Committed Action: The three-step method to inspire your people to take ownership and get results

Business & Money

Bass, Andy

Business Culture

Intellectual Perspective Press

The way we traditionally approach feedback, accountability, and performance management often leaves us feeling miserable despite applying all the best practices we have learned. In The Disconnect Principle, Ann Latham provides a new framework that will change the way you think and let you be the kind of human being you want to be: fair, empathic, and authentic. Our traditional approach to feedback, accountability, and performance management prevents us from being the kind of human beings we want to be. We carefully prepare scripts that fail us in the heat of the moment. We guard our facial expressions and body language to hide our anxiety, doubt, and compassion. We often feel miserable and rarely accomplish what we hoped, despite our best efforts. We hate feeling mean or insensitive. We'd rather be kind and empathic. But we have to do our job, so ... But it doesn't have to be that way! Instead of mastering difficult conversations, eliminate them with the Disconnect Principle! The Disconnect Principle provides the missing link that will change the way you think about feedback, accountability, and performance management forever. This is the approach that will allow you to be the empathic and effective manager, employee, or peer that you would like to be. This is your opportunity to: <ul> <li>Replace fear and avoidance with timely, confident action.</li> <li>Eliminate painful conversations in favor of mutually agreeable problem solving.</li> <li>Put an end to continued or worsening problems and enjoy performance enhancing commitment in its place.</li> <li>Build trust and collaboration instead of having conversations that damage relationships, sometimes irreparably.</li> </ul> My epiphany occurred when I debriefed a client following a tough conversation with an employee. Beforehand, I taught him all the best practices for giving feedback, helped him narrow his focus to a specific observed behavior and its impact, talked about how to frame the conversation and what words to avoid, and discussed ways to resolve the problem. He walked into that meeting feeling tall and confident . He walked out in pain. When he told me what happened, the Disconnect Principle was born -- I suddenly recognized what was missing from all the advice we have all learned so well. The Disconnect Principle itself is remarkably simple. My clients immediately see the power in this approach and "We have a disconnect" becomes an integral part of their daily language. They quickly appreciate how the Disconnect Principle: <ul> <li>Shifts the conversation away from judgment</li> <li>Avoids triggering defensiveness</li> <li>Makes is possible to be objective about what did or didn't happen</li> <li>Leads to mutually respectful problem-solving</li> </ul>

The Disconnect Principle: Eliminate difficult conversations with clarity and empathy

Latham, Ann

Are You Still The Future?: Learn how to be flexible, read the signals in the system and keep yourself relevant for every step on your leadership journey

Fallowfield-Cooper, Piers

In this book I share the stories of great leaders I've coached and mentored. Those who have made a difference, who have found their way. I'll take you on a journey through my personal and professional life and how through being able to live by my values (fortunately, pretty much most of the time), I've achieved happiness and success beyond my dreams. This book is for the leaders of tomorrow. The ones who are hungry and thirsty for success in all its forms and also for those who have achieved success and are wondering what to do with it. It's not just about the money, but also about finding meaning in your life. For us it may seem quite ordinary to be good, wholesome wise leaders. For many, this journey is quite extraordinary. Irrespective of how we got here, hopefully we are always able to answer the question in the affirmative: "Yes, I am still the future."

Boardroom Blueprint: Boost Your Career With a Board Seat in 60 Days

Laing, Callum

Job Hunting & Careers

As a researcher you are called to investigate, discover and reveal. A skilful vocation leverages your skill set to build a career that serves a larger purpose. Your research brings value to your discipline, your institution and society at large. You chose academic research for a myriad of great reasons. Stopping to take stock of whether academia is still delivering for you is important but gets put on the bottom of the to-do list. Are you thriving or feeling slowly smothered by the itchy, scratchy academic comfort blanket? Do you recognise any of these? <ul> <li>Academia has played on you sense of duty</li> <li>Academia has played on your love of research</li> <li>You have learnt to put yourself last</li> <li>Making your work better and better, has crystalised a belief that you can't do "stuff"</li> <li>Feeling as if you only had the skillset for your current role</li> </ul> Time to take stock, unravel the blanket and weave a new career with the three strong threads of your values, strengths and courage that your research career has developed. Is it time to leave?

Leaving Academia: Ditch the blanket, take the skills (Creatively Empowering Researchers in their Careers)

WILLIAMS, EMMA

Hate Excel?: Learn to love the software that can transform your confidence and career

Walsh, Anne

Reference

The DNA of Engagement: A story-based approach to building trust and influencing change.

Pullan, David

McKechnie, Sarah Jane

Management & Leadership

The Versatile Presenter: Master 12 styles, get the response you need

Pascoe, Richard

Hawkes, Kirstie

International

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