Tough management : the 7 ways to make tough decisions easier, deliver the numbers, and grow business in good times and bad / Chuck Martin.

Includes index.

Communicate clearly -- Force the hard decisions -- Focus on results -- Remain flexible -- Prove your value to the company -- Force collaboration -- Tough management without being a tough guy.

[This book gives the reader] a fresh, bottom-line approach designed for what really works in today's business world.... Written by New York Times business bestselling author, Chuck Marin, [this book] arms [the reader] with a new way to handle the tough decisions in today's high-pressure business environment and deliver the results your company needs for sustained growth. With candid commentaries from top business leaders, [the author] reveals how many high-profile companies follow these principles to meet the increasing demands to do more, deliver more, and increase more - while keeping stress low and morale high. More important, he shows [the reader] how to put them to work in [their] organization, right away. [The reader will] learn proven techniques for: using clear and frequent communication to align those who execute strategies with those who create them; prioritizing results, identifying actions needed to achieve them, and building consensus on what it will take to get the job done; making the tough decisions in a timely and constructive manner; changing direction at a moment's notice in order to keep pace with changing customer and company needs; becoming an indispensable asset by aligning more closely with company values; fostering teamwork, total information sharing and a learning culture; [and] keeping morale high by rewarding good work and giving people everything they need to do their best. -Book jacket