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The Dream Manager Hardcover – Bargain Price, August 21, 2007

by Matthew Kelly (Author), Patrick Lencioni (Foreword)

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A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams

Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. Its not that we dont dream of being great managers, its just that we havent found a practical and efficient way to do it. Until now . . .

The fictional company in this remarkable book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale -- so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isnt necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams. They also learned that people at every level need to be offered specific kinds of help and encouragement -- or our dreams will forever remain just dreams as we grow dissatisfied with our lives and jobs.

Beginning with his important thought that a company can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent that its employees are becoming better-versions-of-themselves, Matthew Kelly explores the connection between the dreams we are chasing personally and the way we all engage at work. Tackling head-on the growing problem of employee disengagement, Kelly explores the dynamic collaboration that is unleashed when people work together to achieve company objectives and personal dreams.

The power of The Dream Manager is that simply becoming aware of the concept will change the way you manage and relate to people instantly and forever. Whats your dream?

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The business statistics are astounding: high percentages of detached, ready-to-exit employees; soon-to-occur vacancies among top executive and middle-manager ranks; and a growing chasm between employees and the organizations they work for. From Gallup to corporate human resources gurus, myriad solutions have been proposed. Yet Kelly, consultant and author (The Rhythm of Life, 1999; The Seven Levels of Intimacy, 2005, among others), proffers an idea that seems simple to implement. His philosophy is that organizations can only become best versions of themselves if their employees can realize that same opportunity. Center stage is the Dream Manager, an individual (or group) devoted to helping workers achieve personal life goals. His fictional parable plays out the story of Admiral Janitorial Services, a cleaning company plagued with extraordinarily high turnover. Presto digito! Within months of hiring a Dream Manager, employees stayed. Profits increasedand customers clamored for information. It is true that the pursuit of dreams "creates passion, energy, enthusiasm, and vitality." It is also true that, without solid proof, few businesses will explore this avenue. Jacobs, Barbara

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"The Dream Manager emphasizes that a key and critical role of leadership is the ability to recognize the dreams of those that we lead and inspire them to achieve those visions . . . I believe Matthew Kellys new book will be an important contribution to the literature of leadership." -- Robert A. McDonald, Chief Operating Officer, Procter & Gamble

"The Dream Manager will forever change how companies think about their employees, and how managers define what it means to do their job." -- Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Hyperion; 1 edition (August 21, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781401303709
ISBN-13: 978-1401303709
ASIN: 1401303706
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 276 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #265 in Books > Business & Money > Management & Leadership > Motivational
- #267 in Books > Business & Money > Management & Leadership > Management

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K. Peterson

"Don't be Ordinary!"

June 5, 2017

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It is so fun to find a book that completely aligns with my views of positivity transforming business. If business owners can have the courage to connect with employees as this powerful little book recommends, the state of our economy will grow exponentially, and the workforce will experience the American Dream along with the owners and managers. Your staff will surprise you and you will surprise yourself! The couple of hours it takes you to read this book cover-to-cover will be one of the best investments you will have ever made... That is, assuming you then start diving into your dreams and the dreams of those around you!

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Kat

A Worthwhile Read!

March 22, 2015

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The Dream Manager spoke volumes to me. I am going through a transitional period in my life where I left my job after nearly nine years because I felt extremely disengaged, not empowered and resentful. When Matthew Kelly wrote "It is easy to get so caught up in surviving that we stop dreaming. When we stop dreaming, we slowly begin to disengage from our work, from our relationships, and from life itself.", I couldn't have agreed more! What this book has taught me is the power of dreaming and to hold myself accountable. In the time since I have left my job, I have traveled the world and volunteer at an organization whose mission I truly believe in. I surrounded myself with dreamers who inspire each and every day. This book is a great read for every one, not just managers dealing with a disengaged workforce, but parents, teachers, and employees of all levels. Before I left my job, I had a former manager tell me, "Don't ever be apologetic for your career." What I believe he meant by that was not to short change myself or my dreams.

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AMAZING READ!! 5 stars x 100000000

March 11, 2013

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I was recently at a company Expo in Las Vegas, NV. A fellow Roofing, YES roofing, company owner told the story of how he had read this book and immediately implemented a Dream Manager Program. I was so amazing by his 15 minute lecture, I downloaded this book DURING his lecture. I began reading it that night after the class was over. I had it finished in 2 nights, and only because I had to sleep for class the next day, or it would have been done that night. Its so positive, empowering, and real! Its human, and its inspiring! I couldnt hold back my enthusiasm and emailed my boss back home in Illinois and told him how excited I was, and how I wanted to start this program and start sharing my Dreams with my co-workers and helping them achieve theirs...but so much more than that, I wanted to instantly start giving the world the best me I could :)

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Tom Fowler

Managing Dreams, and Not Just for Business

May 25, 2012

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"The Dream Manager" succeeds at turning most conventional ideas of business and employee management on their ears.

Connect with your employees, learn their dreams, and help them to achieve those dreams. Those are the simple premises "The Dream Manager" puts forward. The large part of the book covers a hypothetical company that decides to implement a dream manager program to solve the problems of employee turnover and disengaged workers. As an avid fiction reader and writer, this part is hard to read in spots -- the dialogue, in particular, is less than realistic -- but it conveys the larger ideas and premises of the book. The hypothetical company, of course, solves their problems, has employees who are far more engaged, and expands with record profits. Gordon Gekko never said dreams work, but maybe they do.

The second, smaller part of the book offers advice for setting up a dream manager program in a company.

While this book has obvious business application, the concept of a dream manager also applies outside the workplace. Besides, advice about making a list of your dreams, talking to your significant other about his/her dreams, and making plans to see those dreams happen is something anyone can do.

"The Dream Manager" is worth reading for employees, managers, CEOs, entrepeneurs, and anyone who has looked out the window and dreamed of something better.

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December 31, 2010

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This book was recommended to me by someone I worked with. I read it and had some of my friends read it. Although it is set in a work setting, I ended up getting a group of 3 people together to go over the program. We developed our 100 dreams and broke them down into categories and then into short and long term goals. We each ended up picking 2 that we wanted to work on immediately. We met once a month to discuss out goals and we all gave each other advice on resources available that could help us. Although we each were able to meet the goals we prioritized, our group fell apart after about 9 months, mostly due to distance. I am still using my Dream Book and setting my priorities. A new year is starting and my goal is to review my dreams, update them and start working on the most important ones right away. I purchased a few copies of The Dream Manager and have loaned them to friends and co-workers. One neighbor loved it so much, she bought copies of it for all 5 of her grown children. I think this book needs to be read regularly to keep your motivation going. It would be great if companies would use this technique more often. I think there would be happier employees and less turnover.

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