Nance Guilmartin

The Power of Pause (eBook, ePUB)

How to be More Effective in a Demanding, 24/7 World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A clear, actionable plan to fight frustration at work, make savvier decisions, and avoid costly mistakes when we're short on time, attention, and choices One of the most frustrating dilemmas for working people today is how to be effective when we feel we don't have time or we're facing non-stop demands. The Power of Pause process is a dynamic practice that Nance Guilmartin has taught thousands of people worldwide, equipping them to regain control of thoughts and avoid miscommunications. This tested method helps readers to take a moment to wonder what's called for when we feel we're short on time, attention, temper, or choices. In that instant, we can use a simple method to rewire our overloaded circuits, tap into our "missing-in-action" common sense, and raise our communication intelligence. This process is not about slowing down the pace of workday life. It is about enabling anyone who is time-pressed to make savvier choices and avoid costly mistakes. * Shows how to exercise leadership skills that save time and strengthen relationships * Offers a process for learning to engage in productive exchanges rather than attacking or being resigned * Enables managers and teams to save time and money * Reveals how to fix problems and achieve goals with less stress The Power of Pause methods enable managers and teams across varying industries/any industry to save time and money, fix problems and achieve goals with less stress-even in the face of competition, cultural and language differences, or tight budgets.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470549865
• Artikelnr.: 38186030

Autorenporträt

Four-time Emmy Award winner Nance Guilmartin is an executive coach, consultant, educator, and author of Healing Conversations. As a Westinghouse Broadcasting executive, she launched the national designated driver program and the For Kids' Sake and Time to Care campaigns, sparking community problem solving in over 100 cities. She was press secretary to the late U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas and a writer-editor for CBS NewsRadio. Guilmartin is a Fellow of Florida International University's Center for Leadership, where she teaches the executive education program Women on the Move, and is a clinical adjunct faculty member at the College of Business Administration. She lives in Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

An Invitation to the Power of Pause 1
PART ONE THE POWER OF PAUSE PROCESS: HOW TO SHIFT FROM RUNNING ON AUTOMATIC
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1. Restoring the Ability to Choose 13
2. What Is a Pause? 21
3. The Paradox of Pause: You Gain Impact by Taking a (Brief) Time-Out 35
Tips and Yeah, Buts 46
PART TWO GET CURIOUS NOT FURIOUS: TAKE BACK CONTROL TO GET NEW OPTIONS 53
4. What Happens When We're Wired to Snap? 55
5. Get a Reality Check: Save Time, Money, and Relationships 71
6. What Is Curiosity? 79
7. Have You Been Caught in a Decision-Making Speed Trap? 87
8. When Curiosity Becomes Your New Default Setting 95
Tips and Yeah, Buts 103
PART THREE WHAT DON'T I KNOW I DON'T KNOW? ASK BETTER QUESTIONS TO DRIVE
SUCCESS 111
9. How Can We Ensure Success in Times of Uncertainty? 113
10. Drive Success with an Extra Measure of Humility 127
11. Revisiting the Resentment Bank Account: Deposits and Withdrawals 147
Tips and Yeah, Buts 153
PART FOUR THE ART OF THE PAUSE: DO WHAT MATTERS MOST AND MAKE IT COUNT 165
12. Where Are We Going? 167
13. What's in It for Me? 191
14. Appreciations: The Power of Pause in Action 197
Tips for Effectively Giving and Accepting Appreciation 208
15. The Power of Pause Practices: Twelve Ways to Be Your Best and to
Succeed in a Demanding, 24/7 World 211
It's Time: Now It's Up to You 215
Notes 219
Appreciations 227
About the Author 233
Index 235

Rezensionen

"The Power of Pause is a great tool for us in thesechanging times. It helps us avoid the problems that'continuous partial attention' and multi-tasking createand shows us how to think things through and achieve what'simportant."
--Spencer Johnson, M.D., author of Who Moved My Cheese?