A Personal Tour of People Management
A Career Syllabus
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Introduction
Being a great believer in my own fifty percent rule - which states that I take no more than fifty percent of the credit for everything that goes right in my life and at least fifty percent for everything that goes wrong – I would like to share the following with the reader and student:
Fifty percent of what I picked up - and share here with you - about people management, I learned through my successes, from the recompenses, encouragement and coaching of my many great bosses and mentors, from the compliments and constructive criticism of the excellent people who worked with me (and who were often much better than me), from the fine seminars I attended and the good books I read.
The other fifty percent I learned from the things I should have done and did not do, from the things I did and should not have done, from my failures, from hiring the wrong people, from hesitating to fire the wrong people, from promoting the wrong people, from criticism I received during exit interviews.
Communication is a two-way process. That is why I only used the left pages for my remarks, observations and annotations. On the right side I left ample space for your notes, your thoughts, your comments, your own practices and your own experiences. I hope you will share these with me too.
Federico Fellini once said that a movie is like real life with all the dull moments cut out. This syllabus is like a real book with all the dull stuff cut out.
All royalties received from the sale of this syllabus I pledge to donate to education foundation charities of my choice.
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About the Book
In the context of President Obama’s call upon all Americans to volunteer, to pitch in and to give back, the author, a retired international and multinational executive, follows this creed on two levels: In the belief that charity begins at home, together with his wife Jeannine, he looks full time after his toddler grandchildren hoping to help bestow the loving nurture and educational foundations for the success of the next generation and he volunteers his evening and weekend hours pro bono to teach aspiring, enterprising, hopeful, purposeful young Americans career techniques and indispensable people management skills for the competitive global market place of tomorrow.
This concise, focused syllabus is both a course companion and an independent book for self study. It will give you insightful career advice and guide you how to manage yourself, how to manage your boss, how to manage your subordinate associates. It will enlighten you on the skills you need to attract the attention, affections and respect of associates, colleagues and stakeholders.
About the Author
Cyriel Godderie has had a life long interest and fascination with intercultural adaptation and perspective. Born in
Cyriel studied Modern Languages and Business Administration. He graduated as Interpreter in Dutch, English, French and German. He complemented his formal education with extensive private Management courses at the
Cyriel pursued a life long career in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In 2000 he reached the pinnacle of his career when he was appointed CEO and Chairman, in which capacity he was responsible for 123 logistics sites in the