book

Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge, 2nd Edition

by Geoffrey M Bellman

September 2001

Beginner to intermediate

220 pages

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Read now

Unlock full access

What This New Edition is AboutWhy I Wrote This BookWho is This Book ForHow to Read This BookAcknowledgments
The Illusion: Someone is in ChargeThe Life Game
An Exercise: Drawing Your Life 8What to Read Next
An Exercise: What is Important 14
Know What You WantKnow Why You Want What You WantWants are Linked to Life PurposeFigure Out What You Want Before Talking About ItEach Day Remind Yourself of What is ImportantAlignment of Wants Builds PowerLead Your Own LifeImmediate Fulfillment Requires Immediate ActionDistant Fulfillment Requires PersistenceKnow how You Want to Work With Others
Wants Always ExistExpress the DreamDiscover What They Want That You WantBuild Commitment to WantsReinvent the WheelHelp Them Know That You KnowCollaboration and Negotiation: Your Best OptionsCompetition and Avoidance: Not Your Best Options

Five Steps to Discovering RealityAn Exercise: Organizational RealityLove of the Bumps
Help Others Find and Face the TruthThe Organizational VillageBuilding Understanding in Organizations
Politics are Real and InescapableMy Kind of PoliticsYour Mix of Politics and ValuesBuilding a Positive Political ClimateWorking Through Negative Political Situations
Follow the MoneyTrace the TimeFind Your PowerAn Exercise: Building Formal Power
An Exercise: Successful Work RelationshipsHelp Those Whom You Would Have Help YouRespect the PastDeal OpenlyCreate Your Relationship Web
The Parts in PartnershipAnticipating SuccessContracts and ContractingYour Unique Value-Added ContributionPartnership Begins With YouBuild a Pattern of AccomplishmentsPass the Word on Your SuccessExpect Less AppreciationAccept Others’ Lack of KnowledgeAsk About What They Care AboutRisk Seeing it Their WaySay Yes . . . And Say NoLong-Term Partnerships
A Model for Working With YouOur Need to Control
Show and Earn RespectAn Exercise: Building RespectThey Don’t Understand Your WorkUnderstand Their Purpose and ViewpointDo Not Wait: Initiate!Link Your Work to Key SystemsSeek Reviews of Your WorkFind Ways to Offer Feedback
An Exercise: Self DiscoveryI vs. TheyOut There vs. In HereLearning the Truth About YourselfKnowledge of Your Self
The Risks of Stepping ForwardPutting Fears in PerspectiveThree Exercises: Building Your Courage
Reaction and RewardThe Rewards of MembershipMaking Your Work RewardingPraise Fixation Breeds DependenceAn Exercise: Rewards From Your Work
Stability Meets InstabilityThe Need for Change Must be CompellingLeading Change is DemandingChange is Rooted in RespectHelp Others Hear Your IdeasResistance Reveals PowerPerseverance RequiredIdeas Must Find Their TimeThe Dangers of Rapid ChangeChange in Changing OrganizationsSucceed On Their Terms as Well as Your OwnExpect the Change to Allow You to be Yourself
Twenty Actions to Get Things DoneBuilding on and Beyond This Book

Overview

You are not in charge and you want to make a difference: that is the dilemma. You may not know who is in charge in today's changing, temporary, and virtual organizations, but you know you are not! You are searching for ways to contribute through the work you do and gain some personal satisfaction in the process. This book can help you do just that.

In this new edition of his classic book, Geoff Bellman shows readers how to make things happen in any organization regardless of their formal position. The new edition has been written for a wider audience, including people in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, paid and volunteer workers, managers and individual contributors, contract and freelance workers. More than seventy percent of the material is brand new, including new examples, new chapters, new exercises, and much more.