About The Book
The Dream Manager is a business parable about how companies can achieve extraordinary results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams.
Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It's not that we don't dream of being great managers, it's just that we haven't found a practical and efficient way to do it. Until now...
The fictional company in this remarkable book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale — so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isn't necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams. They also learned that people at every level need to be offered specific kinds of help and encouragement. Otherwise, our dreams will forever remain just dreams as we grow dissatisfied with our lives and jobs.
Beginning with his seminal thought that a company can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent that its employees are becoming better-versions-of-themselves, Matthew Kelly explores the connection between the dreams we are chasing personally and the way we all engage at work. Tackling head-on the growing problem of employee disengagement, Kelly explores the dynamic collaboration that is unleashed when people work together to achieve company objectives and personal dreams.
The power of The Dream Manager is that simply becoming aware of the concept will change the way you manage and relate to people instantly and forever. What's your dream?
The Dream Manager is helping people to once again discover the lost connection between the work we do everyday and the dreams we have for our future. Although it was written primarily for the business culture, the book has struck a cord with people from all walks of life who have realized that the wisdom, insight, and concepts of The Dream Manager have implications and applications for every aspect of our lives.
Endorsements
Praise for The Dream Manager
"The Dream Manager emphasizes that a key and critical role of leadership is the ability to recognize the dreams of those that we lead and inspire them to achieve those visions... I believe Matthew Kelly's new book will be an important contribution to the literature of leadership."
Robert A. McDonald
Chief Operating Officer
Procter & Gamble
"Employees no longer show loyalty to their companies...but it is difficult to demonstrate loyalty unless you can feel it coming back to you! Matthew Kelly's The Dream Manager puts realism behind the statement that 'our people are our most important asset.' Treating your employees as if they are #1 provides a better chance that they will be treating your customers in a like fashion."
J. Wickliffe Ach
President and CEO
Hixson
"The Dream Manager will forever change how companies think about their employees, and how managers define what it means to do their job."
Patrick Lencioni
Author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
"While at SFO before leaving for Sydney, I thumbed briefly through "one of those" parable books—and was, to my utter amazement, captured in a flash. Okay, I’m gonna say it—I think Matthew Kelly's The Dream Manager is magnificent. Furthermore, I think that if you, Mr/Ms Manager-Executive, don’t "get it," you've got a big-time problem."
Tom Peters
Co-author of In Search of Excellence
Praise for The Rhythm of Life
"I loved The Rhythm of Life! It provides significant insights into living a happier, healthier, more rewarding life."
Dr. Stephen R. Covey
Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
"Matthew Kelly's The Rhythm of Life is a treasure for all those who dare to believe that there is a best-version-of-themselves... miss it at your peril!"
Ken Blanchard
Co-author of The One Minute Manager
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