Overview
Improve performance at every level of your organization!Millions ofemployees and managers go to work every day without the propertraining and support to do their jobs efficiently. To operateeffectively and stay ahead of the competition, your organizationmust have a competitive and well-trained workforce. Jack Bowsherlinks all the pieces of a successful management system togetherinto an easy six-step process. His innovative system integrates thebest of OD, training, performance consulting, performancetechnology, and integrated electronic support systems. At anorganization that achieves Bowsher's leaning ""mastery,""everyonewill be a top-level performer!Among other reforms, Bowsher proposesestablishing a performance system within every major job category.In his book, Bowsher includes a special short ""executive summary""that can be used to convince an organization's executives toimplement all of these performance-boosting initiatives.Byrevolutionizing workforce performance you will: * Increase productivity * Lower operating expenses * Increase revenues and market shares * Eliminate the need for massive downsizings Members of the training/performance community, HR managers, andsenior executives--all of them need this explosive guide to createtheir own revolution in performance!
Full Product Details
Author: Jack E. Bowsher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Pfeiffer
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.631kg
ISBN: 9780787907983
ISBN 10: 0787907987
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 10 October 1997
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book is definitely about the right subjects, for the right audiences, and about the right issue--achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. Senior executives should read this important document. (A. William Wiggenhorn, President, Motorola University) <br> Senior executives must become involved with the lessons in this book to achieve breakthroughs in workforce performance. Their leadership will result in a sustainable competitive advantage. (Victor E. Millar, President and CEO, AT&T Solutions) <br> Everyone talks about performance improvement. Jack Bowsher explains in this book how to make it happen within the entire organization. HR executives should take a leadership role. (Ursula F. Fairbairn, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Quality, American Express Company) <br> Bowsher challenges all of us to share in a new management system for achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. This book is a must-read for members of the training and p
This book is definitely about the right subjects, for the right audiences, and about the right issue--achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. Senior executives should read this important document. (A. William Wiggenhorn, President, Motorola University) <br> Senior executives must become involved with the lessons in this book to achieve breakthroughs in workforce performance. Their leadership will result in a sustainable competitive advantage. (Victor E. Millar, President and CEO, AT&T Solutions) <br> Everyone talks about performance improvement. Jack Bowsher explains in this book how to make it happen within the entire organization. HR executives should take a leadership role. (Ursula F. Fairbairn, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Quality, American Express Company) <br> Bowsher challenges all of us to share in a new management system for achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. This book is a must-read for members of the training and perform
This book is definitely about the right subjects, for the right audiences, and about the right issue----achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. Senior executives should read this important document. (A. William Wiggenhorn, President, Motorola University) Senior executives must become involved with the lessons in this book to achieve breakthroughs in workforce performance. Their leadership will result in a sustainable competitive advantage. (Victor E. Millar, President and CEO, AT&T Solutions) Everyone talks about performance improvement. Jack Bowsher explains in this book how to make it happen within the entire organization. HR executives should take a leadership role. (Ursula F. Fairbairn, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Quality, American Express Company) Bowsher challenges all of us to share in a new management system for achieving breakthroughs in workforce performance. This book is a must--read for members of the training and performance communities. (John W. Humphrey, CEO, The Forum Corporation, Chair of ASTD, Founder, Instructional Systems Association (ISA)) Every major government agency at the city, state, and federal level should focus on breakthroughs in workforce performance. This book will help you to do just that. (Charles A. Bowsher, Retired Comptroller General of the United States) Every manager and director of training should read this book because it includes a management system that will enable chief training officers to have a working partnership with senior executives and additional funding for new performance systems. (Jerold V. Tucker, Chief Training Officer, GTE) This book will greatly influence the work of training and performance professionals as well as the companies that serve this industry. (John J. Splavec, Partner, Andersen Consulting)
Author Information
JACK E. BOWSHER is the former chief training officer of IBM. He has an extensive background within the training and workforce performance fields; working as a teacher, course developer, consultant, and executive. For over a quarter of a century, he has been leading the development of new programs and management systems that achieve breakthroughs in workforce performance. From his experience in accounting, information systems, marketing, personnel, as well as education, he has gained a firm understanding of what it takes to plan and implement systems that achieve superior workforce performance.Jack Bowsher resides in Westport, Connecticut and San Diego, California. He is a frequent guest lecturer and consultant throughout the country on restructuring training organizations and workforce performance.
