THE BRYCE IS RIGHT

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THE BRYCE IS RIGHT! Empowering Managers
in Today's Corporate Culture
By Tim Bryce Another fine eBook from M. Bryce
Associates (MBA) a division of MJB Investment
Company Palm Harbor, FL, USA Since 1971
"Software for the finest computer - the Mind"
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ABOUT THE eBOOK
A frank and candid description of the state of
the art in management. Includes essays on the
problems in management today, along with some
pragmatic advice on how to deal with them. The
book doesn't ramble it gets straight to the
point and represents a common sense approach to
managing in today's corporate world with a dash
of humor thrown in. This "food for thought"
eBook is a handy handbook for today's managers
and the next generation of workers.
"An excellent study for anyone interested in
managing anything."
- Edward J. Howard
Westerville, OH, USA
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tim Bryce Management Consultant. Consulted for a
wide variety of businesses on five
continents. Author, Lecturer. Over 30 years of
experience. BSC degree from Ohio
University. Host of Management Visions podcast.
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WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?

Managers. Basically, this is a condensed course
in management. As such, it is suited for
managers, either those aspiring to become a
manager or for those who need a refresher
course. It will also be of interest to young
people entering the work force. Excellent for
college curriculums.
"If you don't want to manage right. Do
not read this book. The book contains
philosophies that are universal and
fundamental.
- W.P. O'Callaghan
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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INTRODUCTION
Click icon for audio introduction by the author,
Tim Bryce
"The book has a good flow. Well written and has
tons of good ideas
on management."
- John Lusa
Dayton, OH, USA
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CHAPTER 1THE DEATH OF MANAGEMENT
Contains Review of Theories X, Y, and Z. How
perceptions affect our actions and decisions.
"A very impressive publication which requires
careful reading and reminds
me somewhat of Peter Drucker."
- Wolf
Hager Fort
Myers, FL, USA
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CHAPTER 2HOW DO WE MANAGE?
Contains A review of problems in today's
management environment. The attributes of a
manager 1. Leadership. 2. Providing the proper
work Environment. 3. Results oriented.
"Very interesting book. Good work! It reminds
me of some of the early works I read by W.
Edwards Deming. Too bad the American corporate
gurus of his day didn't
pay him heed.
- Charles Cole
Lyndhurst, OH, USA
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CHAPTER 3UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE CULTURE
Contains Member vs. Alien phenomenon. The three
characteristics of culture 1. Customs. 2.
Religion (morality). 3. Society. Subcultures. Cha
nging the culture.
"It demystifies many of the obstacles
created by those who attempt to
create difficulty 89n this field, attempting to
inflate their expertise. So I found it a
refreshing, well written series of lessons which
cut through the jargon and explained in
a pretty concise, easily readable manner."
- Dr. Victor Sereno,
PhDMRICSFCIOBFDCIArb
Southport, England, UK
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CHAPTER 4A CRASH COURSE IN MANAGEMENT
Contains Assuming responsibility. Know thy
Business. Run Your Department like a
Business. Your Three Prime Duties 1.
Leadership. 2. Environment. a. Corporate
Culture. b. Management Style. c.
Continuous Improvement. 3. Produce/Deliver. The
Manager's Personal Development.
"A breath of fresh air in the polluted ether of
Silicon Valley management.
- Bill Dominguez
Ecocentric Strategies
San Francisco, CA,
USA
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CHAPTER 5PARENTING MANAGEMENT
Contains The Need for Parenting. Past
Efforts. Roles to be played 1. Role Model. 2.
Teacher. 3. Guidance Counselor.
"Thoroughly enjoyable, informative and
thought-provoking."
- Bill Barnett
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
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CHAPTER 6INDIVIDUALISM VS. TEAMWORK
Contains Corporate fad or valid concept? Eight
Tips for promoting Teamwork.
"Well written and hits the nail on the head.
Especially the part about managers who are
only interested in the mechanics of managing
and not being results
oriented.
- Dick Farris
Ohio, USA
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CHAPTER 7WHY WE RESIST CHANGE
Contains What causes change? Why we resist
it. How to implement change. Trend Analysis. The
Need for Change Control.
"First of all I must say that you summarized and
defined very well all the realities we
are living in a corporate environment.
- Metin Delevi
Istanbul,
Turkey
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CHAPTER 8INCREASING BRAIN POWER
Contains Three levels of Brain Power 1.
Primal. 2. Moderate. 3. Accelerated. How much
do we use in the average work day? Some
recommendations for enhancing brain power.
