Peanut Butter and Jelly Management : Tales From Parenthood—Lessons for Managers
Chris Komisarjevsky & Reina Komisarjevsky





Format: Paperback, 208pp.
ISBN: 9780814472248
Publisher: AMACOM
Pub. Date: September 1, 2003

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Heartwarming Guide to Business Management, Family-Style
Chief Executive of World's Largest Communications Firm and Wife
Write Book Based Upon Their Learnings as Parents to Nine Children

It's a fact sorely overlooked by prominent management experts: Being a good manager requires many of the same skills and capabilities essential to being a good parent. "More often than not, if we carefully listen and watch children at home—think about what they do and how we bring them up—we can greatly improve our chances of being successful in leading adults in the workplace," say Chris and Reina Komisarjevsky, the proud parents of nine children and authors of Peanut Butter and Jelly Management: Tales from Parenthood—Lessons for Managers.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Management draws upon the Komisarjevskys own stories from the parenting trenches and Chris's experience as president and CEO of Burson-Marsteller Worldwide, the leading global public relations firm, to help Moms and Dads see the parallels between managing employees and raising children. As the authors make clear, the most successful managers are "people persons." And the skills required for the people-related parts of a manage's job are all sharpened at home with children.

As accomplished co-managers of a dynamic, caring, and occassionally clashing family filled with children—six kids together plus three from Chris's previous marriage -- the Komisarjevsky's know the importance of open communication, personal involvement, setting standards of excellence, keeping one's cool, and encouraging independence. With honesty, affection, and humor, they relate true stories from their lives with Vera, Katrina, Ted, Michael, Angelica, James, Nicholas, Matthew, and Stephen, that illuminate truths about managing people--whatever their age.

Whimsical and practical, Peanut Butter and Jelly Management uses slices of real life with kids to show managers how to guide, motivate, and inspire grown-ups. The Komisarjevskys begin each chapter with a personal tale from home that teaches a lesson, then goes on to spotlight that lesson and how it can be applied at work. They wrap it all up with concrete tips to help managers put fresh, people-focused ideas into practice.Here's a sampling:

• Teamwork. Watching brothers and sister pitch in and pull together during a clean-up crunch yields insights into creating common objectives on the job.
• Leadership. The example of a small but bold hockey goalie makes clear: managers should support those people willing to step forward and take chances.
• Employee empowerment. A father's struggle over letting his young son ride a bike without training wheels teaches lessons in delegating with responsibility—and finding the courage to let go.
• Crisis management. A frightening trip to the emergency room with a bleeding child demonstrates the vital need for the person in charge to stay calm and focused on getting the facts and reassuring others.
• Thinking personal. A child's cherished shoebox of mementos illustrates the benefits of inviting employees to bring a bit of their home life to work.

Peppered with captivating line drawings, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY MANAGEMENT will cheer parents and managers on the job—at home and at work.


Table of Contents

1.	First String Catcher Practice, practice and more practice
2.	At the Arrival Gate Communication opens doors—and people
3.	The Captain and the Goalie Leaders step forward
4.	Brothers and Sisters Stick Together Teamwork works
5.	Balloons for Christopher Michael An emotional bond
6.	A Shoe Box Under the Bed Think personal
7.	To Grandma's House We Go Values are palpable
8.	No More Training Wheels The courage to let go
9.	The Emergency Room Keep your cool
10.	Not Everyone Likes Vanilla Let loose the entrepreneurial spirit
11.	When in Doubt, Sit It Out If you're losing control, stop right here
12.	Grandpa's Way of Doing Things Pride and passion: Not just good—very good
13.	Doing Homework Strengthen your human capital
14.	I'm Sorry, Ms. Gioieni Acknowledge mistakes, accept responsibility and move forward
15.	The Excitement of Broadway Why the arts belong in the workplace
16.	It's a Deal Agreed? Goal setting
17.	The Tongue of a Different Color No hiding from the truth
18.	Surf's Up...Castles in the Sand Work hard, play hard: A winning combination
19.	When to Dive in the Deep End Going where you've never been before

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Disappointing June 22, 2007
Reviewer: from United States
I found that the authors have a bizare idea of parenting. Children are not employees...they are human beings. The authors are way off and anyone who takes advice from these people should have never had children in the first place. I also find it odd the authors refer to their nine children when three of them have never lived with them. I think thats deceptive.


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