Kevin R Alger

Son of a Postman: Delivering Straight Talk on Managing Fluffers, Bullies and the Rest of the Team Kevin R Alger

Down-to-earth advice, peppered with illustrative, often humorous anecdotes from all walks of life, makes this a remarkably practical guide to leading people. It tells how a working class kid ? the son of an inner city Postman ? developed a unique management style that resulted in a surprising, successful, 30-year career at a prominent firm on Wall Street. Using a plain talking farming metaphor, and drawing on the vivid character of Grandma Ruth, it gives guidance on how to build a team, deliver clear feedback, deal with unmanageables and nurture everyone to find a suitable place. It describes ?Bullies? and ?Fluffers? and the rest of the six ?Types? of people you are likely to encounter in the workplace ? or pretty much anywhere else ? along with incisive insights on how to manage them. This book is for anyone who wants, or needs, to lead ? as a parent, teacher, coach or manager ? and it applies as effectively to those responsible for factory workers, retail clerks, mid-wives, soldiers, children and students, as it does to those in the financial world. It is especially for everyone who delights in seeing others succeed.