CEO Tools: The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager's Success

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 270 pages
• Published by: Gandy Dancer Press Llc; Pap/Cdr edition December 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0972572007
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0972572002
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Review
"Kraig Kramers is a sound winner. When you read CEO Tools, I think you will agree." Ken Blanchard -- Ken Blanchard, author, Email Testimonial, June 2002

"This is the best step-by-step guide to doing more and better business I have ever read." Susan Harte -- Susan Harte, Sr. Business Writer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Letter Testimonial, June 2002

Kraig Kramers' book is simply pure genius." Ron Fleisher -- Ron Fleisher, CEO of Creative Bottomline Solutions, Email Testimonial, June, 2002

Product Description
CEO Tools is truly the book which will lead to every manager's success, with praise coming from Ken Blanchard and the former CEOs of Pier 1 Imports, Athlete's Foot, and Crown Books. It's a quick read and includes a CD with 24 of the 150 business tools in ready-to-use computer format. This book makes managers more successful. Authored by Kraig Kramers, eight-time veteran CEO of both small and large companies.

Reader Reviews
Most business books tend to be long on theory and short on implementation techniques. Not so with "CEO Tools: The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager's Success." This new release not only offers more than a hundred practical ideas for becoming a better CEO or manager, it actually gives you the tools to do so through an attached CD-ROM. If a particular management tool or technique happens to strike your fancy, you can download a form or template and start using the tool in your business the very same day. Kramers believes that running a successful company requires using a variety of tools as part of an organized, disciplined management process. His process consists of seven discrete steps: 1) Use goals to motivate employees, 2) Communicate to get meaningful results, 3) Track performance, 4) Anticipate the future and realize it, 5) Place and coach winners, 6) Organize yourself and others, and 7) Celebrate success. Using this model as a framework, Kramers organizes "CEO Tools" around these essential steps. Each chapter contains an eclectic mix of ideas, tools and management practices for getting more out of employees and improving bottom line results. While many business books would stop here, Kramers takes it to the next level by offering numerous practical tips and techniques for implementing these principles. What really sets "CEO Tools" apart from other business books, however, is the companion CD-ROM (tucked inside the back cover) that contains more than two dozen forms, charts, spreadsheets and tracking templates. These easily downloadable tools enable you to immediately put Kramers' goal setting and other management concepts to work in your business, using your data and your key indicators. Ultimately, good management comes down to making the right decisions in a timely manner and then following through with appropriate action. "CEO Tools" is designed to help you do just that. Most of the tools and techniques discussed in the book come directly from Kramers' personal experience as CEO of eight different companies. Others come from ideas and practices he has picked up from consulting with companies of all sizes around the world. Regardless of where the tools come from, they all have one thing in common -- they work! Whether you're a business owner, CEO, senior manager or anyone in charge of managing and leading a group of people toward a common goal, this book belongs on your work bench, not on your shelf.