The Art of Management: Insights from an Employees Perspective
by Gregory J. Blencoe
Category: Employees

Everyday managers ponder such questions as: -- Why are my employees so unmotivated? -- Why is my business underachieving? -- Why do my employees care so little about the success of the company? Readers of" The Art of Management" will discover the answers to these questions and learn the secrets to motivating employees. Managers are given a "behind the scenes" look at all of the ineffective methods they are utilizing and shown the right way to manage employees in order to maximize their productivity. Excerpt from Chapter 10: "Who are the most efficient workers on earth? Entrepreneurs. They are far more productive than any other class of people. Knowing this, why don't we try to figure out what makes them efficient and then use this knowledge to improve the productivity of the rest of the employees. The answer to this questions does not lie in the head of a rocket scientist down at NASA. It is ridiculously simple. Entrepreneurs are so productive because their paychecks are always on the line. Their compensation is directly related to the performance of their businesses. If entrepreneurs do not make money at their businesses, they do not eat, make the car payment, or pay the mortgage. How is that for pressure?"