Boyett has written a book that will inspire you, lift your spirits, renew your faith in what progressives can accomplish, and show you a way forward. "Getting Things Done in Washington" tells the exciting stories of six great moments of progressive legislative history and the people who made them happen: James Madison and the founding fathers' struggle to expand the power of the federal government, The Ladies of Beekman Hill, George Wiley and the struggle for pure food and drugs, Wilbur Mills and the struggle for universal health insurance, Robert Wagner and the struggle for the right of labor to organize, John Sherman and the struggle to rein in and regulate big business, and Lyndon Johnson and the struggle for civil rights legislation.

Boyett describes what it was like to live in America before progressives secured these historic pieces of legislation and how these legislative achievements changed the lives of every American. He introduces you to the fascinating men and women who led the efforts to pass this legislation and shows us how to defeat conservatives and once again get progressive things done in Washington.

"Getting Things Done in Washington" is vivid and exciting history. It will inspire you to work even harder for progressive causes. Most importantly, it will give you the tools to begin getting things done in Washington.

"A savvy guide to the ideas driving business conversation."-Fast Company

The one book you need in your drive to succeed If you're striving to make your mark in the business world, you don't have time to read all of the business books that hit the bestseller list- but you do need the essential information they contain. You need to keep up with the latest business trends and understand emerging ideas and new terminology. You need concise, penetrating explanations of today's most advanced thinking on business management and leadership. You need The Guru Guide(TM).

In this easy-to-use primer, two internationally respected business consultants provide an executive summary of the most effective and successful management ideas put forth by the leading business thinkers and doers of our time: Warren Bennis, Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker, Michael Hammer, Peter Senge, Margaret Wheatly, and many more. They also give you:
* Clear explanations of essential business terms, concepts, and theories
* Profiles of more than 75 top management figures and their ideas
* Cross-links to issues on which these gurus agree and disagree
* Insightful commentaries and real- world case studies
* Quick-reference charts, bulleted lists, chapter summaries, and other creative quick-learning tools

To make the most of the powerful ideas that can brighten your business future, start reading The Guru Guide(TM) today.

"It's tough to keep up with the latest management thinking. This book can help . . . and stimulate you to go to original sources of the greatest value."-Joseph B. White, Dean, University of Michigan Business School

"The Skill-Based Pay Design Manual" is an invaluable resource for designing and implementing a system of compensation that ties base pay to employee knowledge and skill rather than to a position or job content.

Internationally recognized authors and consultants Joseph and Jimmie Boyett bring over twenty years of experience in helping companies implement skill-based pay and employee performance incentive programs.

"The Skill-Based Pay Design Manual" is a complete step-by-step guide for designing and implementing skill-based pay. In addition to a comprehensive overview of skill-based pay and its impact on company operating and financial performance, the Boyetts provide the following: The advantages and disadvantages of skill-based pay; A comparison of skill-based pay vs. job-based pay; How to determine if skill-based pay is right for your organization; 12 keys to success; 14 case studies of companies using skill-based pay.

Step-by-step instruction in how to... Design the skill-based pay plan; Identify skill sets; Link skills to pay progression; Implement and evaluate the skill- based pay program; and Gain employee and union support for skill-based pay.

"The Skill-Based Pay Design Manual" is an insightful, informative and essential resource based upon solid research and the personal experiences of the authors.

An easy-to-use analysis and synthesis of the advice of 25 of the world's top time management experts presented by the authors of the five volume Guru Guide series. Covers.... How to define personal and professional goals, How to identify and reduce time wasters, How to prepare and use a To-Do List, How to stop procrastinating, How to say NO, How to hold effective meetings, and How to use the 5S process to get organized. Contains over 200 tips, tools, and techniques for getting organized and managing your time from 23 of the world's experts on time management.

