Summary: Practice What You Preach - David Maister: What Managers Must Do To Create A High Achievement Culture

This work offers a summary of the book “PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH: What Managers Must Do To Create A High Achievement Culture” by David Maister.

David Maister is a former Harvard Business School professor and the founder of a business consulting firm. He is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on the management of professional service firms.

In Practice What You Preach, he wonders: “Is there a statistical correlation between employee attitudes and financial success for a business? And if there is, what is the correct sequence – do employee attitudes drive financial success or does financial success itself result in improved employee attitudes?” To answer these questions definitively, a survey was conducted and the data collected formed a convincing proof that if a business first energizes and excites its people, they will then serve clients well with the result that the business will make lots of money.

This survey provides cold, statistical evidence of the importance of personal character in managers who aspire to lead their firms to greatness. It also confirms that success in management is a matter of personality.

This book destined for business manager could bring them to carefully revisit and analyze everything they do.