I am usually scheduled to close the Deli at Publix. I look forward to the challenge almost every night, because closing is a difficult task. You need to be able to give 100% of your attention to the customers while being flexible enough to get the cleaning done.
The book Lead like Ike is a great game plan for getting to the much needed success of our store.
Eisenhower began the Longest Day (D-Day) with the words:
"Okay Let's Go"
And he took full responsibility for implementation of the plan.
"Eisenhower's career as D-Day's CEO provides an encyclopedic case study for designing and implementing organizational strategies" ." P xvii
Lead like Ike was a hard book to read straight through, I had every intention to finish the book quickly, but the book took me a long time to read. The book's narrative did not have enough spice to capture my interest. Lead Like Ike did not create a flow that could not be denied. I am also not sure that this book would be one I could share with my work team, as I think it may bore them silly. But the book is a good resource. I plan to refer to it when I come across a sticky wicket in the Publix Deli.
78 out of a 100 A Hesitant Cluck
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Criteria for my rating, what areas did the author do well, and what areas did the author not connect to me as a reader:
| Points Possible | Awarded | ||
| Solution Based | Clear Steps in solving ordinary management issues are handled | 5 | 5 |
| Flow | The author keeps you going and motivates you to keep reading | 5 | 2 |
| Lay People | One does not need a degree to read the book | 5 | 4 |
| Usefulness | Was the book useful? | 5 | 5 |
| Book Design | Book is laid out well | 5 | 5 |
| Author Notes | Helps one do further research, goes deeper to create meaning | 5 | 4 |
| Introduction | Author shares the motivation that was there to write book. Author outlines the evidence collected in writing the book | 5 | 4 |
| Sparking Interest in Research | Author gets one interested in research presented in the book. | 5 | 3 |
| Desire to share with others | The book is rewarding enough that you would eagerly share with others. | 5 | 3 |
| Word Choice | Good mix of eight grade vocabulary with collegiete level vocabulary | 5 | 4 |
50 | 39 | ||
| Percentage that it lived up to expectations | 0.78 |
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