Don’t Kill the Bosses! : Escaping the Hierarchy Trap.

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The boss/subordinate relationship is an age-old problem cited in almost every management book and on-the-job survey as an area rife with dishonesty and inefficiency. All too often, subordinates spin the truth for those above while bosses fail to establish the conditions required for subordinates to tell it to them straight. The end result is warped communication, corrupt internal politics, illusionary teamwork, pass-the-buck accountability, and personal dispiriting-and the company is always the big loser. Don't Kill the Bosses! reveals the "trap" created when people fail to differentiate betwee.  Read more... Preface Acknowledgments Introduction and Executive Summary: Why Not Kill the Bosses?! 1 Recognizing the Hierarchy Trap 2 The Core Problem Is One-Sided Accountability 3 Transformation 1: You've Got to Use What You Know about Human Nature 4 Transformation 2: Politics As Usual Won't Get You There 5 You Need a Two-Sided Accountability Mind-Set 6 Team Effectiveness Requires It 7 Top Levels Need to Support It 8 Changing the Structure to Encourage It 9 What Don't Kill the Bosses! Can Do for You: Who Benefits and How? Index About the Authors.