Synopses & Reviews
Helps every manager and professional understand and deal with a pervasive business reality most of us regard as inconceivable--until it happens. Explains the situations most apt to lead a manager down a collision course with superiors and shows why managers who get fired almost never recognize the danger they're in until it's too late. Sacked! shows how to anticipate trouble and take positive steps to solve the problem--whether it's a personality clash, conflicting strategies or ideals, or differing views of the manager's role. Gives managers 16 steps for taking control of their work and work relationships and a special chapter on creative solutions and alternatives to firing good talent.
Table of Contents
Success Is Not Enough: Who Is at Risk?
Collision Course: The Road to Termination.
More Than Meets the Eye: The Dynamics of a Personality Cash.
Whose Dream is This Anyway?
--Irreconcilable Strategies for Success.
At Odds with the Establishment: Incompatible Management Ideals.
Who Expects What From Whom: Conflict Over Organizational Roles.
I Have Seen The Enemy: How to Take Command of Your Future.
A Guide for the Boss: How to Avoid Firing Good People.