If you don't make waves, you'll drown [electronic resource] : 10 hard charging strategies for leading in politically correct times

This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business. In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown, Dave Anderson doesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business. Want more politically incorrect wisdom? Tenure is a license for laziness Diversity without competence is worthless Don't trade your values for valuables Political correctness is a disease that destroys the workplace It's time to fight back! From The Publisher: The Current Trend Toward Increased Political Correctness In Society And Business Is Arousing Awareness That Its Tenets Are Devastating And Creating A Disgust To Do Something About It. If You Don't Make Waves Will Be A Catalyst And Supporting Guide From Leaders At All Levels Internationally That Are Sick And Tired Of Political Correctness And Are Ready To Do Something About It; They Just Need To Know What And How. If You Don't Make Waves Provides The Answers. Intended To Go Against The Trend In Society Bent On Establishing A Premise That Everything And Everyone Should Be Tolerated, This Book Tackles The Politically Correct-induced Business Crisis And Provides Leadership Strategies To Gain Results In The Midst Of A Sea Of Ensuing Mediocrity. Don't Be A Wimp! -- Send The Moochers Packing! -- Don't Confuse The Scoreboard For The Game! -- Sometimes You Have To Tick People Off! -- Learn To Read Between The Lies! -- Ditch Diversity And Go For Results! -- Don't Just Win--run Up The Score! -- Spare The Rod, Spoil The Sluggard! -- Don't Make People Happy--make Them Better! -- Don't Trade Your Values For Valuables! Dave Anderson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 233-235). Don't be a wimp! Send the moochers packing! Don't confuse the scoreboard for the game! Sometimes you have to tick people off! Learn to read between the lies! Ditch diversity and go for results! Don't just win run up the score! Spare the rod, spoil the sluggard! Don't make people happy make them better! Don't trade your values for valuables! This is not your typical business book. You wona t find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, youa ll find the opposite--tips on how to be a tougher, take--no--prisoners--style manager.