Tough-Minded Management is a New York Times best-seller, and has been translated into 21 languages. In January of 2004, the CEO of Siemens US, Klaus Kleinfeld, cited Tough-Minded Management as "a super book that captures leadership elements really well."

Why does Tough-Minded Management have such a great reputation? Through the author, Joe D. Batten's, direct approach to such things as language use and accountability, you'll quickly learn the secrets to becoming an incredibly effective leader. Tough-Minded Management teaches you how to:

- Build on every employees' strengths and possibilities, instead of weaknesses.
- Be a "leader," not a "boss."
- Be "tough" without being "hard."
- Evaluate people by results, not activity.
- And much more.

Through these secrets and more, you can quickly learn what the rest of the world has been discovering for years: how to become a more effective leader - a Tough-Minded Manager!