Read Online Do you like it here?: A modern fable to understand your employees DOC
There are tens of thousands of management and leadership books already in the market. Every year thousands of new ones get published. Most of them do an awesome job of covering all aspects of these interesting areas. The content of these books generally follows a pattern. Some of them talk about general principles that can be applied anywhere. Some of them list ‘N’ principles. Some of them list down a set of rules. Some of them present complicated ideas backed by detailed research. In short, everything under the sun is already covered. So, if everything possible is already available, why bother to write and read another book on this topic. The reason to write this book is to show that following generic principles will not lead to a more satisfied team. The managers and leaders try to do everything in the right and the recommended way. They follow all the management principles, rules, motivators, etc. They do it with the best intentions. They genuinely want to make it better for their team. In the end, nothing gets better because they just don't do the most important thing. And that is to ask people what they want. This book is written from real-world experience. There is no intention of replacing the well-defined principles, rules, motivators, etc. Those are still required. This book helps in applying the right principle, rule, motivator after understanding what motivates an individual. As the author of this book, I’ve more than 17 years of software industry experience. I’ve more than 12 years of experience in managing people. I always wanted to be a good manager. In a quest to find the magic pill of people management, I delved into books. I read many books, listened to podcasts in the car, etc. But all I could find was a theory, a set of rules, or a long list of principles. I tried to apply these blanket suggestions. It’s not that the general principles don’t work. They did make an impact. But neither was I satisfied, nor my team. Sometimes the situation improved, and many times it didn’t. Sometimes it even got worse. That’s when I found that, rather than applying all possible human motivators known to mankind, it’s best to ask people directly. This book, which is written in the style of a fable, will show you that the best management strategy is to ask people what they want and what they like. You’ll learn to ask the two important questions and, wherever possible, do exactly what motivates each individual.
