| View Larger Image | The Dream Manager | Hardcoverby Matthew Kelly (Author), Patrick Lencioni (Foreword)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Hyperion | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 176 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 21, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 6,664th |
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Product Description
A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It’s not that we don’t dream of being great managers, it’s just that we haven’t found a practical and efficient way to do it. Until now . . . The fictional company in this remarkable book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale -- so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isn’t necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams. They also learned that people at every level need to be offered specific kinds of help and encouragement -- or our dreams will forever remain just dreams as we grow dissatisfied with our lives and jobs. Beginning with his important thought that a company can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent that its employees are becoming better-versions-of-themselves, Matthew Kelly explores the connection between the dreams we are chasing personally and the way we all engage at work. Tackling head-on the growing problem of employee disengagement, Kelly explores the dynamic collaboration that is unleashed when people work together to achieve company objectives and personal dreams. The power of The Dream Manager is that simply becoming aware of the concept will change the way you manage and relate to people instantly and forever. What’s your dream? |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 42 reviews)
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Great Book! by Barbara Pellegrino (Hawaii)  5 Stars
October 18, 2009
This book is an eye opener, it makes absolute sense in this day and culture. A corporation can only be as good as the employees working for it and no matter what systems are enforced, its the passion and loyalty and relevance to their job that will ignite the spirit. That will be the difference between a struggling or failing company and one that has soaring profits!
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Outstanding book by A. Mason (USA) 5 Stars
May 12, 2009
Loved the book. Very easy to read. Read in a weekend (and I have four kids!). Easy to apply.
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Dream Manager by D. Thomas (Everywhere) 5 Stars
April 29, 2009
I have had this book for three weeks and have read it twice and have had three others read it as well. It has changed my thinking and it is helping to help others. One of the most positive uplifting books I have ever read.
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It is a must in today's workplace 5 Stars
April 26, 2009
This book is simply a must in today's workplace. It should be passed to the upper management in every single organization first especially in corporations that have an HR department. All employees are strongly encouraged to read it - it is that good. It is a reminder of what drives us into releasing our fullest potential and where it all starts... with you dreams.....
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Worthwile conept, not worthwile read by Tim Freeman (Seattle WA)  1 Stars
March 21, 2009
Very worthwhile topic that motivated me to read this book. However, as I read through the majority of the book about a fictitious firm and ridiculous laborious-to-read dialogue I found myself skimming through the book trying to find substance which I did not find until perhaps a couple pages towards the end of the book.
My recommendation is that people take the one paragraph summary of this book that employees and their dreams are relevant to your business and that getting involved with your employees in putting their dreams to paper and fulfilling them creates more loyal and happy employees. Do not waste your money or time on this book but instead invest in a good book on personal growth and goal setting and apply those principles towards assisting employees within your firm putting their dreams/goals to paper and accomplishing them.
Before you can help your employees realize their dreams you need to have your own house in order first by being an effective goal setter and ability to accomplish your own established dreams/goals. Kelly does a poor job of substantiating anything beyond a fictitious story to equip you in that endeavor of managing yours or your employees' dreams/goals.
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