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Lieutenant Tom E. Jones, USN (ret.)
“has spent the past 24 years working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, health care providers and small
businesses alike, helping to make them functional and profitable. As a specialist in Organization Development, he has provided
coaching and training programs to employers and employees, showing them how to minimize their differences and work together
toward a common goal.” Lieutenant Tom E. Jones has a “rich educational background supports
his experiential learning. Jones holds Bachelor’s degrees in Business and in Management, a Master’s degree in
Management Engineering, and a Doctorate in Organization and Leadership. Dr. Jones has served on the faculty at five universities:
University of Maryland, The University of Redlands, California State University, Fresno, Pacific University and The University
of San Francisco where he was named 1991 Teacher of the Year.”
Lieutenant Tom E. Jones is the author
of If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace; Help! I'm Surrounded by
Idiots; and, Breakaway Management : Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace.
According to the book description of
If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace, “Every manager
slogging away in the modern workplace has laughed at the twisted tales of dysfunctional behaviors chronicled in "Dilbert";
They've probably even experienced the effects firsthand (definitely not as funny). But what they haven't done is fix
the problem. If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It blows the lid off the problem of dysfunction in
the workplace. It helps managers step back, recognize both the subtle and overt symptoms, and begin administering some serious
cures.
This easy-to-read book gives managers
ready-to-use tools to strike at the heart of dysfunction and a blueprint to overcome it. Through colorful stories and illustrated
models leaders learn how to point dysfunctional followers in the right direction as they search for solutions . . . how to
create a respectful atmosphere where teams can flourish . . . how to build healthy relationships that thrive on purpose rather
than personality.”
One reader of If It’s
Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace said, “During my long working career I
have participated in numerous courses, got advice from the best consultants and read lots of complicated theories. This is
the first book that gives clear and practical advice to identify and solve the problems of an dysfunctional organization.
I recommend Jones's book warmly to everyone who is interested in improving the quality of the activity of his organization.”
Another reader of If It’s
Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace said, “Excellent book for the Organizational
Development professional and the manager alike. In his usual very effective style, Dr. Jones' "lessons" are
very readable, practical, and understandable, with just the right mix of humor, metaphors and stories. His uses of actual
experiences serve to effectively demonstrate the “real-life” usefulness and value of the techniques he describes.
Every organization experiences dysfunction, to one degree or another, and can, therefore, benefit from the guidance Dr. Jones
provides in this book.”
According to one reader of Breakaway
Management: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace, “Breakaway Management articulates what's true
about workplace behaviors: all people have them and they are less than ideal. People bring along their less than ideal histories
(Managers are people too!) and create barriers to change that keep organizations or work groups stuck. The dysfunctional patterns
can be identified and named, openly dealt with, and constructively managed. The tools provided in this book help to talk about
what's real in the workplace and that's a common sense approach that experience teaches works well.”
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