Keep Them on Your Side

Leading And Managing for Momentum

by Samuel B. Bacharach

Platinum Press, 2006

ISBN: 9781593377298
No. pages: 234

Category: Leadership & Management

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In this summary you will learn

• How to keep people on your side
• What the four components of momentum are
• How to sustain momentum

Why you should read Keep Them on Your Side

This sometimes surprising book presents principles that many managers will be able to apply immediately. Samuel B. Bacharach writes clearly and maintains his focus on a single cluster of ideas: His main points are that implementation is an essential part of leadership, momentum is an essential part of implementation, and as a leader, you can maintain momentum by focusing on its key elements, which he explains and illustrates. He includes examples from many disciplines and historical periods: his use of Lewis and Clark as leadership models was one of the book’s pleasant surprises. However, Bacharach is better at describing common dilemmas than at solving them. Once he’s persuaded you to balance “directive” and “facilitative” leadership, you still have the big challenge of figuring out how. Even though some of his concepts are not entirely new, getAbstract recommends this book to leaders who want to brush up on basic principles, and who appreciate seeing them refreshed and reframed.

About the Author

Samuel B. Bacharach is the author of numerous articles and several books on business, including Get Them on Your Side. He’s the McKelvey-Grant Professor at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.