Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses Into Results Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

From the jacket flap

Recent polls show that 71% of workers think aboutquitting their jobs every day.

THAT NUMBER would be shocking--if people actually were quitting. Worse, they continue to go to work every day, punching time clocks and collecting paychecks, while completely checked out emotionally.

In Reality-Based Leadership, Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances--one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same, without drama or defensiveness.

Filled with dynamic examples, innovative tools, sample dialogues, and diagnostic tests, Reality-Based Leadership shows how to:

• UNCOVER destructive thought patterns within yourself and others

• DIFFUSE drama and lead the personin front of you

• STOP MANAGING and start leading, empowering others to focus on facts and think for themselves

Reality-Based Leadership also offers specific strategies to apply when working with teams, to break through resistance, conflicts, and excuses and solve long-standing problems.

Equipped with a facts-based, confident approach, you will free yourself from the frustrations you face at work and transform yourself into a Reality-Based Leader, with the ability to liberate and inspire others.