Book Abstract - Career & Self-Development

tracthanh · 5/10/13

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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Wellbeing-The Five Essential Elements-Tom Rath and James Kayser Harter

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In this summary you will learn

What the five vital elements of well-being are
How to improve your life in all these essential areas

Recommendation

Gallup Inc., the world’s most experienced polling organization, set out to determine what makes people happy. In this book, Tom Rath and Jim Harter, two Gallup professionals, dissect the organization’s complex research findings. Real well-being depends on a blend of satisfaction in five distinct areas: work, money, health, social life and community. For entirely practical reasons, not everyone can follow Rath and Harter’s advice, no matter how sound it may be. For those who can adhere to its precepts, this is a solid, revealing and useful text on happiness. getAbstract recommends the authors’ all-inclusive philosophy of well-being and notes that this book comes with another bonus: special access codes to Gallup’s online “Well-being Finder,” which readers can use to measure their leadership strengths and track their well-being quotient.

About the authors

Tom Rath directs workplace research and leadership consulting activities for Gallup, Inc., where Jim Harter, PhD, is chief scientist for international workplace management and well-being.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Look at More-A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change

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Why innovation is so beneficial
What five drivers impel innovation
How to make the most of innovation’s guiding principle: “Look at More Stuff; Think About It Harder.”

Recommendation

This fascinating book on innovation meets the primary criterion of any guide on the subject: Be innovative. You would expect no less from Andy Stefanovich, the “chief curator and provocateur” at Prophet, a strategic branding, marketing, innovation, and design consultancy. His message: To develop a truly innovative concept, go sit in a park, or confer with your building’s custodian, or ask your team for the worst possible idea for a project. Over the past 20 years, Stefanovich has established a reputation as an extremely disruptive consultant – in a good way. He guides his clients to shun traditional thinking, pat answers and clichéd responses. He insists that they think not just outside the box, but far away from wherever they left the box. Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Nike, GE and other corporate giants follow his idiosyncratic, creative recommendations. If you want to learn to cook, find a chef, says getAbstract, which recommends the idea that if you want to learn to innovate, perhaps you should find a provocateur.

About the author

Andy Stefanovich, the “chief curator and provocateur” at Prophet, a branding, marketing, innovation, and design firm, is a visiting professor at Duke, Dartmouth, and other prestigious universities.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Carrots and Sticks-Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done

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In this summary you will learn

What “commitment contracts” are
How you can use a commitment contract to reach your goals

Recommendation

Have you been making the same resolutions over and over – about losing weight or stopping smoking – without success? If so, a “commitment contract” can help. In his entertaining new book, lawyer, economist and author Ian Ayres shows how pledging yourself to a reward (a “carrot”) or a punishment (a “stick”) can be a forceful motivator. Ayres describes commitment contracts in a conversational, anecdotal style. getAstract recommends this book to anyone interested in human behavior. It can help you reach that elusive personal or professional goal – if you’re ready to put your money where your mouth is.

About the author

Lawyer, economist and author Ian Ayres wrote Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart. He is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale University.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Suddenly in Charge - Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around

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How to manage your boss
How to manage those who report to you
How to negotiate the ins and outs of office politics
How to deal with bad bosses
How to recognize when you’re about to be fired

Recommendation

Career expert and author Roberta Chinsky Matuson knows that to succeed you must get along with your boss and with those who report to you. Her book features a unique format: Start at the front of the book with the “Managing Up” cover, read the text that follows and learn how to manage your boss. Flip the book over, open the “Managing Down” cover and learn how to manage your team. Thus, the author provides two separate books with two separate covers within the same binding. Despite a few sloppy details here and there, getAbstract believes that Matuson’s book will help you become a better manager and advance your career.

About the author

Career expert Roberta Chinsky Matuson heads Human Resources Solutions.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

21 Dirty Tricks at Work - How to Beat the Game of Office Politics

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Quá cần thiết cho những ai đang hiện đang đi làm và phải đối mặt với những "thứ bẩn thỉu" xung quanh.