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CHAPTER 9THE NEED FOR CRITICAL THINKING
Contains Five benefits for improved critical
thinking. How to implement.
"I am very impressed with the ease in which you
deal with the common
challenges of management.
- Anthony (Tony) Pierce
North Wales, United Kingdom
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CHAPTER 10THE ART OF PERSUASION
Contains The three canons of speech 1.
Ethos. 2. Logos. 3. Pathos. Know your
audience. The need for organization.
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CHAPTER 11IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS ETHICS
Contains How to interpret ethics. How to
implement ethics.
"I wanted to commend you on a fine piece of
work. It covers all of the bases concerning
management, and is in fact more comprehensive
than several of the books I have purchased
previously on management."
- David Daehnke
Ramsey, NJ, USA
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CHAPTER 12MANAGING FROM THE BOTTOM-UP
Contains What the manager has to do. What the
worker has to do.
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CHAPTER 13FIRING EMPLOYEES ISN'T FOR SISSIES
Contains Problems in firing an employee. How to
prepare for a termination. Doing it
professionally. Conducting a postmortem.
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CHAPTER 14HOW PRODUCTIVE ARE YOUR MEETINGS?
Contains How to prepare for a meeting. How to
execute. Conducting a review.
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CHAPTER 15MANAGING CRUNCH TIME
Contains How to manage a "crunch time"
project. 1. Getting organized. 2. Planning. 3.
Creating a Sense of Urgency. 4. Supervising. 5.
Managing the Critical Path. 6. Developing a
Quality Product. 7. Review.
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CHAPTER 16WHY WE NEED POLICY MANUALS
Contains Purpose and applicability. What should
a policy manual contain? How to implement.
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CHAPTER 17CREATING A SKILLS INVENTORY
Contains Why is it needed? What is a skill? What
is a proficiency? How to create a Skills
Inventory. Types of reports. Other uses.
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CHAPTER 1810 TIPS FOR IMPROVING SOCIAL
INTERCOURSE
Contains 10 commonsense tips for improving
interpersonal relations/communications in the
workplace.
"I must give you a big round of applause. Even
though you stress the need for central
management, you stress the need to make every
member of the company feel appreciated and
provide an avenue to be a part in helping to
make
decisions."
- L.C. Addison, II
St. Paul, MN, USA
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CHAPTER 19CRAFTSMANSHIP THE MEANING OF LIFE
Contains Why do we need craftsmanship? Attributes
of a craftsman. How to make craftsmen.
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EPILOGUE, QUOTATIONS, BRYCE'S LAWS
Contains Lessons learned from the eBook. Famous
quotes regarding management. Bryce's axioms on
management.
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BOOK SPECIFICATIONS
Contains Pages 90 (8.5" x 11" paper) Delivered
in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader) - (approx.
.7mb) ISBN 0-9786182-3-8 Published June 2006
"Tim, you did it again. What a great book.
You hit the nail right on. Most of your points
are practiced in the USAF as the very best and
proven methods. Congratulations
on putting it to print."
- Jud Hiscutt
New Port Richey, FL, USA
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COMPANION TRAINING PROGRAM
One day crash course in management. Course is
normally for 16 students or less maximum
32. Lecture format (classroom or roundtable)
requires overhead projector with PC hookup (MS
PowerPoint) blackboard or flip chart. (click
image for more info)
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COURSE OUTLINE
What is the State of the Art? The 3 Theories of
Management How do we Manage Today? Managing from
the Bottom-Up Understanding Corporate Culture A
Crash Course in Management Parenting
Management Individualism vs. Teamwork Why we
Resist Change Increasing Brain Power The Need for
Critical Thinking The Art of Persuasion
Conducting Meetings Develop an Inventory of your
Systems. Know your Business Processes Working
with I.T. People Managing Crunch Time Policy
Manuals Skills Inventory Firing Employees isn't
for Sissies 10 Tips for Improving Social
Intercourse Craftsmanship Lessons Learned
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HOW TO ORDER
The eBook can be purchased through MBA's web
site http//www.phmainstreet.com/mba/bryce1.htm
20.00 (US) plus sales tax. Free abridged sample
available for review. Contact the vendor for
availability and pricing of the training
program. Click for Kevin Williams comments,
Host of the Middle Management Lobotomy Podcast
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call or write us today. M. Bryce Associates
(MBA) P.O. Box 1637 Palm Harbor, FL
34682-1637 USA Tel [phone] timb001_at_phmainst
reet.com http//www.phmainstreet.com/mba/ Sinc
e 1971 "Software for the finest computer - the
Mind"