hbr 10 best reads on managing people analysis

Book ReportBook ReportCFM ProjectCFM ProjectSubmitted to:Prof. R.L Raina

Submitted by:Achal Arora PGP27001Mukul Kaura PGP27030Md. Muntaha Ali

PGP27029Pranav Patil PGP27035K Rakesh Kumar PGP27025Ramsem Lungran PGP27041Jai Prakash Meena PGP27021Subash Narayana B PGP27055

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LeadershipBoss-Subordinate

Relationship Business Culture

THEMES

Theme: Leadership Theme: Leadership Which leadership gets Which leadership gets

Results?Results?

Theme: Leadership Theme: Leadership What do Great Managers What do Great Managers

Do?Do?

Theme: Leadership Theme: Leadership Only Motivation that Only Motivation that

works!works!

Theme: Boss-sub Theme: Boss-sub relationshiprelationship

Set up to Fail?Set up to Fail?

Theme: Boss-sub Theme: Boss-sub relationshiprelationship

Who manages whom?Who manages whom?

Theme: Boss-sub Theme: Boss-sub relationshiprelationship

Is this what you would like Is this what you would like to be?to be?

Theme: Business Culture Theme: Business Culture How (Un)ethical are you?How (Un)ethical are you?

Theme: Business Culture Theme: Business Culture Fair Processes – Unfair Fair Processes – Unfair

resultsresults

Theme: Business Culture Theme: Business Culture Strength U StrengthStrength U Strength

Communication insightsCommunication insightsSummary tables

Research oriented approach

Analogies

Research was based on survey of 80,000 managers

1. Good teams function like an organism.2. Do you want to keep recharging your employees or have a generator with them 

Communication insightsCommunication insightsIs it high salary, X

Is it punishment, X

Is it increment, X

Is it even promotion. X

The only motivation that works is to make the job interesting.

Communication insightsCommunication insights

Accurate description and diagnosis of a problem can capture attention of reader even though you may not have a perfect solution to present

Misses on important themes relevant in 2011

Summary table of key learning's

Article Management insight Further expectation1 Leadership that gets results Offer leadership based on demands

of situation and not based on your personality trait

How to build in the flexibility to adopt a different style every time?

2 One more time – How do you motivate employees

Forget praise. Forget cash. Forget punishment. You need to make their job more interesting

Ways and means of making dull jobs more interesting

3 The Set up to fail syndrome Boss sub-ordinate relationship can set in early stages and may spiral up or spiral down thereafter.

What works to reverse set a relationship that’s spiraling down

4 Saving your Rookie managers from themselves 

Rookie managers should quickly learn to delegate work instead of resorting to micro-management

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5 What great managers do? Capitalize on Employees’ strengths.Activate Employees’ strengths.

What should be done if triggers fail to activate the strength

6 Fair Process: Managing in the knowledge economy

Transparent process helps to build employee morale and builds agreement even though the results may not be favorable

Is it possible to be transparent in all situations or are there some exceptions?

7 Teaching smart people how to learn

Members in the organization are always expected to choose between single loop and double loop learning

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8 How unethical are you? Prejudices, biases and preconceived notions almost prevent us from being totally ethical in any given situation

How to get rid of prejudices and biases?

9 The discipline of teams Teams are the best Organizational Structures for today's Corporate World

Innovative team building activities

10 Managing your boss A Boss-Subordinate relation based on 2-way respect and trust is beneficial to both parties .

How to do this without playing politics or favourites

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