1001 Ways Employees Can Take Initiative at...

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Bob Nelson has done it again! In this practical, timely book, he describes what employees can do to take more initiative in any job. Any employee (and supervisor, manager or owner) will find this book of enormous value! - Dr. Dean Spitzer, senior consultant, IBM Corporation, and author of SuperMotivation

"Bob Nelson's book shows how employees who take initiative not only create value for their organizations, but for themselves personally and professionally." - Dieter Huckestein, President, Hotel Division, Hilton Hotels Corporation

Whether you're an entry-level assistant or a VP working with the CEO, there's only one person responsible for your career--you. And here to help you realize your potential for success is management guru Bob Nelson, bestselling author of the 1001 Ways series. A unique motivational manual, 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work brings together hundreds of real-life examples, advice from business leaders, and the author's own techniques and exercises to show readers how to draw on inner creativity, develop self-leadership, set goals, take risks, and sell ideas.

"The biggest mistake you can make in life is to think you work for somebody else." -- Bob Nelson

TAKE ACTION--Elaine Crawford, a secretary at Johnsonville Foods, discovers an overlooked market segment, figures out how to reach it, pushers her idea through, and now runs a $3 million mail-order department.

QUESTION AUTHORITY--Feeling that the corporation is poorly managed, IBM programmer Jay Elliot writes a 20-page detailed letter to chairman Tom Watson, Jr.--and his career skyrockets.

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX--Frustrated by bookmarks that keep falling out of his hymnal on Sundays, 3M engineer Art Fry creates the Post-It, today a [...] million business.

TRUST YOUR INTUITION--While still an administrative assistant at Zerox, Joanne Griffin senses opportunity in a project no one wants, directs a team to implement it, and is today a corporate Vice President of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

"The biggest mistake you can make in life is to think you work for somebody else." -- Bob Nelson

QUESTION AUTHORITY--Feeling that the corporation is poorly managed, IBM programmer Jay Elliot writes a 20-page detailed letter to chairman Tom Watson, Jr.--and his career skyrockets.

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX--Frustrated by bookmarks that keep falling out of his hymnal on Sundays, 3M engineer Art Fry creates the Post-It, today a [...] million business.

Über den Autor

Bob Nelson, Ph.D., is the president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a management training and consulting company. He has written numerous books on management and business skills, including the bestselling 1001 Ways series (1001 Ways to Reward Employees, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work) and Managing for Dummies. He lives in San Diego, California.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Dean Spitzer

Preface

PART I: YOU AND YOUR JOB

Thinking Outside the Box

Be Your Own Boss: Seeing the Big Picture

Toolbox: Unleashing Employee Innovation and Creativity

Take Action Now! Personal Attributes for Initiative

Doing Your Homework

Be Your Own Boss: Learn from Your Mistakes

Toolbox: Systematic Problem Solving

Take Action Now! Identifying Your Organization's Culture, Values, and Norms

Taking Action/Capitalizing on Opportunities

Be Your Own Boss: Taking Responsibility for Your Actions

Toolbox: Attitude and Balance Are Important to Taking Action

Take Action Now! Tips for Being in Charge

Making Improvements

Be Your Own Boss: How to Make Suggestions Count

Toolbox: Selling Your Ideas to Others

Perseverance and Persistence

Be Your Own Boss: Choosing Your Peaks and Valleys

Toolbox: Managing Your Time

Take Action Now! Persistence Pays Off

PART II: YOU AND OTHERS

Leadership and Influence

Toolbox: The Five Sources of Power and How to Use Them

Be Your Own Boss: What Makes a Leader?

Take Action Now! Leaders Influence Actions

Communication/Networking

Be Your Own Boss: How to Get Others to Help You

Toolbox: How to Have Influence in Meetings

Take Action Now! Communication and Networking Tips

Managing Up

Be Your Own Boss: How to Say No: A Story

Take Action Now! Secrets to Managing Up

Working in Teams

Be Your Own Boss: Deciding What's Important

Toolbox: Empowering Teams

Take Action Now! Tips for Teamwork

Above and Beyond

Be Your Own Boss: Putting Yourself in Your Customer's Shoes

Toolbox: Naive Listening

Take Action Now! Delivering Above and Beyond Service

PART III: YOUR CAREER AND YOUR LIFE

Taking Charge of Your Career

Be Your Own Boss: How to Improve Your Marketability

Toolbox: Networking Made Easy

Toolbox: How to Ask for a Raise

Take Action Now! Planning for Advancement

Learning and Education

Be Your Own Boss: Deciding Your Career's Work

Toolbox: Ten Great Ways to Learn at Work

Take Action Now! Life-Long Learning

Developing Skills on the Job

Be Your Own Boss: Expressing Your Opportunity Interest

Toolbox: Cultivating a Mentor

Overcoming Obstacles

Be Your Own Boss: Seeing Challenges as Opportunities

Toolbox: Balancing Work and Family

Take Action Now! Strategies for Taking Initiative

Career Options

Be Your Own Boss: Constantly Search for Your Next Job

Toolbox: Simplifying Your Life

Take Action Now! Unlimited Opportunity

APPENDIXES

1. Index to Innovators

2. Index to Featured Companies

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1999
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Ratgeber
Thema:	Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780761114055
ISBN-10:	076111405X
UPC:	019628114051
EAN:	0019628114051
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Nelson, Bob B
Hersteller:	Workman Publishing Co. Inc
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	203 x 154 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Bob B Nelson
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.10.1999
Gewicht:	0,318 kg

Artikel-ID: 133157206