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Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits

How Your Leadership Behavior Can Unlock Profitability in your Organization

by Leslie Wilk Braksick

McGraw-Hill, 2000

Category: Leadership & Management

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In this summary you will learn

  • Why a leader’s behavior directly influences both the work environment and profitability
  • Why positive reinforcement is crucial
  • Why feedback and coaching are instrumental in changing corporate behavior and unleashing profits

Why you should read Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits

This absorbing, practical book advocates the use of behavioral science in the workplace to achieve increased profits. This is a valuable resource for those who work in a group setting because it supplies helpful information on communicating effectively within a team. Author Leslie Wilk Braksick structured the book logically and wrote it clearly. She provides numerous real-life examples of how to apply the principles in the text. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone who leads an organization or manages people, and to all executives who want to add behavioral science techniques to their leadership skills.

About the Author

Leslie Wilk Braksick, Ph.D., is co-founder and president of the Continuous Learning Group, Inc., a large, behaviorally-based consulting organization with Fortune 500 clients. The company provides guidance in business improvement, change, and profitability to more than 150 blue chip clients worldwide.

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