Drawing upon the results of over 2,000 leadership studies conducted by the world's top social scientists over the last 25 years, Dr. Boyett reveals what science can tell us about who aspires to leadership and how they gain power and influence over their followers. You will learn: The five behaviors social scientists tell us are essential for gaining power and influence. You will attract and retain passionately dedicated followers if you perform these five things well. These are universal prescriptions for leadership success in just about any setting or culture. How to employ emotions to secure power. How to act like a charismatic authority figure even if you are not one. How you can build a network of obligations you can tap for follower loyalty, support and return favors. Four powerful tools for acquiring and maintaining follower commitment to yourself and your vision. How you can use the power of social proof to convince followers to adopt your ideas. How you can develop a vision and why almost any vision you develop will do as long as you can express it well and connect it to follower aspirations. How to do that. Fourteen tools of rhetoric you can employ to sell your vision to followers. Why leadership is a game of language and how you can use that knowledge to convince people to follow you. Why image is important and how to act like a leader. Why the leadership relationship you develop with your immediate staff is different from that you can develop with followers that are more distant and how to use that knowledge to your advantage. How to take advantage of a crisis to emerge as a charismatic leader. How understanding your motivation to lead can tell you much about your possible strengths and weaknesses as a leader. Why your success as a leader depends as much on your confidence in leading as it does on your leadership abilities. Why the very needs, desires and qualities that cause you to aspire to lead can be your downfall and what you can do to avoid the mistakes many leaders make that cause them to ultimately fail as leaders. Why most leadership training programs will not teach you how to lead and how you can really learn to master the skills of leadership. Dr. Boyett provides an instruction manual for how anyone can gain power, influence and attract a passionately dedicated following for whatever purposes they intend, good or bad. Dr. Boyett's leadership advice is not intuitive. It is not speculative. It is not even nice all of the time. It is just fact based upon the best available research. What constitutes leadership across cultures and generations? Which leadership principles are grounded in political science, sociology, psychology, and even biology? Which principles emerge not from personal experience, anecdotal events, or consultant speculation, but from solid research? This book is for you if you want to learn the true secrets concerning how to become a powerful business leader, political leader, leader in your school, church or club, or just how to gain greater power and influence over others. Dr. Boyett outlines in clear and concise terms the true Science of Leadership.

Boyett has written a book that will inspire you, lift your spirits, renew your faith in what progressives can accomplish, and show you a way forward. "Getting Things Done in Washington" tells the exciting stories of six great moments of progressive legislative history and the people who made them happen: James Madison and the founding fathers' struggle to expand the power of the federal government, The Ladies of Beekman Hill, George Wiley and the struggle for pure food and drugs, Wilbur Mills and the struggle for universal health insurance, Robert Wagner and the struggle for the right of labor to organize, John Sherman and the struggle to rein in and regulate big business, and Lyndon Johnson and the struggle for civil rights legislation.

Boyett describes what it was like to live in America before progressives secured these historic pieces of legislation and how these legislative achievements changed the lives of every American. He introduces you to the fascinating men and women who led the efforts to pass this legislation and shows us how to defeat conservatives and once again get progressive things done in Washington.

"Getting Things Done in Washington" is vivid and exciting history. It will inspire you to work even harder for progressive causes. Most importantly, it will give you the tools to begin getting things done in Washington.

"The Gainsharing Design Manual" is an invaluable resource for designing and implementing a gainsharing or goalsharing employee incentive program.

Internationally recognized authors and consultants Joseph and Jimmie Boyett bring over twenty years of experience in helping companies implement gainsharing, goalsharing and other employee incentive programs.

"The Gainsharing Design Manual" is a complete step-by-step guide for designing and implementing gainsharing. In addition to a comprehensive overview of gainsharing and its impact on company operating and financial performance the Boyetts provide the following:

.Step-by-step instruction in how to...
.Design the gainsharing plan,
.Develop a gainsharing formula and targets, and
.Implement and evaluate the gainsharing program;
.Twenty questions to determine if gainsharing is right for your company;
.Twenty keys to gainsharing success;
.Six criteria for a good gainsharing formula;
.Nine sample formulas for both the manufacturing and service sectors;
.Advice on how to gain union support for gainsharing; and
.Advice on how to avoid problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act and National Labor Relations Act when designing gainsharing.

"The Gainsharing Design Manual" is an insightful, informative and essential resource based upon solid research and the personal experiences of the authors.