This book offers four simple strategies to be successful at work and protect you against layoffs.
In a nutshell, this book encourages you to:
- Be Visible: Out of sight, out of mind, out of a job. If your superiors do not know you and don’t know what you are doing, then you’ll be the first to go in bad times. (more…)
Our next book on the list of business books to read is:
“When you speak, speak as if your life depended on it.” These are powerful words, and hold a great truth. Communicating effectively is an essential skill of a Top Contributor, and one that will get you very far in the corporate world if you use it correctly. Therefore, before you open your mouth, the next time you are in the office or in any business situation, think carefully of how to say what you want to say, because how you convey your message will determine if you get what you need or what you want.
This book is a wealth of knowledge and gives you 442 pages of techniques, strategies, self assessment quizzes, and very specific examples on how to handle different situations at work and putting your points across successfully to your supervisors, colleagues, subordinates, prospective and current clients, vendors and suppliers, lenders and investors, and other people. What I like the most about the book is how it gives you complete lists of phrases and words to use and not to use at work. Then, it breaks it down into situations, such as phrases to use with your boss, or what to say when apologizing for errors, giving criticism, body language to use and to avoid, phrases to promote an idea or reject a proposal, and so on.
On a side note, you just have to love the Internet and the way business has changed because of it! I recently bought this book at Half Price books for $6.98, and I just checked on Amazons and you can buy the same used book for 0.01. No, that is not typo. They have many copies of the book for just one penny! Of course, you have to pay $3 for shipping, but if you buy something else, it would be practically free. I’m just amazed at how you can get such a useful book, full of excellent career tips, so cheap. It makes me feel like I’m stealing from the writers. Anyways, regardless of where you get it, I hope you read it and put its teachings into good use.
If you’d like a copy of the book, here’s the link. Enjoy and continue on the path to become The Top Contributor!
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
By Spencer Johnson.
No, this book is not about cooking… or cheese for that matter. It does make mention of mice eating cheese, but it is not a children’s book, either. It is actually #1 world bestselling book that tells a simple and easy to read story about change and how change affects us in business.
If you want to be The Top Contributor in your company, you can be sure that you will have to frequently adapt to changes. Changes in processes, in the economy, in management, in the way companies do business, or even changes in your family and life can make you or break you. The faster you adapt to change, the sooner you will be able to have a grip on things and be on your way to success.
Even though reacting to change is important, anticipating change and being proactive about it is even more important. “Who moved my cheese?” is just the book to remind you of all this. It is only 94 pages long, but it’s filled with good advice.
So, the next time something changes at work that makes you upset, think about this. Changes will always happen. Change with it! Adapt to it! Enjoy it!
As Mr. Johnson says, “Move with the Cheese.”
You can get the book, audio book, and teen version at the following links:
