GÇ£The GÇÿbibleGÇÖ for employee empowerment.GÇ¥<br>GÇöRebecca Clement, Soundview Executive Book Summaries<br><br>GÇ£Steve Chandler and Duane Black present an approach to management that promises to lower your stress level, increase your happiness and allow everyone in your organization to be more creative and productive.GÇ¥<br>GÇöRolf Dobelli, getAbstract.com<br><br>GÇ£Hands-off managers allow what is possible to emerge while pushing away those mindsets that only bring limitations.GÇ¥<br>GÇöHR.com<br><br>The number one reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is GÇ£my manager.GÇ¥ Most managers and executives not only arenGÇÖt aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldnGÇÖt know what to do about it if they did.<br><br>TodayGÇÖs employees do not respond to the old hands-on, militaristic management styles. They are highly independent, individual professionals with their own fully developed ideas. Leaders and managers who try to micro-manage them will inevitably confront wide-spread disgruntlement, absenteeism, and turnover...and increase their own and their employeesGÇÖ stress levels.<br><br>In <i>The Hands-Off Manager</i>, Chandler and Black offer a new vision for all managers. With stories, examples, and vibrant activities for the reader to practice, this book shows any managerGÇönew or seasonedGÇöhow to coach and mentor employees rather than hover over their shoulders and goad them into action. In this system, each employeeGÇÖs strengths are honored and honed in a climate of partnership and mutual goal-setting.