Book Review : Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best…and Learn from the Worst
Book Contents
Objective: The objective of Dr. Robert Sutton’s “Good Boss, Bad Boss” is to establish the case for why bosses are vital to the health and success of an organization and a productive environment. His clear message is “Bosses Matter!” He establishes the hallmark of a great boss by answering the following three questions:
• If you want to be a Good Boss, what do you need to accomplish day after day?
• If you have a Bad Boss, what can you do about it?
• In short, what are the hallmarks of a Good Boss…..and worse flows of a Bad Boss?
Audience: We believe the book is an excellent read for anyone in the workplace, people who yearn to be skilled bosses or want to work for one.
General Theme: The book focuses on what best bosses do and the contrast between best and worse bosses when they perform essential chores like taking charge and making decisions. Dr. Sutton uses commonsense approach and the best psychological and management research to show how the great bosses in our world differ from those who are just so-so, or worse yet downright inept. Great bosses are aware that their success depends on how effective they are in influencing their teams and focus on achieving that.
Book Review Introduction: After reading the book the team concluded that the book is a very good read and should be recommended for every manager and definitely for ones who would be becoming managers soon. The beauty of the book is in its contents. The contents are very well written and did appeal to our fair logic. Hence we are stressing more on the contents of the book in this book review which will serve as a strong platform to the appreciation of the book that we have towards the end.
Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage –The Right Mindset
In a strong stage-setting chapter Dr. Sutton states clearly why bosses matter to the establishment of a healthy and productive workplace. Bosses matter because most employees have bosses, are bosses or play both. There are an
Objective: The objective of Dr. Robert Sutton’s “Good Boss, Bad Boss” is to establish the case for why bosses are vital to the health and success of an organization and a productive environment. His clear message is “Bosses Matter!” He establishes the hallmark of a great boss by answering the following three questions:
• If you want to be a Good Boss, what do you need to accomplish day after day?
• If you have a Bad Boss, what can you do about it?
• In short, what are the hallmarks of a Good Boss…..and worse flows of a Bad Boss?
Audience: We believe the book is an excellent read for anyone in the workplace, people who yearn to be skilled bosses or want to work for one.
General Theme: The book focuses on what best bosses do and the contrast between best and worse bosses when they perform essential chores like taking charge and making decisions. Dr. Sutton uses commonsense approach and the best psychological and management research to show how the great bosses in our world differ from those who are just so-so, or worse yet downright inept. Great bosses are aware that their success depends on how effective they are in influencing their teams and focus on achieving that.
Book Review Introduction: After reading the book the team concluded that the book is a very good read and should be recommended for every manager and definitely for ones who would be becoming managers soon. The beauty of the book is in its contents. The contents are very well written and did appeal to our fair logic. Hence we are stressing more on the contents of the book in this book review which will serve as a strong platform to the appreciation of the book that we have towards the end.
Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage –The Right Mindset
In a strong stage-setting chapter Dr. Sutton states clearly why bosses matter to the establishment of a healthy and productive workplace. Bosses matter because most employees have bosses, are bosses or play both. There are an