Shine
Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People
By: Edward M. Hallowell, MD
Published: January 13, 2011
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
ISBN-13: 9781591399230
ISBN-10: 1591399238
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
"The more a manager can help the people who work for him or her to shine, the greater that manager will be, and the greater the organization as a whole", writes child and adult psychiatrist, and founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD, in his groundbreaking and results oriented book Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People. The author describes how managers can bring out the best in their employees through an effective process that combines the best of performance management and the latest brain research.
Ned Hallowell recognizes that the job of the manager has become more difficult in today's challenging business climate. The workplace is affected by the troubled economy and by rapid ongoing changes in the marketplace. Employees are being asked to do more with less, and the pressure affects their productivity and morale. Managers are very often at a loss as to how to get the best from their employees, as so many fail to achieve the results expected from their potential. Ned Hallowell combines the latest in brain research with proven performance management to create an effective process for managers to bring out the very very best from their employees. The result is that the employees live up to their fullest potential and shine like stars in the organization.
Edward M. Hallowell, MD (photo left) understands the problems facing both managers and their employees, and provides a process where managers can accelerate their employees to achieve peak performance. The author offers the five step Cycle of Excellence that enrich the workplace and inspire staff members to strive for and reach their fullest potential. Taken together, each of the critical steps in the process will transform the workplace from the mediocre to the outstanding. The five steps in the Cycle of Excellence are:
* Select - choosing the right people for the job
* Connect - building their teamwork levels
* Play - encouraging creativity and innovation
* Grapple and Grow - overcoming job pressures
* Shine - using the right rewards to build loyalty and create excellence
For me, the power of the book is how Edward M. Hallowell, MD combines the latest cutting edge research in brain studies with forward thinking performance management concepts to produce a workplace transformational process. The author combines theory and practical advice into an effective process that any manager can utilize to help their employees shine as stars. Ned Hallowell also provides illustrative stories, within the various chapters, to demonstrate the steps of the process in action. The stories bolster understanding of the concepts as they answer many of the questions that arise about each of the five principles of the Cycle of Excellence. At the same time, the stories underline the importance of each step to the overall goal of attracting the best performance from the entire staff.
I highly recommend the innovative and insightful book Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, to anyone seeking a practical and workable process to enhance the performance of their employees in a positive and engaging manner. The author shares a system that is both workable in any organization, but is also one that should be embraced by the employees as well.
Read the essential and work environment building book Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, and put the five steps of the Cycle of Excellence to work for your organization. You will discover that your company has more stars shining brightly than anyone could ever have imagined possible.
