Deadline Busting: How to be a Star Performer in Your Organization [Paperback]

Jeffrey Ford Ph.D. (Author), Laurie Ford Ph.D. (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 18, 2005

Are you sick of counting the hours until retirement—or vacation—or Friday? If this sounds oddly familiar, and you want—or need—more control over your work life, then ask yourself the following questions:

• Do you want better performance reviews, better job assignments, and bigger raises?
• Have you just been promoted and you need to improve your on-time performance?
• Have you just been promoted and you are now managing other people?
• Do you want to start successfully delivering everything you are supposed to deliver, and do it on time and under budget?

In this clear, concise guide, coauthors Jeffrey and Laurie Ford explain how to achieve outstanding work performance. They describe how to avoid the nine reasons that prevent people from being star performers. For those ready to move beyond the obstacles and gain an edge at work, Deadline Busting provides more than eighty proven and easy-to-use tips. The results will be a rapid, stress-free improvement in the quality of your work.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Ford, Ph.D., is a professor of management at Ohio State University.

Laurie Ford, Ph.D., is a management consultant and owner of Critical Path Consultants. Each has over twenty-five years of consulting and corporate training experience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (April 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595339069
• ISBN-13: 978-0595339068
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Victim or author, January 11, 2006

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Brian J. Stuhlmuller "Executive consultant" (Mebane, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deadline Busting: How to be a Star Performer in Your Organization (Paperback)

I really enjoyed the core message of this book. While the deadline busting practices are simple and direct, they are not limited to meeting deadlines. They could be thought of a a great philosphy for managing life. And they're not recommendations for those committed to living life as circumstantial and overwhelming - a victim's view.

If you're committed to living life as an invention, resulting in differences made and promises honored, this book lays out a set of principles by which to navigate. Were this the typical operating mode of our companies, the world would be a very different place indeed.

Our individual ability to produce goes with us from job to job throughout our careers. If we master the principles offered in this book throughout that journey we will indeed author extraordinary results and enjoy real success and admiration.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dare to be different, January 8, 2006

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M Shebak "MPS" (Hilliard, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadline Busting: How to be a Star Performer in Your Organization (Paperback)

This is an excellent read for someone at any level of their career. I had the good fortune to read and practice many of the tips and guidance provided throughout the book at an early stage in my career. It has had a profoundly positive impact on my abilty to execute in the work place and excel at a level I had not known possible.

Not only does the book teach very practical skills and tactics regarding the art of execution, but it also challenges the reader to take a personal look at his or her committment to being responsible and accountable. Many people wallow through a work day or career "thinking" they are doing the right things to be effective at work. Deadline Busting is not time management, it is not Organization 101, nor is it the feel-good story of the week; it is a combination of very real, hard skills put into one source - it is what real work is all about. Ultimately the book teaches the reader that it is alone the level of committment and personal responsibility that one applies to these daily activities that truly impacts a person's abilty to perform, have inlfuence and maintain integrity in his or her organization or personal life. Dare to be different than the person sitting next to you at work, dare to take responsibilty for yourself, dare to get out of your comfort zone and really DO something about your career.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pathway to infallible Leadership, January 16, 2006

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Lester J. Traband (Woodbury, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deadline Busting: How to be a Star Performer in Your Organization (Paperback)

The Fords have apparently taken every great course known to man and woman on producing results. They've listed all the tips I've ever heard of and then some. I'm 68 years old and very productive and it was valuable for me to read about some of the things I've learned along the way and then stopped using or forgot. The book is a real contribution to me.

Each of these tips could forward a project manager. It would be a dream for any of us to work for or with a person that practiced at least half of these distinctions.

I intend to give the book to many of my financial planning clients as value added. This is a winner!

Les Traband