Workarounds that work : how to conquer anything that stands in your way at work / Russell Bishop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bishop, Russell, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Performance.

Problem solving.

Workflow.

Management.

Physical Description:

xii, 244 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York, New York State : McGraw-Hill Education, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Break through the barriers to get things done! What's more frustrating than knowing how to do your job, working hard, making tough decisions . . . and not getting results because some system, procedure, bureaucratic detail, or difficult personality gets in the way? In Workarounds That Work , Huffington Post columnist Russell Bishop shows how to boost your productivity with a complete strategy for outmaneuvering anything that stands in your way. The key is to know which procedures and people you can circumvent without causing even greater problems for yourself or coworkers. Bishop provides valuable insight into the workarounds that often hide in plain sight, including: Bypassing key stakeholders who stand in the way Preventing malicious people from shooting down good ideas Handling misaligned leadership and unclear directions Working around other groups or “silos” whose goals are at odds with yours Managing the power plays going on above and around you By following the strategies in Workarounds That Work , you will not only get the results you need-you will also be perceived of as someone who can always be relied upon to get things done, no matter what obstacles stand in the way.

Contents:

It all starts with you

Getting the right things done

Misaligned leadership and unclear direction

How you frame the problem is the problem

Communication and action

Accountability and response-ability

Breakdowns between silos

When cultures clash

Stop deciding and start choosing

Moving beyond consensus

Are you a corporate fire fighter?

When the best and brightest are wrong

Making the most of meetings

The email avalanche

When the process gets in the way

Overcoming criticism, complaints, and resistance

Multi-tasking our way to oblivion.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612953354

9781282953352

1282953354

9780071753739

0071753737

OCLC:

861751764