Skip to Main Content
The Truth About Winning at Work (Collection), 2/e
book

The Truth About Winning at Work (Collection), 2/e

by Stephen Robbins, Martha I. Finney, James O'Rourke, William S. Kane
April 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
977 pages
14h 59m
English
Pearson
Content preview from The Truth About Winning at Work (Collection), 2/e

Truth 33. There’s no excuse for excuses

"We can’t afford to lose him at this critical juncture."

"It’s really not that serious of an offense."

"Do you know how long it will take us to find someone with comparable skills?"

We’ve all heard excuses like these from other managers who would prefer to rely upon time, chance, or the possibility of divine intervention, rather than confront an individual about a performance problem. In many cases, the senior management of the organization accepts the poor performer’s rationale or apathetically turns the other way.

Not only is this approach inexcusable—as it will likely exacerbate what is already a difficult situation—but it also amounts to a blatant disregard of managerial responsibilities. Feedback ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

The Truth About Better Decision-Making (Collection), 2/e

The Truth About Better Decision-Making (Collection), 2/e

Robert E. Gunther, William S. Kane, Leigh Thompson, Martha I. Finney
The Truth About Managing Effectively (Collection), 2/e

The Truth About Managing Effectively (Collection), 2/e

Martha I. Finney, Cathy Fyock, Stephen Robbins, Leigh Thompson
Successful Management Guidelines (Collection)

Successful Management Guidelines (Collection)

Martha I. Finney, Stephen Robbins

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780133445848