Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager: Making the Science of Management Work for You

Into this action-ready toolkit, Gary Latham brings his unique perspective as an organizational psychologist and award-winning researcher to translate management research of the past 50 years into everyday examples of proven guidelines for handling the most common challenges managers face in effectively managing people. In simple and practical language, Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager describes field-tested tools and techniques, provides plenty of examples that demonstrate how to apply them, and explains in detail why they work in building high performance.

Gary Latham is a professor of Organizational Effectiveness in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is also a national board member for the Center for Creative Leadership and Society for Human Resource Management. An active speaker, Latham has addressed numerous companies, including Astra Zeneca, National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Latham is the recipient of the first Mike Losey (SHRM) research award.