The Hands-off Manager: How to Mentor People and Allow Them to Be Successful (Hardcover)

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The #1 reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is "my manager." Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do about it if they did.

Today's employees do not respond to the old hands-on, militaristic management styles. They are highly independent, individual professionals with their own fully developed ideas. Leaders and managers who try to micro-manage them will inevitably confront wide-spread disgruntlement, absenteeism, and turnover...and increase their own and their employees' stress levels.

In The Hands-Off Manager, Chandler and Black offer a new vision for all managers. With stories, examples, and vibrant activities for the reader to practice, this book shows any manager--new or seasoned--how to coach and mentor employees rather than hover over their shoulders and goad them into action.

In this system, each employee's strengths are honored and honed in a climate of partnership and mutual goal-setting. Chandler, whose 100 Ways to Motivate Others is a best-selling favorite with small and large businesses alike, has called The Hands-Off Manager "my most original work to date" because it finally solves the age-old problem of getting the best performance out of people without frustrating yourself and them.

The Hands-Off Manager and its breakthrough content will take its place beside In Search of Excellence, The One Minute Manager, and Who Moved My Cheese? as an instant classic that will forever change the way we lead and manage.

About the Author

Steve Chandler is one of America's best-selling authors whose 14 books--including the best-sellers 100 Ways to Motivate Others, 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, and Reinventing Yourself--have been translated into more than 15 languages. Chandler was recently named to the faculty at the University of Santa Monica and also starred in an episode of NBC's Starting Over, the Emmy-award-winning reality show about life-coaching. Chandler has been a trainer and consultant to more than 30 Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Duane Black is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of SunCor Developments, where he oversees 150 employees and more than 150,000 acres of current and future housing developments.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; 1 edition (March 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564149501
• ISBN-13: 978-1564149503
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #239,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works in more scenarios than just the business world. , July 16, 2007

By	A Customer - See all my reviews

I have experienced this type of success when leading volunteer groups but haven't been able to define the formula until reading this book. When people volunteer, you can't fire them. If you lose them you have to do all the work yourself! You have to figure out a way to use what they have to offer. The principles in this book work!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Effective Business Genius, March 14, 2007

By	Justin Rohner (Gilbert, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Hands-Off Manager is the most effective business management book available today that I have ever read. You can TRUST IT. It will invite you to listen to the things that genuinely frustrate your own success and the success of those around you and grant you the tools to effortlessly transform the way work is done for the unique benefit of all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Will Get Value from this Book!, March 7, 2007

By	C. A. Freyer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book like all of Steve's Chandler's books is one that you can read and immediatly apply to your life and work. If you are a manager of any kind, in any setting (including being a parent), I highly recommend this be moved to the top of your reading list. It's clear, concise, real and practical. In addition, Steve has added some new elements including excersises you can do at the end of each chapter, which are great additions.

As always, Steve's books invite you to look inside yourself - and if you want to be effective at working with others in any capacity, this book makes this process easy and inviting. This is a MUST READ!