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9780786868230

How to Become a Great Boss The Rules for Getting and Keeping the Best Employees

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    9780786868230

  • ISBN10:

    0786868236

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-05-15
  • Publisher: Hachette Books

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Summary

In his three bestselling business books, Jeffrey Fox has helped hundreds of thousands of readers land great jobs and rise to the top of their professions. Now he turns his contrarian eye to the process of staying on top by fostering teamwork and creating a sturdy network of support. Foxs advice is delivered in snappy, to-the-point chapters that zero in on his creativeand even contrarianadvice.

Author Biography

Jeffrey J. Fox is the bestselling author of How to Become a Rainmaker and How to Become CEO and the founder of Fox & Co.

Table of Contents

Dedication v
Special Acknowledgments vii
Mr. Hart
1(3)
The Great Boss Simple Success Formula
4(2)
Companies Do What the Boss Does
6(3)
The Customer Is the Real Boss
9(3)
Groom 'Em, or Broom 'Em
12(3)
The New Broom Need Not Sweep Clean
15(4)
Mediocrity Is Malevolent
19(2)
Hire Slow, Fire Fast (Part 1)
21(4)
Hire Slow, Fire Fast (Part 2)
25(3)
You Don't Have to Play Hardball
28(4)
The One-Over-One/Veto
32(4)
A+A=A. Only Hire A's
36(2)
The Rule of the Ds
38(3)
``It's `Restaurateur,' Not 'Restauranteur'''
41(4)
Turn Termination into Determination
45(4)
The Seamstress's Son
49(4)
The Generous Boss
53(5)
Delegate Down, Down, Down
58(2)
Beware: 7s Hire 5s
60(2)
Ask, ``What Would You Do If I Were Dead?''
62(3)
Don't Hire a Dog and Bark Yourself
65(4)
You Get What You Inspect, Not What You Expect
69(3)
Pay Attention
72(2)
Always Listen to Everybody
74(4)
Make a Promise, Keep a Promise
78(4)
``Never Let Me Make a Mistake''
82(3)
Seven Common Words
85(3)
``Let Them Eat Cake''
88(2)
Don't Shoot from the Lip
90(3)
Contract to Confront
93(3)
Let Lightning Strike
96(3)
Never Be Little, Never Belittle
99(4)
Listen to Phonies, Fools, and Frauds
103(2)
Don't Check Expense Accounts
105(4)
The Practice Bus
109(5)
Be Lucky
114(3)
Be Firm, Fair, and Friendly, but Not a Friend
117(4)
``Quit'' Is for Scrabble
121(4)
Your People Are Your Helium
125(2)
Spend 90% of Your Time with Your Best People
127(3)
``Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the One to Take the Fall?''
130(4)
Teach for Ten Minutes Every Day
134(2)
Put the Policy Police on Probation (Part 1)
136(5)
A Policy Police Rap Sheet (Part 2)
141(3)
The Eagle Does Not Go into the Hole for the Rat
144(2)
Take a Bullet for the Team
146(3)
Great Expectations
149(3)
It's Okay to Be Quirky
152(3)
Don't Be Tired
155(3)
Don't Win the Office Pool
158(2)
Epilogue Great Bosses Beget Great Bosses 160

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