Book Review – The Dream Manager

Last week I read The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly.  This business parable is set at a janitorial company facing huge turnover, as could be expected.  The premise is that the frustrated general manager decides that the key to keeping employees happier, and subsequently longer, is to hire a “dream manager”.  This person has a financial planning background, but a genuine interest in helping others create plans to accomplish their dreams, be it purchasing a new home, learning a language, or volunteering somewhere; there is no dream too big or small.

Typical in this genre, most of the profundity is woven into dialogue between predictable characters.  The simplicity of the wisdom is hard to miss and the message really comes down to a common thread from my own belief system:  we must compassionately care for other people.  As I’ve experienced in multiple industries and environments, if you truly identify and nurture what makes people individual, you can build teams that can accomplish nearly anything…then get better.
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I’ll give this one 3 out of 5 SutterStars (Yeah, I just made those up.) because it was an innovative concept, decently written, and gave me a new lens on a core value.  It may not change my life and didn’t knock my literary socks off, but I’d recommend it as a quick read where each page makes you feel good.

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One Response to Book Review – The Dream Manager

  1. Denise Nammack says:

    First, THANK GOODNESS you’re back! I was basking in the spring sunshine this afternoon (much like a lazy crocodile, I think) and contemplating professional development and the opportunities it offers. Oftentimes, I think professional development is stunted when people are grouped together be virtue of their grade level, their content speciality or perhaps their building, when what really needs to happen is that people need to gather together out of a common interest, problem, challenge, or need. When an odd assortment of people are gathered together, in an effort to find common group, a simplistic problem is identified, a weak commitment is made. We need to figure out how to empower people to find like others who will create a dedication and passion for reaching common goals and finding empowering solutions. How wonderful that the possibilities are before us!!!