In this summary you will learn

How people in the workplace manipulate, bully and take advantage of others
What to do if you are on the receiving end of a dirty trick
How to confront an office trickster and maintain your integrity

Recommendation

Thinking that the only thing you have to do at the office is good work is naïve. Every company has people who will stop at nothing to further their own agendas. Hiding your head in the sand (or behind your computer screen) only makes you an easy target. Instead, learn about the common dirty tricks played in offices and protect yourself from becoming a victim. To outmaneuver the manipulators, getAbstract recommends reading this clever, short introductory course on office politics. Organizational experts Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey have done the research for you, identifying the most common and insidious dirty tricks, and outlining strategies for putting up your defenses or, when appropriate, confronting the attackers. Oftentimes, simply exposing the trick reduces its potency and sends the perpetrator scurrying back into the shadows.

About the authors

Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey co-founded a company that helps individuals and organizations develop necessary political skills. Phipps has consulted with some of the world’s largest corporations. Gautrey is a business professional, trainer and coach.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Poke the Box - Seth Godin

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In this summary you will learn

Why getting started is as important as having good ideas
Why competitive companies need their people to innovate and act
What prevents individuals from turning great ideas into marketable products

Recommendation

Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky neatly summed up the subject of this Seth Godin book when he said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” On every page, in different ways, Godin admonishes, cajoles and persuades you to take your shot. He pushes you to “Get Started!” because, he contends, innovation followed by action is the only way to succeed in today’s globally competitive world where quality and good service are standards. Godin is a dynamic speaker and blogger, and his book reads like a speech or a blog post with short sentences, inspirational one-liners and nutshell examples that hammer home his main point. Although it lacks the substance of his previous works while covering much of the same ground, getAbstract suggests this book to those who need a swift shove off the couch and to all Godin followers who will relish his evangelical style, passion and forcefulness.

About the author

Blogger and columnist Seth Godin has written 12 business bestsellers including Permission Marketing and Meatball Sundae. He is CEO of the Squidoo publishing platform.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Hard Goals-The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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Why most people do not achieve their goals
What the “HARD Goals” approach entails
Why goals should be “heartfelt, animated, required and difficult,"
How you can you use this method to attain your objectives

Recommendation

Are the goals you are struggling to achieve just too difficult? Probably not. Most likely, they’re too easy. Most people set mediocre, unimportant goals and don’t even pay attention to them, take them seriously or remember them. Leadership consultant Mark Murphy suggests a much different approach: Make your goals as difficult as possible, and set objectives that are absolutely essential to your continued well-being. Such ambitious goals actively engage you and focus your mind. getAbstract recommends Murphy’s well-researched, scientifically documented explanation of his strategy. He includes numerous real-life examples of how “HARD Goals” force people to focus their efforts. As James Boswell, the famous biographer, once said, “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” Murphy’s solution to the problem of focusing on your goals appears at the end of his four main chapters: “Get more examples and tools at hardgoals.com.”

About the author

Mark Murphy is founder and CEO of Leadership IQ, a leadership-training firm. He also wrote Hundred Percenters.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Monday Morning Leadership-8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss

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In this summary you will learn

What common problems confront managers
How to use eight crucial management lessons to solve them

Recommendation

David Cottrell, president and CEO of the Cornerstone Leadership Institute, is the author of this exemplary, easy-to-read book on the secrets of management. He has packaged what might otherwise have been a series of dry, boring management precepts – preserve your time, listen to your people, accept responsibility, focus on what truly counts – into an enjoyable, educational fictitious story. Jeff Walters, a business manager at midlife who can’t seem to do anything right, has eight Monday morning mentoring sessions with accomplished businessman Tony Pearce. During these meetings, Tony, who is wise and savvy, gives Jeff (and the fortunate readers of this book) a crash course on how to become an excellent manager and leader. This engaging book is filled with valuable insights. getAbstract recommends it to all junior managers who want to develop their craft and their leadership expertise.

About the author

David Cottrell is president and CEO of the CornerStone Leadership Institute. A former senior manager at FedEx and Xerox, he is the author of 11 books and a frequent speaker on leadership.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

201 Ways to Say No Gracefully and Effectively-A Quick-Tip Survival Guide

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Why it’s sometimes preferable to look for compromises before saying “no”
Why you don’t need an excuse to say “no”
Why you have the option of saying “no” to time-wasters, naysayers and bullies

Recommendation

Authors Alan Axelrod and Jim Holtje have compiled 201 ways to say "no" in different situations and to different types of people - colleagues and co-workers, salespeople, clients and customers, your boss, your subordinates, and job seekers. You can say "no" to extra work, nuisance tasks, unreasonable demands, bad ideas, and misguided sales pitches. The book offers some good ideas, although its approach is scatter-shot and somewhat superficial. Most of the ideas are based on common sense approaches to turning people down, such as suggesting alternatives, providing explanations, being diplomatic, and being firm if that’s appropriate. You may have to be patient to ferret out the ideas that apply to your needs, but they’re in here somewhere. getAbstract recommends this book to junior employees, who are most likely to want to say "no," and to those who feel imposed upon because they can’t say no.

