TheTruth AboutSeries offers in each book the collected and distilled knowledge on a topic and shows you how you can use this knowledge in your daily life. With an 'aha' on every page, information is presented in a clear and accessible style that the reader can easily reference. Written in short chapters, each book aims to cover an entire field of knowledge, cut to the gist of each subject in an entertaining way, and when necessary, pull the curtain back and pop the bubble of commonly held assumptions. Each Truth is a tool to make you more successful. The Truth About Managing Peopleoffers real solutions for the make-or-break problems faced by every manager. You'll discover: how to overcome the true obstacles to teamwork; why too much communication can be as dangerous as too little; how to improve your hiring and employee evaluations; how to heal "layoff survivor sickness"; even how to learn charisma. This isn't someone's opinion; it's a definitive, evidence-based guide to effective management: a set of bedrock principles you can rely on throughout your entire management career.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Part I The Truth About Hiring Truth 1 Forget traits; itrsquo;s behavior that counts 1 Truth 2 Realistic job previews:
what you see is what you get 5 Truth 3 Tips for improving employee interviews 9 Truth 4 Brains matter; or when
in doubt, hire smart people 13 Truth 5 Donrsquo;t count too much on reference checks 17 Truth 6 When in doubt,
hire conscientious people! 21 Truth 7 Hire people who fit your culture: my "good employee" is your stinker!
25 Truth 8 Manage the socialization of new employees 29
Part II The Truth About Motivation Truth 9 Why many workers arenrsquo;t motivated at work today 33 Truth 10 Happy
workers arenrsquo;t necessarily productive workers! 37 Truth 11 Telling employees to do their best isnrsquo;t likely
to achieve their best 41 Truth 12 Not everyone wants to
Participate in setting their goals 45 Truth 13 Professional workers go for the flow 49 Truth 14 When giving feedback:
criticize behaviors, not people 53 Truth 15 You get what you reward 57 Truth 16 Itrsquo;s all relative! 61 Truth
17 Ways to motivate low-skill, low-pay employees 65 Truth 18 Therersquo;s more to high employee performance than
just motivation 69
Part III The Truth About Leadership Truth 19 The essence of leadership is trust 73 Truth 20 Experience counts!
Wrong! 77 Truth 21 Most people THINK they kno
