Marcus Buckingham “First Break all the Rules"

I have purchased the book “First Break all the Rules” – What the World’s Greatest Managers Do differently by Marcus Buckingham in the Book Expo 2006. I haven’t started reading it but caught by the book review on SCMP last week. Buckingham has done extensive research with Gallup Organization in the last 25 years. Some snapshoot insights are worth to mention here:

The brightest and best managers distinguish themselves in terms of their discipline, focus, trust, and above and beyond all other characteristics, their willingness to individualise.

Simplicity, frequent interaction, focus on the future and build the foundations for self tracking a successful performance management routine, which should be followed on a regular basis. However, the routine should be simple and frequent. This helps you define the right outcomes, focus on strengths and help each person find the right fit.

A performance management routine is extremely important, not only for the performance of works and contributions to the company, but also to our own development. Are we a better manager today than yesterday?