Publisher's Synopsis
This book is about Planning!
Planning is your ability to create Plans of Action that bridge the gap from where you are to where you want to be and Contingency Plans for when things go wrong. Planning is also one of these eleven Core Competencies of your effectiveness and success at work and in life: Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving,Decision-Making, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character. This book is for everyone in the workforce who reports to another person for their work assignments. This includes employees working for an employer, and small business owners, entrepreneurs, and the self-employed working for customers, clients, or patients. Simply stated, this book is for you regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority. I speak from 24 years as a US Army Officer and 20 years as an Executive Coach in Corporate America in Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix. As an Executive Coach, I was blessed to work with some of America's most successful men and women, including hundreds of business executives, teams, and small business owners. I documented what they said, did, how they did it, what worked and what didn't. But, most importantly, I documented how they made others feel. As a result, I learned that the most effective and successful people stood out because they were able to do these two things better than anyone else:
- First, to consistently produce excellent results.
- Second, to add value to those who helped produce those results.
This book will enhance your ability to do both. The fact is that right now, you may be the top producer or the hardest worker, but if you haven't added value to those who've helped you achieve your results, especially your boss, you'll never become effective or successful. What new skills or abilities have you acquired in the last twelve months? What contributions have you made to your current position since this time last year? And, most of all, what are you doing about it? This book is unique because it:
- Gives you the most actionable tactics, techniques, and tools needed to consistently produce excellent results.
- Teaches you the best practices used every day by the most effective and successful people in their field, which you were never taught in school.
- Provides you with step-by-step instructions explaining what and how things should be done that you won't find anywhere in academia or Corporate America to help you maximize your true potential.
- Contains everything you want to know about Planning, plus everything you didn't realize you need to know about how it can enhance your effectiveness and success in business.
Remember, no matter how good you think you are, you can always be better. So, what are you waiting for? You have too much to lose by sitting on the bench and waiting for someone else to make you more effective. When you're finally sick and tired, of being sick and tired, and realize that no one is coming to your rescue, know that we're here to help you reach your goals, enhance your career, and make a difference. Isn't it time for you to get in the game? STOP WISHING YOU WERE BETTER AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TODAY!
