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Geary A. Rummler (Author)
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0787996165 978-0787996161 March 20, 2007 1
Learn what Geary Rummler means by Serious Performance Consulting (SPC) as you follow an extensive case study that shows what SPC engagement looks like and what a serious performance consultant does. In this examination, you'll see how to use SPC to:

  • Find a viable critical business issue and establish how a project's success will be evaluated.
  • Use a conceptual performance analysis framework to generate hypotheses for gaps in results.
  • Establish the difference between "is" and "should" performance and the find the cause behind it.
  • Specify a solution set that addresses all significant factors that affect the gap in results.

"The idea behind Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler is as simple as it is brilliant: Take a successful project and let the reader follow the performance consultant through the project. Geary Rummler tops it off with a play-by-play commentary in which he explains the consultant's reasoning and offers the reader the benefit of his experience."
?Klaus Wittkuhn, certified performance technologist and management consultant, Germany and South Africa

"No smoke, no mirrors, no double-talk. This is much more than a how-to book; it's a professional development plan for any performance consultant who wants to master the craft."
?John Con?, former chief learning officer, Dell Computer, and consultant in organizational learning


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Rummler shares a wealth of practical, down to earth lessons based on over 35 years of experience… -- Pat McMahon, CPT, Sun Microsystems

Serious Performance Consulting is a professional development plan for any performance consultant who wants to master the craft. -- John Coné, Former Chief Learning Officer, Dell Computer

With Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler we see how important this technology can be in the right hands. -- Ron Zemke, Senior Editor Training Magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Before there was 'lean,' before there was TQM, before there was knowledge management, and before there were any one-minute cures, there was Geary Rummler preaching and practicing performance technology. With Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler, we see how important this technology can be in the right hands."
—Ron Zemke, certified performance technologist, senior editor of Training magazine, and coauthor of Service Magic: The Art of Amazing Your Customers

"The idea behind Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler is as simple as it is brilliant: Take a successful project and let the reader follow the performance consultant through the project. Geary Rummler tops it off with a play-by-play commentary in which he explains the consultant's reasoning and offers the reader the benefit of his experience."
—Klaus Wittkuhn, certified performance technologist and management consultant, Germany and South Africa

"No smoke, no mirrors, no double-talk. This is much more than a how-to book; it's a professional development plan for any performance consultant who wants to master the craft."
—John Coné, former chief learning officer, Dell Computer, and consultant in organizational learning

"Rummler shares a wealth of practical, down-to-earth lessons based on more than 35 years of experience. This is a book to be treasured by novice performance consultants and old pros alike."
—Pat McMahon, certified performance technologist and Six Sigma black belt, Sun Microsystems

"The contrast Rummler draws between performance consulting 'lite' and serious performance consulting captures the reality we face and shows the way to do it right."
—Dale M. Brethower, professor emeritus, Western Michigan University, and senior consultant, Performance-Based Systems, LLC

"This in-depth look at the real work involved in performance consulting will help you determine if you have the 'right stuff' to be a serious performance consultant."
—Debbie Titus, certified performance technologist and managing HR business partner, The Williams Companies

"Based on science and practice, this book is the one to have."
—Roger Kaufman, certified performance technologist, professor emeritus at Florida State University, and director of Roger Kaufman & Associates

"Rummler articulates a model that sets the standard for both the internal and external organizational performance specialist."
—A. William Wiggenhorn, former president, Motorola University


Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (March 20, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0787996165
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787996161
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Performance Guru, May 30, 2004
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Geary Rummler has been giving wise advice on how companies can improve business processes and human performance for the last 35 years. Many believe that Rummler's work at Motorola in the early Eighties stimulated the development of the Six Sigma movement. In 1990 he co-authored Improving Performance, which is still the best introduction to business process improvement, and is still popular. Serious Performance Consulting: According to Rummler, is a collection of Rummler's writing over the course of the past decade. Much of this material is focused on the analyis of organization performance problems and on the management and measurement of business processes. There are also discussions of the problems consultants face when they try to improve organizational effectiveness. Hammer is a great motivational speaker, but managers who really want to know how to make change happen, turn to Rummler. This book shows you how the ultimate performance guru really approaches and solves problems. If you are involved in Six Sigma or BPM, you have to read this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a useful book!, April 10, 2007
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When a writer has the objective of showing his knowledge and experience in the benefit of others, like Mr. Rummler does, the result is a dense and useful book. This book will certainly enrich the professional lifes of many professionals.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Study Book, February 5, 2009
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I needed this book for a Master's course I was taking. It has been a great help. Rummler does a grea job of applying the knowledge in a more practical way than a lot of writers. I would recommend this for anyone thinking about studing the HPI/HPT process.
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