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Bringing out the best in people : how to apply the astonishing power of positive reinforcement / Aubrey C. Daniels.

Summary:

In the third edition of Bringing Out the Best in People, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at today's rapidly changing work environmnet, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management.

Record details

ISBN: 9781259644900
ISBN: 1259644901
Physical Description: ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Revised edition of the author's Bringing out the best in people, 2000.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (various pages) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Perils of Traditional Management -- 1. Fads, Fantasies, and Fixes -- 2. Management by Common Sense Is Not Management at All -- 3. Louder, Longer, Meaner -- pt. 2 The Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement -- 4. Behavior Is a Function of Its Consequences -- 5. The ABCs of Performance Management -- 6. The High Price of Negative Reinforcement -- 7. Capturing Discretionary Effort Through Positive Reinforcement -- 8. Decreasing Behavior -- Intentionally or Otherwise -- 9. Effective Delivery of Reinforcement -- pt. 3 The Scientific Approach to Leadership -- 10. Pinpointing -- 11. The Effective Use of Measurement -- 12. Performance Feedback -- 13.A Model for Problem Solving -- pt. 4 Turning Good Intentions into High Performance -- 14. Goal Setting to Shape Behavior -- 15. The Four R's of Effective Management Recognition, Reward, Reinforcement, and Relationships -- 16.Compensation and Performance Appraisal. Note continued: 17. Employee Engagement It's Not About the Employees -- 18. Technology and Behavior -- 19. Getting Smarter Quicker -- 20. Performance Management The Executive Function.