The art of killing kudzu :

management by encouragement :

a guide for communicating encouragement to the employee, the customer/client, and the insecure partner

Stephen M. Gower.

        An Introduction

The Facts

I       Kudzu Is Bad Stuff
II      Kudzu Grows Here
III     Kudzu Can Be Killed
IV      Management By Encouragement
        Can Kill Kudzu

The Formulae
(Eight Ingredients of Encouragement)

V       Assumption Minus Articulation
        Equals Aggravation
                The Current of Consciousness
VI      Form Minus Force
        Equals Farce
        The Transparency

VII     A Manager Plus A Favorite
        Equals A Leak
        The Ethics

VIII    Encouragement Plus Enthusiasm
        Equals Effectiveness
        The Enthusiasm
IX      A Focus Plus A Focus
        Equals Versatility
        The Versatdity
X       The Trip Equals Detours
        Plus More Detours
        The Detours
XI      Paying Attention Equals Retention
        The Service
XII     One Times One Can Equal Two
        The Team

The Fiction

XII     You Can Give What You
         Do Not Have    
        (You Cannot!)
XIV     Kudzu Is Stronger Than
        Encouragement    
(It Is Not!)