The optimism advantage: 50 simple truths to transform your attitudes and actions into results

You dont have to go any further than todays headlines to realize that life intodays uncertain world provides a never-ending stream of obstaclesexpanding layoffs, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and a continuing Wall Street retreat. And instead of taking advantage of strategic opportunities, far too many leaders and their organizations are treading water. Based on the authors popular program, The Optimism Advantage provides readers with the tangible and proven ways to master what it takes to turn lifes obstacles into opportunities with confidence and competence. By reclaiming the optimism advantage to face ever-present personal and organizational challenges, readers will learn how to trade feelings of helplessness and frustration for flexible optimism, resourcefulness, andpersistence in the face of an economic downturn, adversity, and constant change. Each chapter will provide new ways to sharpen skills and shape attitudes that will translate into results. Lessons include: Become a recyclable asset rather than a disposable employee Manage your motivation by catching yourself being effective Make things happen instead of waiting for things to happen Discover a great idea by having a lot of ideas Make your team work for you and yourorganization Get results by putting your calendar where your priorities are Stop saying ‘I know’ and start saying ‘I'll learn’ Create urgency. Doing something is always better than doing nothing Double your failure rate on the road to success Move your passion into practice and strategic progressTerry Paulson, PhD, CSP, CPAE (Agoura Hills, California) is widely consideredto be the preeminent expert on the human side of change management. As a professional speaker, columnist, and author Dr. Paulson has been helping organizations, leaders, and teams make change work for over 25 years. Dr. Paulson is the former President of the International Federation for Professional Speakers, as well as a past President of the National Speakers Association, where he attained NSAs Certified Speaking Professional designation. He has been inducted as a lifetime member of the CPAE Speakers Hall of Fame, along with Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell and Norman Vincent Peale, an honor given to only 178 speakers worldwide since its inception in 1977. In 2004, Dr. Paulson received The National Speakers Association's Cavett Award. It is the associations most cherishedaward presented annually to the member whose accomplishments over the years have reflected outstanding credit, respect, honor and admiration in the association and the speaking profession. Terry Paulson is also part of The Speakers Roundtable, an invitation-only association of 20 of America's foremost motivational speakers, professional speakers and keynote speakers. www.terrypaulson.com

• ISBN: 978-0-470-55475-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 211
• Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés