The Winning Manager's Playbook: 6 Practices Every Manager Needs to Succeed

"John and Ken provide a pragmatic roadmap, borne out of their extensive experience working with business owners and management teams, to improve effectiveness."
--Scott Svenson, chairman, The Sienna Group and former president, Starbucks Europe

"This book's thoughtful focus provides today's conflicted managers with specific methods and tools to innovate with control. It is an antidote to the fast-moving information age of modern management that has failed, in many ways, to develop the structured thinking necessary to become effective leaders and operating executives. This is a clearly written contribution to modern management."
--James Doud, director, Washington Federal and former CEO, Uniflite

"Many search for that 'secret sauce' that will magically provide for the desired success of their business. This book provides the roadmap for a winning formula. It is outstanding and easy to read, and it provides a basic and straight-forward approach that is an excellent guide to improving any company."
--Tim Hilton, Chief Executive Officer, Carolina Handling, LLC

"If you want to develop a high-performance team, this would be the first book I would recommend."
--Tim Riley, founder, Door to Door Storage

"I love this book. It's very practical and easy to understand. Our high-performing members use the principles described here, with great success."
--Liz Richards, executive vice president, Materials Handling Equipment Distributors Association

"The process outlined in this book is clear and concise and will drive measurable results."
--Scott Dahlquist, vice president, Major International Forest Products Company

The Winning Manager's Playbook demonstrates six commonsense practices that will create a systematic framework useful to managers, entrepreneurs, and executives alike, providing them with:

Numerous real-company anecdotes that bring the concepts to life.

The building blocks, neither faddish nor outdated, of a successful business.

A means of creating a company culture of achievement and accountability.

Detailed guidance on how to execute the key concepts, with a focus on goals.