Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work

Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work

by Melanie Katzman
Released October 2019
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
ISBN: None

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Video description

Business psychologist, advisor, and consultant to organizations across six continents, Dr. Melanie Katzman provides 52 proven ways to ignite productivity and to create a deeply rewarding work life by connecting to yourself, your organization, and the wider world. Readers will discover the outsized effect of small behavioral changes that will reduce the sense of loneliness and frustration at work and help them establish respect, grow loyalty, resolve conflict, fight fear, and make a real, lasting impact on others.

Table of contents

  1. Open
  2. Preface
  3. Part 1: Establish Respect
  4. Chapter 1: Smile
  5. Chapter 2: Say "Please"
  6. Chapter 3: Say "Thank You"
  7. Chapter 4: Call People By Their Names
  8. Chapter 5: Offer Praise
  9. Chapter 6: Got It? Then Say So!
  10. Chapter 7: Provide Feedback
  11. Part 2: Engage All Of Your Senses
  12. Chapter 8: See Everybody
  13. Chapter 9: Listen To Inspire
  14. Chapter 10: Silence
  15. Chapter 11: Touch
  16. Chapter 12: Eat Together
  17. Part 3: Become Popular
  18. Chapter 13: Be Present
  19. Chapter 14: Share Information
  20. Chapter 15: Be A Magnet
  21. Chapter 16: Know How To Enter
  22. Chapter 17: Tell Stories
  23. Chapter 18: Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
  24. Chapter 19: Challenge Negative Thinking
  25. Chapter 20: Have A Point of View
  26. Chapter 21: You Don't Always Have To Be Right
  27. Part 4: Grow Loyalty
  28. Chapter 22: Ensure Role Clarity
  29. Chapter 23: Connect Jobs To The Larger Mission
  30. Chapter 24: Offer The Gift Of Time
  31. Chapter 25: Know When You Are Done
  32. Chapter 26: There's Plenty For Everyone!
  33. Bank Social Collateral
  34. Chapter 28: Stroke Their Narcissism
  35. Chapter 29: Create Rituals
  36. Chapter 30: Generate Joy And Laughter
  37. Part 5: Resolve Conflict
  38. Chapter 31: Stand In Someone Else's Shoes
  39. Chapter 32: Decode Your Colleagues' Emotional Clues
  40. Chapter 33: Apologize
  41. Chapter 34: Accept That You Won't Be Understood
  42. Chapter 35: Negotiate A Psychological Contract
  43. Chapter 36: Advocate For Yourself
  44. Chapter 37: Name The Elephant
  45. Chapter 38: Be A Simplifier, Not A Complicator
  46. Part 6: Fight Fear
  47. Chapter 39: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
  48. Chapter 40: Invite Others In
  49. Chapter 41: Be A Gracious Host
  50. Chapter 42: Be A Person First!
  51. Chapter 43: Focus On Facilitation
  52. Chapter 44: Build A Bridge
  53. Chapter 45: Create The Group You Want To Be Part Of
  54. Chapter 46: Be Practically Optimistic
  55. Part 7: Have A Big Impact
  56. Chapter 47: Explore The Unknown
  57. Chapter 48: Honor History
  58. Chapter 49: Embrace Aging At Work
  59. Chapter 50: Leverage Your Platform
  60. Chapter 51: Challenge The Status Quo
  61. Chapter 52: Dream Audaciously
  62. Close

Product information

  • Title: Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work
  • Author(s): Melanie Katzman
  • Release date: October 2019
  • Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
  • ISBN: None