From Library Journal
Both of these books stress the importance of the employee in the operation of today's business. Matejka includes "Action Exercises" to help managers get employees working right for the company and for themselves. His theory involves shaking the entire organization out of old nonproductive ways of doing things by making the consequences of new behavior more rewarding. Included at the end of each chapter are notes to amplify the points made. All of this is rather routine, and the book is not a significant new addition to the literature on the current state of management/employee relations. Keeping the Best . . . on the other hand, suggests a radical departure and transformation of traditional management techniques. Yate is an internationally recognized leading authority on all aspects of employee selection. He believes that "the most powerful technology is people," and that exceptional work can happen only when managers and employees share each other's current and future visions. Like Kate Ludeman in The Work Ethic: Eight Strategies for Leading the New Work Force ( LJ 5/1/89), Yate stresses the importance of recognizing and praising achievements and supplying challenges and rewards. Highly recommended for management collections.
- Susan Awe, Natrona Cty. P.L., Casper, Wy.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Susan Awe, Natrona Cty. P.L., Casper, Wy.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
