Download or read book Tough-Minded Management 1st ed. written by Joe D. Batten and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book (originally published in 1963) author J. D. Batten, at the time himself the Chairman of the Board of a management consulting and human resources firm in Iowa, imparts sound advice and tips to aid managers and management in their important task of improving their effectiveness at all levels. “The excellence of the book lies in the basic information it has to give to the relatively new manager.”—Personnel Psychology “Must reading for anyone who thinks all management books are just a rehash of planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, etc....Especially recommended...”—NRHA Magazine “A totally fresh description of how to turn MBO into a ‘living system’....practical and highly motivational.”—Buffalo Law Journal “Many useful suggestions to offer the executive.”—West Coast Review of Books