What the world’s greatest managers do differently?

Superb PhD’s need superb managers. If you’re interested to find out how great leaders hold on to the best people in their teams by focusing on each person's unique strengths, instead of trying to fix their weaknesses, check out "First break all the rules", a great bestseller by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Their conclusion: 

"People don’t change that much. Don’t waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in."

This amazing book explains why great managers break all the rules of conventional wisdom.The front-line manager is the key to attracting and retaining talented employees. No matter how generous its pay or how renowned its training, the company that lacks great, front-line managers will suffer. Great managers are the heroes of this book. Vivid examples show how, as they select, focus, motivate and develop people, great managers turn talent into performance. Finally, the authors have distilled the essence of good management practice into twelve simple questions that work to distinguish the strongest departments of a company from all the rest. This book is the first to present this essential measuring stick and to prove the link between employee opinions and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of turnover. Is your current workplace awesome enough for you? Check it out in our Quiz based on this book!