Bruce Tulgan's book "It's Okay To Be The Boss" provides some useful management advice but is 90% fluff. The review recommends focusing on the concise 10% that matters: a manager's job is to provide direction, hold people accountable, deal with failure, and reward success. The solution to poor management is clear communication, not micromanagement.

1. [Book Review]

2. Warning:
“It’s Okay To Be The Boss” is a
90/10 book. 10% of these pages
are packed with value, but the
other 90% may take you so far
down the wrong path you may
not recover.

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Tulgan argues that the cause of poor performance is

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But his solution to this problem is

5. And let’s be honest,
when’s the last time YOU gave a
top performance
because YOU were being
micr managed?

6. So what about that 10%?
Where’s the good stuff?

7. Everything you need to know
from Mr. Tulgan is right here:

8. Your job
as a manager
is to…

9. provide direction
and guidance,

10. hold people
Accountable

11. deal with
FAILURE

12. and reward
success.

13. That’s it.
Pretty simple, right?

14. So instead of managing,over
always be ready to say:

15. “Here’s what I need from you.
What do you need from me?”

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The solution to

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18. it’s clear communication.

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