Dream Manager Interview
December 11, 2007 by Phil Gerbyshak
Filed under management
The most recent episode of the Cranky Middle Manager is one of the best. It’s an interview with Dream Manager author Matthew Kelly. In addition to talking about the high cost of turnover, Matthew shares one amazing key to management:
You can’t expect someone to do for your company what they won’t do in their own life.
Questions to ponder:
How are you managing?
Are you trying to force your team to do things at work they won’t do in their personal life?
How’s that working out for you?
I’d been planning to read Dream Manager soon, but now, it’s propelled itself onto the “next must read book.” Check out the interview today, and then pick up your copy of Dream Manager. Stay tuned for a book review from yours truly.
I’ve also had the privilege of interviewing Matthew.
In “The Dream Manager,” author Matthew Kelly has written a book which is ‘a must read for anyone who desires to help others achieve their dreams’.
Whether you are a manager, leader, mentor or coach this book will help transform the way you relate to others.
Individuals have dreams. The book teaches you to understand the dreams of individuals and then help to fulfil them. The book is a fictional story and I found it very easy to relate my life and experience to the story.
Over the years, I have read numerous business, manager, leadership, self-development type books. “The Dream Manager” is one of my all-time favourites. I could not put the book down! Matthew Kelly is a terrific storyteller and, has a unique ability to embed the key learning points within the context of the story. I’ve been a manager for 25 years and this book provided me with many new powerful and inspiring methods when working with individuals. A brilliant book – go get yourself a copy.
Andrew
This is a GREAT book! After reading it I had passed this information around to my friends as a ‘must read’ book! It gets to the root rather than just covers up the REAL underlaying issues!