About the authors

Alan Axelrod has produced a wide range of popular business and communication books. Jim Holtje is the Director of International Client services for a Washington, D.C. corporate communications and public relations management-consulting firm.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Comebacks at Work-Using Conversation to Master Confrontation

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How to evaluate your ability to respond to challenging comments
Why you may freeze up when you try to respond
How to overcome your hesitation
How to come up with effective, relevant responses

Recommendation

Find the words you have been dying to say when people challenge you and receive the respect you deserve. Kathleen Kelley Reardon (writing with Christopher T. Noblet) offers insightful tips and tools that can help you respond more effectively – and without hesitation – to snide comments from insulting, bossy or troublesome co-workers. If you don’t feel ready to fight with office bullies, don’t worry. Reardon also provides a variety of less confrontational ways to deal with them. You may find a few of her ripostes a bit unrealistic or harsh – though often she suggests a tough answer only in response to someone else’s provocative meanness. Overall, most of her examples are useful, helpful and effective in fighting that sinking feeling of not know what to say – until hours later. getAbstract recommends her behavioral insights, real-life anecdotes and snappy comebacks.

About the authors

Huffington Post writer Kathleen Kelly Reardon is a full professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Her books include The Secret Handshake, It’s All Politics and The Skilled Negotiator. Christopher T. Noblet is a writer and editor.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

The MBA Reality Check-Make the School You Want, Want You

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Bạn nào cần xin học bổng MBA thì cuốn sách này là cuốn gối đầu giường rùi.

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How to get into a top MBA program
How to learn about yourself through the application process
How to avoid common mistakes when applying

Recommendation

This guide to winning a spot in an MBA program is useful and charming – and those two qualities are more closely related than you think. As the title suggests, the book attempts to correct numerous misconceptions applicants have about getting into their target business schools. Some of those myths and self-delusions are pretty tenacious, and education consultants Evan Forster and David Thomas have to be equally pointed to puncture them. That’s where the charm comes in. Through vivid narratives of learning experiences (both their own and their clients’) and hearty dollops of humor, Forster and Thomas make the arduous process of applying to MBA programs seem less daunting. Along the way, they provide specific advice on everything from how to help the people writing your recommendations to how to fit in the worthwhile extracurricular activities you need to stand out from the crowd. Naturally, getAbstract recommends this sassy but savvy book primarily to those considering graduate education in business, but also to those running MBA programs, to their admissions staffs and to corporate human resources officers who want to help guide their employees’ careers.

About the authors

Evan Forster and David Thomas run Forster-Thomas, Inc., an educational consulting service.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Win at Work! - The Everybody Wins Approach to Conflict Resolution

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How to identify your conflict resolution style
How to implement the “The Working Circle” eight-step conflict resolution method
How to encourage positive change

Recommendation

Whether your office has just a few conflicts or enough juicy drama to provide the script for a scandal-filled television show, organizational consultant Diane L. Katz knows what you need to do to transform negative interactions into positive exchanges. “The Working Circle,” her simple eight-step process, can help you handle workplace conflict. Katz’s book presents numerous real examples of resolved conflicts to show how to use her method. getAbstract recommends these clear case histories and her easy-to-read guidelines to those who want to transform a contentious workplace – or avoid having one in the first place.

About the author

Diane L. Katz heads The Working Circle, a consulting company. She has a master’s degree from Columbia University and a doctorate in conflict resolution from Union Institute.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

No Excuses! - The Power of Self-Discipline

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Why you must stop making excuses and accept responsibility for your own success and happiness
How to use 21 methods to achieve self-discipline
How to attain your personal and business goals and reach a state of well-being

Recommendation

In this ambitious work, Brian Tracy presents a formula for overcoming life’s major challenges. It boils down to applying self-discipline to achieve overall success and happiness. Tracy’s topics range from acting with integrity to making sales to strengthening your marriage. With such a broad span, his advice is necessarily general and elementary. However, if you avoid looking for specific solutions, and focus on the overall theme of the book, you will find it quite helpful. Tracy espouses that you need to accept responsibility for your own contentment and career. His “No Excuses” approach eliminates handy scapegoats and teaches that you must take charge of your own destiny. getAbstract recognizes that much of the book’s counsel appears in various forms in this prolific author’s previous work. However, that’s no excuse for not giving it a thorough read.

