u003e55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Motivate Me. No Pizza Party, Please 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Trust \u003ci\u003eby Bryan Sivak\u003c\/i\u003e 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 S.M.A.R.T. Goals ¼ Senseless Minutia Against Random Tasks 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDown with Billable Hours, Up with Results \u003ci\u003eby Otmara “Omi” Diaz-Cooper and Todd Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 24\/7 Kicks 9–5’s Ass 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on What Matters \u003ci\u003eby Greg Watt\u003c\/i\u003e 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 No More Bullshit Meetings. Period. 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelighting the Customer \u003ci\u003eby Ronnie Wooten\u003c\/i\u003e 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Results. Not for Every Job? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults-Only Competency-Based Education \u003ci\u003eby Jeff Herzberg\u003c\/i\u003e 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eROWE in the Public Sector \u003ci\u003eby Nancy Dietl Griffin\u003c\/i\u003e 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCALI RESSLER\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJODY THOMPSON\u003c\/b\u003e are the cofounders of CultureRx and authors of \u003ci\u003eWhy Work Sucks and How to Fix It\u003c\/i\u003e. CultureRx provides training services customized to the needs of their clients that successfully shift teams and entire organizations into a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). Cali and Jody began their work together at Best Buy, where they are credited with revolutionizing the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs your talent energized, focused and ready to deliver the results necessary to drive your business? Or do they spend the day flinching at their bosses’ attempts to micromanage the minutes of their day? If your organization sounds more like the latter, it’s time to transform your workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing only on results can differentiate your business from the competition. A Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) positively impacts the bottom line while simultaneously improving the employee experience. \u003ci\u003eWhy Managing Sucks and How to Fix It\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the transition to a ROWE can make you or your organization more entrepreneurial, more connected with the broader trends in your industry, and more willing to take smart risks. Companies that embrace a Results-Only Work Environment enjoy staggering increases in engagement. ROWE teams report an average increase of 35 percent in productivity by eliminating waste from systems and processes and a 90 percent decrease in voluntary turnover rates.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains how to set measurable, outcome-based expectations and focus on the endpoint as opposed to managing the process that gets you there. With eyes set on getting rid of distractions, pointless meetings, and unnecessary updates, this book offers easy-to-implement, everyday strategiesto help you experience huge increases in productivity (without adding resources) and dramatic drops in turnover. You’ll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick tips for restructuring customer service, technology, and work flow \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to reframe thinking away from counting on general availability (Where’s Bob?) to creating clear expectations (Does Bob know exactly what’s expected of him?)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to reduce the number of meetings while increasing their quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to effectively move into an unlimited vacation scenario, do away with the billable hours\/time-based billing setup, and infuse new life into your health and wellness programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmash tired assumptions about what work has to be. 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