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In this follow-up guide to The Great Workplace, experts from Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. reveal the most common excuses managers use for why they can't create a great workplace. Authors Jennifer Robin and Michael Burchell poke holes in every single excuse. Whether the reasons involve the organization's leadership, employees, environment, or any other factor, the authors explain that if managers lead people properly, they can create a great workplace. The authors explore how managers can interrupt their own negative thought patterns and instead create lasting change, and they describe how great workplaces have surmounted very real difficulties with aplomb.
Creating a place where people want to work and want to succeed is the primary key to success for every manager. No Excuses shows that managers in any organization can transform their workplace—if they'll only get out of their own way first.
Jennifer Robin, Ph.D., is a research fellow at Great Place to Work Institute. A former consultant with the Institute, she led the Advisory Practice, helping senior leaders integrate their organization's culture with its strategy and aligning efforts to be a great workplace. Currently, Jennifer teaches in undergraduate, MBA, and professional programs in the Foster College of Business at Bradley University. She lives in Peoria, Illinois.
Michael Burchell, Ed.D., is vice president, International Operations at Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. A member of the corporate management team, Michael oversees affiliate operations, global expansion efforts, and the business development of multinational clients across the Great Place to Work network. Previously, Michael led consulting services for the Institute in the United States. He also co-owns and is a director for Great Place to Work® Institute in the United Arab Emirates, in Dubai. He is based in Washington, D.C.
Great Place to Work Institute is a global research, consulting, and training firm with thirty-eight affiliates operating in nearly fifty countries. Great Place to Work produces the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For Annual List and the Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For in America lists, in addition to several dozen best companies lists internationally.
Foreword by Amy Lyman
Introduction
1 The Anatomy of an Excuse
2 I Think [Like a Great Workplace Leader], Therefore I Am [a Great Workplace Leader]
3 We Are What We Repeatedly Do
4 I Didn’t Have Enough Time to Do It Right
5 That’s Just Not My Job
6 My Industry Is Different
7 It’s Just Not the Right Time
8 I’d Be a Great People Manager if It Weren’t for All the People
9 My Boss Ate My Homework
10 The “One Rule” for Excuses
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
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