How to encourage personal responsibility and eliminate entitlement at work Marsha Petrie Sue, MBA, is a renowned professional speaker who addresses, among other topics, the business value of personal accountability at work. When leaders and workers are held personally responsible for their choices, results improve -- and the entitlement mentality is abolished. In The Reactor Factor, Petrie Sue combines her proven lessons on accountability from interviews with key business leaders to help readers understand how to maximize success and turn negative situations into positive business results, whether a leader or employee. This book shows you how to take charge of your professional future for long-term success. Petrie Sue guides you through the ongoing process of personal development and growth that will guarantee success for your career and organization. Marsha Petrie Sue is also the author of Toxic People: Decontaminate Difficult People Without Using Weapons and Duct Tape Teaches you how to make better decisions to achieve your goals Provides the skills and tactics you need to handle any situation at work Helps you focus on your strengths and remove blame Shows you how to learn from the past to improve your professional future The Reactor Factor is a practical and real-world guide to forging ahead professionally while improving your career, satisfaction, and success.
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Take control of every outcome with this hard-hitting, no-nonsense manual The reality is that difficult workplace circumstances are bound to arise, and when they do there are only three options: take it, leave it, or change it. And, as readers will learn, it's always best to respond positively and change any situation to your benefit.
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Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1 Deciding to Decide: Take It, Leave It, Change It. Chapter 2 Spoiled Brats: Entitlement, Blame, Accountability. Chapter 3 Give Up or Toughen Up: React or Respond? Chapter 4 What Leaders Want: Attitude, Core Values, Outcomes. Chapter 5 The F Word: The Skinny on Being Fat. Chapter 6 Office Politics and Gossip: The Silent Killers. Chapter 7 Is Your Networking Working? The Good, the Bad, and the Connected. Chapter 8 What You Need to Succeed: Presentation Skills, Meetings, Managing Negativity, Dress Code, and Customer Service. Chapter 9 Find It, Keep It, Love It: And What to Do If You're Laid Off. Chapter 10 Preach It, Teach It: Control, Decisions, Money, Parenting. 52 Lessons Learned. Appendix--Connections. About the Author.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780470490068
Publisert
2009-10-29
Utgiver
Vendor
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
231 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

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Biographical note

Marsha is a professional speaker and author, and is known as the Muhammed Ali of communications. She can dance, look pretty and she uses the entire ring. Marsha also knows how and when to land a knockout punch. Think of her information as charm school with live ammunition. She shares proven tactics for managing people, employees and clients that create perplexity, puzzlement and pandemonium at work and at home. 'Let's be honest,' she says, 'some of the situations you encounter are toxic and you need to learn how to handle it or they'll tear you apart.' This is where you'll learn how to get the results you deserve, reduce conflict and improve relationships. This biography was provided by the author or their representative.