Get Out of Your Own Way at Work... and Help Others Do the Same : Conquering Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job

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Pub. Date: 2005-10-06
Publisher(s): Putnam Adult
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Summary

"Get Out of Your Own Way at Work ... and Help Others Do the Same covers forty of the most common self-defeating behaviors, explains why we sabotage ourselves, and offers usable insights and proven steps to help you transform your behavior, or help others change theirs, from self-defeating to career-enhancing."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Mark Goulston, M.D., is a corporate consultant who works with executives, managers, and line workers to help them get out of their own way so they can realize the success that their skills, talents, and abilities deserve. His clients include Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, GE, White & Case, Eli Lilly and Company, Disney, Kodak, and the FBI. He writes "The Leading Edge" column for Fast Company. He was selected as one of America's Top Psychiatrists for 2004-2005 by the Consumers' Research Council of America. Dr. Goulston is the author of Get Out of Your Own Way and Six Secrets of a Lasting Relationship.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Potential Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 1(4)
Why We Get in Our Own Way
5(2)
Success: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
7(2)
Self-Defeat: What Goes In, Comes Out
9(1)
How to Use This Book
10(3)
Procrastinating
13(6)
Getting Defensive
19(4)
Staying Too Long in a Job You Should Leave
23(6)
Taking the Bait
29(6)
Not Delegating
35(6)
Talking Over or At Others
41(6)
Being Competent but Out of Touch
47(6)
Not Listening
53(6)
Lacking Self-Discipline
59(6)
Wasting Time
65(6)
Thinking You're Indispensable
71(4)
People Pleasing
75(6)
Feeling Guilty
81(6)
Not Being Able to Take No for an Answer
87(6)
Not Forgiving
93(6)
Panicking
99(6)
Quitting Too Soon
105(4)
Using Jargon
109(6)
Worrying About What Others Think
115(6)
Fear of Learning New Things
121(6)
Being Too Blunt
127(6)
Being Closed Off to Input
133(6)
Being Unprepared
139(6)
Being Afraid to Fire People
145(4)
Expecting Your Boss to Appreciate You
149(6)
Fear of Giving or Receiving Performance Reviews
155(6)
Confusing Dumping with Venting
161(4)
Fear of Confrontation
165(8)
Making Excuses
173(6)
Focusing on Your Weaknesses
179(4)
Being Impulsive
183(4)
Becoming Frustrated
187(4)
Being Thin-Skinned
191(6)
Not Learning from Your Mistakes
197(4)
Not Getting Buy-In
201(6)
Being Devious
207(6)
Typecasting
213(6)
Setting Your Expectations Too Low
219(6)
Assuming Others Understand You
225(6)
Fear of Failing
231(4)
Epilogue: Succeeding in Life as Well as at Work 235(5)
Appendix 1. Where Self-Defeating Behavior Starts 240(1)
Appendix 2. How Self-Defeating Behavior Develops 241(1)
Appendix 3. Twelve Steps to Getting Out of Your Own Way at Work 242(2)
Appendix 4. The Self-Other Inventory 244(2)
Acknowledgments 246

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