Reviews for Getting into Money: A Career Guide

The average rating for Getting into Money: A Career Guide based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-15 00:00:00 Ruben Orozco Smythe has certainly selected a business subject that attracts more attention and generates more discussion each day: employee engagement. All organizations need order and structure as well as policies and procedures, given the importance of full compliance with applicable federal, state, and regulatory legalities. That said, Smythe does not propose the creation of a senior-level executive position. Rather, he correctly stresses the importance of formulating and then implementing a program that will maximize employee engagement throughout an organization, at all levels and in all areas. This program will focus on preparing everyone with supervisory responsibilities to help achieve that objective. Paraphrasing one of Jim Collins' most widely cited recommendations in Good to Great, Smythe explains that, for him, "employee engagement is first and foremost a management philosophy based on the idea of including the right people in the right decisions at the right time in the right way. Inclusion in decision making and change is not a one-way ticket for employees to butt their noses in wherever and however they want. Leadership sets the boundaries and governs the process; and citizens in the process have responsibilities to behave as partners in the process." What Smythe proposes will not create organizational chaos by eliminating management authority altogether; rather, he proposes that the concept of "authority" be redefined, then be distributed (in effect) on an as-needed basis. Presumably he would be the first to agree that it would be a fool's errand for a reader of this book to attempt to implement all of his (Smythe's) recommendations. Although he provides a five-step "practical model" in Chapter 5, suggests several methods and approaches to employee engagement interventions in Chapter 9, and includes, in Chapter 12 (the final chapter) Johanna Fawkes's overview of recent research (largely between 2000 and 2005) in the field of employee engagement, it remains for each reader to determine which of the material in this book is most relevant to the needs, interests, objectives, and resources of her or his oganization.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-26 00:00:00 Joseph Pisano I meant this author yesterday. She was really funny, honest, and most of all encouraging. Sometimes you need a reminder that it's ok to say no to people, and that you can ask for help. She lists 11 "power tools" in this book. While she did discuss this in the seminar I attended, I stillwill read the book to get a better idea on how to say no and really stick with boundries and plans.