Official Review: Managing With Respect by James P DuBreuil

[Rosemary Wright]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Managing With Respect" by James P DuBreuil.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Managing With Respect is a book by James P. DuBreuil. It's about the author's philosophy for managing the human resources in a workplace. Elaborately, James describes how, with respect, a director can manage his employees effectively. In an engaging manner, he begins the narrative with an overview of the Managing With Respect model and defines its components. Afterward, he provides some illustrations of how to apply them.

Intriguingly, the model consists of four components, which are respect, knowledge, organization, and communication. In a professional manner and with personal stories, the author explains how the model can be used to handle challenges involved with business processes, such as recruiting, setting expectations, providing feedback, employee development and career planning, recognizing and rewarding staff, retention of senior employees, diversity and teaming, safety and security management, managing marginal employees and so on. According to him, respect is a fundamental constituent in all interactions, and it can be lost as a result of negative actions.

With clearly written and highly persuasive chapters, this nonfiction is absorbing and informative. Covering almost all the aspects of business operations, it highlights what works and doesn't work in dealing with workers. Also, it carries some words of wisdom attached to each chapter. For instance, "Apply the Golden Rule: Treat employees the way you want to be treated as an employee." These words sure make sense, and they will make management and staff perform better, if employed. Actually, this is a guidebook with business performance management concepts that have worked for the author in several circumstances. It reveals ways of possessing genuine respect for people in a corporate environment.

Full of strategies and lessons for managing human resources in the twenty-first century and beyond, this publication is easy to read and educational. Comprising 164 pages, it's a quick read for anyone that wants to improve his managerial skills. However, it's not for readers who don't like reading business books since it's purely a serious write-up. Furthermore, the text was well edited. I noticed just a couple of grammatical errors, such as omitted commas. Impressively, the narration fits its genre, and the author succeeded in developing the major points.

Overall, this book is vital, engaging, and enlightening. For sure, it consists of many principles that can make corporate managers more productive. Hence, I'm left with no choice but to rate it 4 out of 4 stars, and I recommend it for entrepreneurs and business executives.

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[NL Hartje]

This sounds like a great book for a company looking to restructure its management team or maybe even an individual looking to expand upon thier skills. It seems there is no shortage of this style of book today. With more and more industries becoming automated, there is a large push for maximizing efficiency in the humans still remaining in the workforce. The author seems to have a great offering on their hands. Thanks for this review!

[londonmartine]

I do dislike the concept that people need to be taught to manage other people with respect, but sadly I’m sure most people can think of a time when they’ve had a boss who was incapable of it. I suspect I’d find this a really interesting read.

[Cristina Chifane]

It surely won't hurt if more and more managers would learn that respect is the key to any successful business. I also agree with the other components the model proposes: knowledge, organization and communication. I've had my share of bad experinces with people in charge who lacked the performance skills they needed to deserve their place. This book seems to be well-written and topic focused. I only wish more people read it and followed the principles the author puts forward. Thank you for an interesting review!

[kandscreeley]

I've been in a management position before, and there's definitely an art to it. Managing with respect sounds like a great book that's worth a read for anyone who manages in any type of position. Thanks.

[Jkhorner]

I love the premise of this book! Respect is an extremely important component of the working relationship. I do wonder how he manages to explain effective respectful management "elaborately" in such a short book. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

[revna01]

The Golden Rule is an invaluable mantra for any situation, work or otherwise. With books of this topic being easy to come by, it sounds like this author did a great job of standing out. Thank you for a great review.

[Ashiyya Tariq]

I fully agree with the theme of the book. Respect is the core element of successful management. It's an excellent book for all those related to management jobs. Thanks for your insightful review.

[Libs_Books]

Ha! I can think of several people I used to work for who could really have done with a copy of this book. Great title and I like the sound of its principles, especially the Golden Rule. Great review, by the way - really clear and well-written.

[Rosemary Wright]

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Ha! I can think of several people I used to work for who could really have done with a copy of this book. Great title and I like the sound of its principles, especially the Golden Rule. Great review, by the way - really clear and well-written.
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Thanks Libs-Books.

[Rosemary Wright]

Thanks everyone for stopping by. I appreciate your kind comments.

[cpru68]

I think for a society where the bottom line and the next dollar have become more important than the actual people who do the work, this book is a must read. We have lost the simplicity of respecting one another. Respect starts at the top, and from your thorough review it sounds like the author was able to convey this message clearly and concisely. As I was reading your review, I was thinking that the book may be a valuable tool for those who are seeking employment. Many people take a job, put up with a lot of disrespect and become accustomed to being treated like that. As you have described it, this book would be great for both employers and potential employees. Thank you for this insightful review.

[Al Chakauya]

Respect is very important in the workplace and as such this book is an essential for management in all levels in an organisation. Your review points out the needs for this book in the workplace as proper respect works best if the top-down model is used. I definitely loved your review as it is clear, comprehensive and coherent.

[Rosemary Wright]

Respect is very important in the workplace and as such this book is an essential for management in all levels in an organisation. Your review points out the needs for this book in the workplace as proper respect works best if the top-down model is used. I definitely loved your review as it is clear, comprehensive and coherent.

Thanks. Your words are so encouraging.

[flaming_quills]

I'm not really a fan of non-fiction but you've managed to convince me that the writing in this book is definitely worth a try so I'll check it out. Great review!