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This witty, immediately applicable, and action-oriented guide teaches that managing can be fun, meaningful, easier, and more peaceful.

David Bach, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late, Finish Rich

Dont let the laughter fool you. In here there is very serious and insightful guidance on how you can get out of others (and your own) way so everyone can excel. There are plenty of useful examples and practical tips to please even the most obsessive-compulsive types.

Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestseller The Leadership Challenge

Why do so many managers hate managing? Devora Zack tackles that question head-on in a book that should be on every managers reading list. Zack identifies skills and techniques that will help you manage authenticallyand effectively.

Tony Bingham, President and CEO, American Society for Training and Development

Like the author, this book has bounce and sass, plus great ideas and examples. If you want to retain your talented employees, read this bookcover to cover!

Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

Zacks sparkling personality bursts from the pages to guide readers in a delightful and entertaining way.

Amy Lemon, Volunteer Management, Smithsonian Institution

Zacks insight and her engaging writing style make this book easy to read and fun to apply in your business and personal life.

Hector Vargas, Managing Director, Training Solutions, Mexico and Central America

Management is as much an art as it is a science. Zack provides insights on the importance of both and practical advice on how to improve performance.

Jerome E. Hass, Professor Emeritus of Finance and Business Strategy, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

This book is a life-saver for any managers who woke up one day to discover theyre suddenly in charge.

Rachel Lam, Senior Vice President and Group Managing Director, Time Warner Investments

My manager was so inept, his boss sent him to a Myers-Briggs class, and another participant told him he was a first-class J-E-R-K! If hed read this book, he would have learned why he was ineffective and how to successfully capitalize on his gifts! Delightful and insightful!

Chip R. Bell, coauthor of Wired and Dangerous

Leaders and managers often have to deal with the elephant in the roomor worse, being the elephant in the room. This book shows how to do it properly.

Jeff Weirens, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Zacks entertaining and accessible guide to building management skills is essential for new managers and pretty damn useful for old ones as well.

Patrick L. Phillips, CEO, Urban Land Institute

Management is a profession that leaves really smart people scratching their heads and hoping for a miracle. At last that miracle is here.

Vivienne Anthon, FAIM, CEO, Australian Institute of Management, Queensland, Australia

I laughed, I sighed, I went right out and bought three more copies of this lighthearted yet heavy-on-wisdom book for my favorite managers.

Elaine Biech, author of Training for Dummies and The Business of Consulting

Read this book! Youll thank me later.

Jules Polonetsky, former Senior Vice President, AOL

I couldnt put this book down! Zack boils down the wisdom of dozens of management tomes, teaching how to match your personality and management style. As entertaining as it is effective!

Howard Wiener, Principal, KPMG

Like a stress-relieving lunch with your best friend at an outdoor caf Devora demonstrates she feels your pain, gives you hope, and shares secrets to get real results.

Grant D. Marques, Vice President, Global Business Services, CSC

For managers seeking an effective, personalized style of leadership, Zacks book is a perfect guide.

Dr. Hubert Lobnig, faculty, University of Klagenfurt, Austria

Learn to effectively manage your team andmiraculouslyhave fun doing it.

Jeff Cooke, Manager, John Deere

Zacks tested methods and tailored advice enable all personality types to hone their management styles and find the recipe for success.

Barbara Rosenbaum, Vice President, Capgemini Government Solutions

Bravo! This book provides you with all the tools, strategies, and tricks nobody ever told you youd need in management.

Meredith Pierce Hunter, Director, Alumni Relations, London Business School

Managing for People Who Hate Managing

Were our own dragons as well as
our own heroes, and we have to
rescue ourselves from ourselves.
Tom Robbins,

Still Life with Woodpecker

BY DEVORA ZACK

BE A SUCCESS
BY BEING YOURSELF

ILLUSTRATIONS BY
JEEVAN SIVASUBRAMANIAM

Managing for People Who Hate Managing

Copyright 2012 by Devora Zack

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