Book description
How to spot employees' true game-changing character traits for creating a winning culture
Contrary to most conventional management wisdom, The 7 Non-Negotiables of Winning looks beyond employee skills and background and to identify the true game-changing character traits for creating a winning culture. Based on the author's methodology for what abilities drive decisions and actions within his own company, The 7 Non-Negotiables of Winning details how respect, belief, loyalty, commitment, trust, courage, and gratitude play an integral part to multiple key business outcomes.
Provides illuminating stories and skill-building exercises to increase individual and group strength in each of the traits
Author David Williams is CEO of Fishbowl provider of Fishbowl Inventory, the leading inventory management and asset tracking solutions for SMBs serving businesses globally
When these seven core traits become the standard within any company, employees become inspired to flourish and companies sail over business hurdles to achieve record growth.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Respect
- Reflecting on the Attributes of the Non-Negotiable: Developing Respect through Empathic Listening
- Failing Up Chronicles: How We Create Wedges in Life, and How We Can Mend Them
- Reflecting on Lessons Learned
- Supplemental Materials and Exercises to Develop Your Own Non-Negotiables and Defining Attributes
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Chapter 2: Belief
- Reflecting on the Attributes of the Non-Negotiable: Using the Five R’s to Foster Belief
- Failing Up Chronicles: Losing a Job and Gaining a Career
- Reflecting on Lessons Learned
- Business Applications: How to Be the Worst Manager—but the Best Boss
- Supplemental Materials and Exercises to Develop Your Own Non-Negotiables and Defining Attributes
- Chapter 3: Trust
- Chapter 4: Loyalty
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Chapter 5: Commitment
- Reflecting on the Attributes of the Non-Negotiable: The Meaning of Failing Up
- Failing Up Chronicles: Winning, Losing, and Learning the True Meaning of Commitment
- Reflecting on Lessons Learned
- Applying Commitment
- Deploying Commitment
- Supplemental Materials and Exercises to Develop Your Own Non-Negotiables and Defining Attributes
- Chapter 6: Courage
- Chapter 7: Gratitude
- Chapter 8: Tying It All Together
- Chapter 9: Creating a Lasting Legacy
- Closing Thoughts: Where Do We Grow from Here?
- About the Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: The 7 Non-Negotiables of Winning: Tying Soft Traits to Hard Results
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2013
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781118571644
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