Chapter . Introduction

This book is written for the busy manager who wants to maximize employee and team productivity through accountability.

The principles in the book are not exclusively for the busy manager, however. Anyone can use them with a boss, peers, vendors, consultants, and business partners. You can even apply them outside the job. Use them to hold contractors, lawyers, designers, community leaders, mechanics, your teenagers, and just about anyone else in your life accountable.

While this book includes a process, several pieces can be used separately. For example, providing feedback is useful in many other day-to-day activities. Praise your son’s success in school, recognize your niece’s efforts in her lacrosse game, or complain to a ...

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