Oops! : 13 Management Practices That Waste Time and Money (and What to Do Instead)

OOPS! You just sank more company money into a performance strategy that doesn t work!

In these strained economic times when every penny counts (and demands accountability) you can no longer afford to invest in the financially flawed activities typically associated with . . .
Mergers & Acquisitions
Downsizing
Stretch goals
Performance Appraisal

And you really have to STOP . . .
Promoting people that nobody likes
Overrating smart people
Upsetting everyone with Employee of the Month programs

As the founder of a behavior-based process that has revitalized companies around the world, Aubrey C. Daniels has repeatedly witnessed the 13 most universally used, but ineffective management tactics. Businesses have been wasting time and funds on the same tired approaches for years. Now Daniels reveals WHAT TO DO INSTEAD!
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Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D., is the world s foremost authority on applying the scientifically-proven laws of human behavior to the workplace. Blog with at AubreyDanielsBlog.com

He founded Aubrey Daniels International (ADI) in 1978 and is the author of four best-selling books widely recognized as international management classics: Bringing out the Best in People, Performance Management, Other People s Habits, and Measure of a Leader (with James E. Daniels). His books have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and French and have been licensed in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Romania, and Saudi Arabia.

A passionate thought leader and an internationally recognized expert on management, leadership, and workplace issues, Daniels has been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fortune, CNN, and CNBC.

Daniels is a member of the Board of Trustees of both Furman University and the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. He is an Associate of Harvard University s John F. Kennedy School of Government, an adjunct faculty member of the College of Health Professions at the University of Florida, and a visiting professor at Florida State University.

His numerous awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organizational Behavior Management Network and the Outstanding Service Award from the International Association for Behavior Analysis, which also named him a 2005 Fellow.

Daniels received his doctorate from the University of Florida, where he also earned his masters degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Furman University. Daniels has been honored by both Furman University and the College of Health Professions at the University of Florida as Alumnus of the Year.