Indispensable! Becoming the Obvious Choice in Business and in Life
- 1h 39m
- David Cottrell, Robert Nix
- McGraw-Hill
- 2014
Are you ready to become the OBVIOUS CHOICE at promotion time?
You can be. The good news? It's a lot easier than you think.
Believe it or not, you already have the tools. Indispensable! teaches you how to use them to position yourself for job success, every time. From international bestselling author and leadership expert David Cottrell and sales guru Robert Nix comes the ultimate insider's guide for those who want to break through and control their professional destiny. In simple, clear language--featuring informative and relatable case studies--you'll discover how easy it can be to transform your on-the-job persona to become the person who succeeds first and fastest. No matter what your title is, you'll be equipped to navigate the trickiest workplaces and position yourself for growth at every turn. You'll put yourself in the spotlight and become the individual everyone else admires and wants to be.
Indispensable! demonstrates how to create and maintain your best image 24/7: how to project strength, smarts, competence, and leadership. It's an indispensable road map with superb strategies for how to:
- Assess your workplace persona and perception
- Formulate a goal-oriented action plan that works
- Incorporate behavior modification to transform yourself inside and outside of work
- Identify, set, and sustain measurable goals
- Optimize your organizational skills (while decluttering your life)
Indispensable! is packed with tips on how to listen, how to put coworkers at ease, how to use humor to your advantage (and when to avoid it), how to participate at business functions, and how to cultivate a public persona and effortless demeanor that attracts others.
About the Authors
DAVID COTTRELL has created a legacy of leadership excellence, having spent three decades managing employees in corporate America. He's the bestselling author of over 25 highly acclaimed books and is a regularly featured expert on public television, having shared his philosophy with over 300,000 managers and leaders worldwide. He's CEO of CornerStone Leadership Institute, one of the nation's largest publishers of management resources.
Author, speaker, salesperson, ROBERT NIX has utilized the tools of communication and persuasion for over thirty years of professional endeavors. Robert has represented technology and transaction processing solutions to many of the largest companies in the United States. Building, managing and sustaining those relationships identified a reality – every company, every department, every employee…sells. Robert now seeks to lead and encourage others to activate skills that will allow them to “break through,” whatever and wherever their professional path.
In this Book
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Indispensable! Becoming the Obvious Choice in Business and in Life
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Introduction: Becoming Indispensable Begins Now
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Escaping the Status Quo
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Reality Check
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Establishing Your Path
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Reflecting What You Want Others to See
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Everything Counts
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Unclutter, Unravel, and Transform
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Shh . . . Listen
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Speech Matters
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Write Can Be Wrong
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Humor Is Not Always Funny
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Business Is Business
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EAT More
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Your Move
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Back to the Future
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