Unfortunately, we've all been there. You and your team are facing a problem. Yet rather than working with you to come up with a solution, your manager swoops in squawking like a seagull, dumps orders riddled with formulaic advice, then takes off, leaving everyone else to clean up the mess. Or—let's be honest—there's been a time (or two) when all of us have been guilty of this very behavior.
The truth is, seagull managers live in every workplace—but it doesn't have to be that way. In Squawk! Travis Bradberry, Ph.D., reveals the three virtues that will help listeners deal with seagull managers in the workplace and, more important, avoid becoming seagulls themselves. Told through the story of Charlie, a well-intentioned seagull manager who doesn't understand how his actions hold back his flock, this entertaining and illuminating fable will help make us all less prone to depositing messes on the heads of those around us.
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"It was a great story, and had some good tips. Usually, management books are dry and boring, but this caught my attention, and kept me engaged in the story. "
— Tonya (4 out of 5 stars)
“Lloyd James’ narrative skills and youthful tone are well matched to this optimistic management lesson.”
— AudioFileLloyd James's narrative skills and youthful tone are well matched to this optimistic management lesson.
— AudioFile" My boss made me read this book. It was alright, I s'pose, but I'm still not very good at managing things. Though that's really no fault of the book. "
— Chris, 1/3/2011" In my never-to-be-humble opinion, Dr. Travis Bradberry was trying to make a quick buck off of other writers' concepts. Please, don't bother! "
— Liz, 12/5/2008" Very much like 'Who moved my cheese?' and 'Fish!'...only not as enjoyable; felt the book costs too much for 3 simple principles for managers that are pretty obvious. If only we can just walk the talk! "
— Lai, 11/9/2008Dr. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves are the award-winning authors of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounders of TalentSmart—a consultancy that serves more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies and is the world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training. Their bestselling books have been translated into twenty-eight languages and are available in more than 150 countries. They have written for or been covered by Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Harvard Business Review.
Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been a working professional actor in theater, film, television, and voice-overs for more than thirty years. He has narrated over one thousand audiobooks and won numerous Earphones Awards and nominations for the Audie Award and the Voice Arts Award. He holds a BFA degree in acting from Santa Fe University, New Mexico.