Uncommon Sense Management: Why 70% of Americans Hate Their Jobs and How to Fix It Paperback - 2013

At my core, I'm a teacher. While I might not have known it at the time, I can go all the way back to elementary school to find the beginnings of that. I've always enjoyed passing on my knowledge to others and seeing them grow from it. I've also always enjoyed having knowledge shared with me and growing from it. This book is the culmination of that experience. Over the years, I actually got my teaching degree and taught high school math. I taught a business the most efficient way of doing an oil change in ten minutes, once I learned from them how to do an oil change in the first place. I taught customers about finding the best benefits and solutions to meet their telecommunications needs. I taught utilities commissioners, attorneys, and Fortune 100 companies the fairest way to implement processes that had never existed before. I was enlightened to the foundational power of Effective Communication in my MBA education and how to theoretically move organizations to achieve goals. That then turned into practical reality as a VP of Operations, consultant, and business owner to help companies reach goals not thought possible before. I authored a novel ("Trackers"), a short story ("The Legend of the Groundhog Day Hearing"), and many editorials, speeches, and testimony in various venues. Now, as a teacher and author of "Uncommon Sense Management," I'm hopefully teaching you how to get control of your work life and create a better reality for everyone. The potential for real, sustainable change is exciting for me and I hope it is for you, too. Terrie, my wife of 30+ years, is a talented interior designer and artist. We have two sons, Adam and Eric, who reside in Seattle, and of whom we're very proud. For recreation, I ride a bicycle, brew beer, and play Disc (please don't call it Frisbee) Golf, basketball, and chess-all with varying degrees of success. I'm the President and founder of The Open Door Group, a management consulting firm. If you need help improving your business and/or want to effectively implement the practical techniques in this book, you can connect with me via our website at www.TheOpenDoorGroup.com.