About the author

Brian Tracy has written 13 books, including the bestsellers Eat That Frog and The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires. He is a much-sought-after corporate adviser and trainer.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

The Million Dollar Financial Advisor - Powerful Lessons and Proven Strategies

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In this summary you will learn

What 13 methods top financial advisors use to build $1 million practices
How to implement these proven techniques

Recommendation

Financial advisors who aspire to generate at least $1 million in revenues annually will find solid-gold advice in this motivating, straightforward sales book. Author David J. Mullen Jr. surveyed the 15 “top producers” he got to know during his 30-year tenure in the financial services industry to tease out their secrets to building million-dollar-plus advisory practices. Mullen, who formerly trained financial consultants at Merrill Lynch, breaks down their achievements into 13 “success principles” that define the crème de la crème of personal finance. Getting to that first (or second) million takes hard work, but it is not rocket science. getAbstract recommends this easy to read book to tyro consultants looking to get off the ground and to experienced professionals wanting to zoom their business into the stratosphere.

About the Author

David J. Mullen Jr. is a 30-year financial industry veteran and former managing director at Merrill Lynch, where he trained more than 500 financial advisors.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Coach Yourself to Win-7 Steps to Breakthrough Performance on the Job and in Your Life

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Why behavioral change is difficult to achieve
What the seven steps are to coach yourself to alter your behavior
How to implement them

Recommendation

Some motivational authors claim that their books, with their snappy covers and glowing recommendations, can change your life ¬– even if their content is as insubstantial as a summer breeze. In contrast, Howard M. Guttman provides a steady stream of valuable content that can help you make your life better. A respected executive coaching expert, Guttman presents seven easy-to-follow steps you can use to coach yourself to achieve lasting positive behavioral change. He delivers invaluable knowledge, wisdom, savvy tips and practical expertise as he explains how to apply proven executive coaching principles to modify your behavior and achieve a happier, more productive life. getAbstract recommends this completely useful self-coaching guide. It will be worth far more than its cover price if you practice its principles.

About the Author

Howard M. Guttman, the author of Great Business Teams, heads Guttman Development Strategies Inc., an executive coaching and management-development training firm.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

Win-The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary

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What special qualities winners possess
How to follow the nine core principles that make winning possible

Recommendation

To learn how winners win, ask them. Political consultant and Fox News analyst Frank I. Luntz interviewed extraordinary winners, including many leaders from Forbes 400 and Fortune 500 companies. Luntz distills his discoveries down to nine basic principles that he calls “nine Ps of winning.” The politicians who hire Luntz’s consulting company, The Word Doctors, consider him a master propagandist. In his own words, “It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear.” Luntz is a proven communicator, and getAbstract finds that his nine rules for winners can help businesspeople plan their communications to emerge victorious in today’s marketplace.

About the Author

Dr. Frank I. Luntz is a Fox News commentator and the author of Words That Work.
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tracthanh · 5/10/13

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People-Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

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Seven approaches that effective people take to attain fulfillment
How to build your character and shape your life more deliberately

Recommendation

This book was a publishing phenomenon in the early 1990s, and it deserved to be. Stephen R. Covey managed to repackage an ethical and moral tradition thousands of years in development and make it meaningful to a late twentieth century, secular audience. Most of what you find in this book you will find in Aristotle, Cicero, Benedict, Tillotson and their heirs. Covey adds a few references to psychology, a twentieth century science, and many to Viktor Frankl, a sage of the Holocaust. Covey wraps the mix in a distinctively American can-do program of easy-looking steps calling, mostly, for self-discipline. The result is a quite worthwhile, useful manual for self-improvement. getAbstract believes most readers can learn something useful from this book, though some will find the style too familiar and easy-going, and the prescriptions easier to agree with than to act upon, much less adopt as habits.

About the Author

Stephen R. Covey is vice-chairman of Franklin Covey Co., and teaches Principle-Centered Living and Principle-Centered Leadership. Covey is also the founder and former CEO of the Covey Leadership Center. He is the author of several books. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has been a bestseller for many years.
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