The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) | Patrick M. Lencioni | Another Fun and Valuable Fable!

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	The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2007 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 47 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When will they ever learn?

This book should be recommended reading for everyone who manages people. The concepts couldn't be simpler yet they are completely foreign, at least to most of the managers I've endured. (I talk about them in my own book "You're Not the Boss of Me: Empowerment Strategies for an Imperfect Workplace).
Take the idea of anonymity. My current boss gave me a movie pass for my birthday. Nice of him, right? Well, my husband is legally blind and I have been to the movies maybe twice in the past five years.
In the little fable in this book, the author describes how the manager of a restaurnat goes to a soccer game to watch two of his employees play. Out of a staff of five, two of us sing with a symphony chorus several times a year. Our manager has not been to a single performance in the two years I've worked for him.
Why, when there are so many good management books out there, are the ideas never practiced?

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Another Fun and Valuable Fable!

The fable-telling Patrick Lencioni has written another enjoyable and insightful book. For those who learn by example, this book is for you. The "Three Signs" themselves are not going to be "new" to most readers. That should not come as a surprise. It is the common sense approach to management that Lencioni presents and it is this same approach that can be so easily overlooked. Lencioni reminds us that we manage people and people need to be understood and appreciated, they need to know what they do matters, and they need to be able to measure their progress in their own way. Common sense - yet, critical to success. Another wonderful book by Patrick Lencioni!

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excellent

This is the best reading leadership book I have ever read. I couldn't put it down.

Insightful!

If you want to understand how to enrich your own job or those of others, this is a must read. Lencioni, like his other books, captures your attention in another perceptive fable. The fable hits very close to home and may be a bit uncomfortable for leaders who suspect their teams are not happy or productive in their work. Lencioni helps leaders see how they can add productivity through measurement of the "right" attributes and personal care for those you work with everyday. I am going to re-visit these fundamental principles in my own leadership resposnibilities.

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Excellent book!

I'd recommend that anyone and everyone read this book. It's great for managers AND those who report to a manager (and in any working environment). A good read and easy to follow!

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