| #840355 in eBooks | 2016-11-15 | 2016-10-31 | File type: PDF||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Wisdom Well Worth Reading and Putting into Practice|By Patrick Galvin|Most management books are dry and theoretical. In contrast, Hard-Won Wisdom is lively and practical. Janove does a masterful job illustrating critical issues for managers with well-told and interesting stories. I flew through the book much faster than I expected since the though-provoking real world example m||"The book is refreshingly free of motivational platitudes and vague advice and instead imparts practical wisdom to managers and HR professionals through unforgettable stories of living, breathing--and highly flawed--people." - Christina Folz, HR Magazine
From dealing with underperformers to fighting off lawsuits, employee problems are the bane of a manager’s existence. So what do most do? Ignore them!
And that’s a recipe for more problems. Written by a seasoned HR expert and employment attorney, Hard-Won Wisdom takes you inside the messy reality of situations gone wrong, including:
A joking comment taken as a command
An email exchange that escalates ridiculousl...
You easily download any file type for your device.Hard-Won Wisdom: True Stories from the Management Trenches | Jathan Janove. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.