Ken Tanner Pens 'Common Sense: Get It, Use It, and Teach It in the Workplace' '

"He may have an MBA, but he's got no common sense." Assessments like that by a boss can stop a career dead in its tracks. Fortunately, common sense is something business people can learn. Through the pages of "Common Sense: Get It, Use It, and Teach It in the Workplace", readers will learn not only what common sense is, but how to acquire it, use it to enhance their careers, increase confidence, and take better advantage of business opportunities.

"Common Sense" explores the use-and non-use-of common sense in the workplace and the world around us. Author Ken Tanner, a seasoned manager, headhunter, consultant, and former regional vice president for two major U.S. restaurant chains, shows how to make better decisions, spot and avoid fallacious thinking, avoid being taken in by Internet nonsense, better assess ambiguous situations, "read" people to work more harmoniously with and influence them, and become a mature thinker with a knack for making the right move at just the right time.

Best of all, "Common Sense" shows managers how to teach this trait to others, especially subordinates and co-workers who can and will do nonsensical things unless someone helps them learn to reason through their decisions and actions. And once they do, it makes the manager appear to be more effective, greasing the way for greater responsibility and opportunity.

This book takes readers through an understanding of the term "common sense" and how it can serve as rocket fuel for a career. Tanner demonstrates what common sense in action looks like and hows how fallacies create barriers to using common sense. There are dozens of examples of the application (as well as rejection) of common sense in the business world and elsewhere.

Ralph Waldo Emerson called common sense "Genius dressed in its working clothes." "Common Sense" shows how to put that genius to work to capitalize on opportunities, help other employees become more productive, and become more valuable to any organization.

To learn more about Common "Sense", visit http://www.apress.com/9781430241522.

About Ken Tanner
Ken Tanner began his career scrubbing dishes in the back of a Pizza Hut, eventually becoming the youngest manager in that chain's history. What followed was a 20-year career in the hospitality industry that included management of hotels, owning a dinner theater, and serving as a regional vice president for two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. This phase of his career featured dramatic customer-service turnarounds, record low employee turnover rates, and the development of dozens of industry leaders. Ken is especially proud of the number of women he helped advance into executive positions. Ken founded a human resources consulting firm in 1995. Initially focused on recruiting, Ken now uses his expertise to help companies build teamwork and retain employees. Ken is the author of five other business books on team-building and careers, including Recruiting Excellence and The Boomer's Career Survival Guide. He can be reached at kentanner(at)consultant(dot)com.

About Apress Media
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