cheating<\/em>\u00a0quadrant: those employees who know what is expected of them but choose not to perform.<\/p>\nthe challenge is how to move employees to the top-right valued quadrant. chester proposes five strategies to accomplish this:<\/p>\n
1) find your style<\/p>\n
2) develop trust<\/p>\n
3) value tact and timing<\/p>\n
4) tell stories<\/p>\n
5) cast a vision<\/p>\n
he then combines this with seven identified work ethic markers. these markers are those that most of us were taught when we were children, such as play nice, be prompt, do your best, and tell the truth. these are not new concepts developed by high-priced consultants specializing in organizational development.\u00a0just plain common sense.<\/p>\n
there have been books written for the new generation of workers and bookstores have shelves lined with new theories and ideas. but nothing works as well as philosophies that have made the u.s. the global business leader.<\/p>\n
the book also provides guidelines for how to conduct more insightful interviews where answers to certain questions will uncover work ethic.<\/p>\n
whether a small mom and pop shop or a fortune 500 company, there are valuable nuggets to get from reading this book.
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