Ebook: Raising the Bar for Management
Lousy—or even mediocre—management causes a host of problems: high employee turnover, disappointed customers, and unfulfilled missions.
Managers who inspire employees have a tremendous impact on an organization’s performance. As longtime federal management expert Howard Risher notes in our latest ebook, research shows that roughly half of employee resignations are tendered to get away from a bad manager. Lousy—or even mediocre—management causes a host of problems: high employee turnover, disappointed customers, and unfulfilled missions. And with the cost of replacing a valued employee as high as 200 percent or more of salary, poor management is costly.
Engagement is a critical component of good management. As Risher notes, “People want to believe their job and work efforts are contributing to achieving goals that are important.” If employees aren’t engaged, then their leaders probably aren’t either. This ebook explores how the nature of work is evolving and the critical links between leadership, engagement and performance. It should be on every manager’s and executive’s reading list.
You can download the free ebook here.