The extra mile : how to engage your people to win / David MacLeod and Chris Brady.
Material type: TextPublication details: Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2008.Description: xi, 289 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780273703945 (hbk.) :
- 9780273703945 (Cloth)
- Corporate culture -- Great Britain
- Personnel management -- Great Britain
- Employee motivation -- zGreat Britain
- Employee motivation
- Strategic planning -- Employee participation
- Corporate culture
- Business and Management
- Business & Management
- Business strategy
- Management: leadership & motivation
- Personnel & human resources management
- 658.314 MAC
- HF5549.5.M63 M323 2008
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 658.314 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213936 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction -- 1.What is engagement? -- 2.How are we doing and does it matter? -- 3.Why is engagement so important now? - Part two: Foundations for engagement -- 4.The leader: walking the walk -- 5.The top team -- Part three: Seven pillars of engagement -- 6.The context -- 7.Pillar one - commitment -- 8.Pillar two - get to the front line -- 9.Pillar three - loudhailers to conversations -- 10.Pillar four - the reservoir of wellbeing -- 11.Pillar five - bring back the manager -- 12.Pillar six - harnessing talent -- 13.Pillar seven - consequences -- Conclusion.
The business world is changing and company success is no longer based on who has the best strategy, but rather who best implements their strategy. This book explains how engaging and aligning employees is the new source of competitive advantage, and shows managers and leaders how to successfully implement this.