First, break all the rules
Subtitle: what the world's greatest managers do differently
By: from Gallup ; foreword by Jim Harter, Ph.D.
Contributors: Clifton, Donald O., creator; Gallup Organization
Edition: [New edition].
Publisher: Gallup Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781595621115
Subjects: Management; Attitudes; Employee attitude surveys; Executive ability; Employees; Employer attitude surveys; Executives
Other titles: What the world's greatest managers do differently
Notes: "First, Break All the Rules was written by former Gallup Associates Curt Coffman and Marcus Buckingham [1999]"--Page 1.

"Presents vital performance and career lesson for managers at every level -- and best of all, shows you how to apply them to your own situation. Included with this re-release... updated meta-analytic research and access [codes] to the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment, which reveals people's top themes of talent, and to Gallup's Q12 employee engagement survey..."--Dust jacket sleeve.

"These studies were initiated by the lifetime work of the late Dr. Donald O. Clifton, whom the American Psychological Association commended as the Father of Strengths-Based Psychology"--Page 3.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-348).
Table of contents: title: The measuring stick; title: The wisdom of great managers; title: The first key : select for talent; title: The second key : define the right outcomes; title: The third key : focus on strengths; title: The fourth key : find the right fit; title: Turning the keys : a practical guide; title: Gathering force; title: Appendix A. The Gallup path to business performance : what is the path to sustained increase in shareholder value?; title: Appendix B. What the great managers said : what did great managers say to the three questions quoted in chapter 2?; title: Appendix C. A selection of talents : which talents are found most frequently across all roles?; title: Appendix D. Finding the Q12 items : how did Gallup find the Q12 items?; title: Appendix E. The meta-analysis : what are the details of the meta-analysis?.