Profit from the Positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity and Transform Your Business, with a foreword by Tom Rath

"Profit from the Positive is a rare business book that is deeply credible and compels you to act right away. If you put its tools and techniques into practice, you will become a better leader." Tom Rath, from the Foreword You're constantly challenged to grow your business, increase productivity, and improve quality-all while reducing or keeping budgets flat. So what's a manager to do? You've streamlined processes. You've restructured. You've sought customer and employee feedback. You've tried everything. Now, try something that works. Profit from the Positive is a practical, groundbreaking. Read more... Abstract: "Profit from the Positive is a rare business book that is deeply credible and compels you to act right away. If you put its tools and techniques into practice, you will become a better leader." Tom Rath, from the Foreword You're constantly challenged to grow your business, increase productivity, and improve quality-all while reducing or keeping budgets flat. So what's a manager to do? You've streamlined processes. You've restructured. You've sought customer and employee feedback. You've tried everything. Now, try something that works. Profit from the Positive is a practical, groundbreaking Content: "Cover" -- "About the Author" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Contents" -- "Foreword" -- "Introduction: Youâ#x80 #x99 ve Tried Everything. Now Try Something That Works" -- "Part I: Itâ#x80 #x99 s About the Leader" -- "1 The Productive Leader: Itâ#x80 #x99 s More Than Time Management" -- "Replace â#x80 #x9C Just Do Itâ#x80 #x9D with â#x80 #x9C Just Plan Itâ#x80 #x9D " -- "Trick Yourself into Getting Started" -- "Set Habits, Not Just Goals" -- "Work Less, Accomplish More" -- "2 The Resilient Leader: Give Yourself a Psychological Kick in the Pants" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Quit, Just Quit Being an Expert" -- "Put on an Explorerâ#x80 #x99 s Hat" -- "Win Debates Against Yourself" -- "3 The Contagious Leader: Control Your Emotions, Not Your Employees" -- "Recognize the Achoo! Effect" -- "Tame Your Oscar the Grouch If You Need To" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Be a Control Freak" -- "4 The Strengths-Based Leader: Capitalize on Whatâ#x80 #x99 s Right" -- "Stop Asking the Wrong Questions" -- "Find Solutions, Not Faults" -- "Know Your Strengths or No One Else Will" -- "Part II: Itâ#x80 #x99 s About the Team" -- "5 Hiring: The Fitness Test" -- "Hire for Whatâ#x80 #x99 s Not on the Resume" -- "Predict the Future by Digging into the Past" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Overlook Your Cultureâ#x80 #x99 s Quirks" -- "6 Engaging Employees: Bring Out the Best Versus Get the Most" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Just Read the Book" -- "Turn Strengths into a Team Sport" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Fire Poor Performers -- Fire â#x80 #x99 Em Up" -- "Give FRE: Frequent Recognition and Encouragement" -- "7 Performance Reviews: Change â#x80 #x99 Em or Chuck â#x80 #x99 Em" -- "Obsess over Strengths but Donâ#x80 #x99 t Ignore Weaknesses" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Make Goals Easy and Vague" -- "Preview, Donâ#x80 #x99 t Just Review, Performance" -- "Chew the Fat -- Donâ#x80 #x99 t Chew Them Out" -- "8 Meetings: From Energy Buster to Energy Booster" -- "Start with a Sizzle" -- "Practice the Peak-End Rule" -- "Play Your Whole Bench" -- "Part III: Putting It All Together." "9 The Positive Deviant: Three Things I Can Start Today" -- "Donâ#x80 #x99 t Resist Resistance" -- "Start Small" -- "Drop the Lingo" -- "Use the Back Door" -- "Appendix A: All 31 Tools Featured in Profit from the Positive" -- "Appendix B: Is a Strengths-Based Approach a Good Fit for Me?" -- "Appendix C: Turn Strengths into a Team Sport" -- "Appendix D: Frequent Recognition and Encouragement (FRE)" -- "Appendix E: The Five FRESH Themes" -- "Appendix F: Good Reads" -- "References" -- "Reading and Discussion Guide" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Index" -- "A" -- "B" -- "C" -- "D" -- "E" -- "F" -- "G" -- "H" -- "I" -- "J" -- "K" -- "L" -- "M" -- "N" -- "O" -- "P" -- "Q" -- "R" -- "S" -- "T" -- "U" -- "V" -- "W" -- "Y." " Profit from the Positive is a rare business book that is deeply credible and compels you to act right away. If you put its tools and techniques into practice, you will become a better leader." Tom Rath, from the Foreword You're constantly challenged to grow your business, increase productivity, and improve quality-all while reducing or keeping budgets flat. So what's a manager to do? You've streamlined processes. You've restructured. You've sought customer and employee feedback. You've tried everything. Now, try something that works. Profit from the Positive is a practical, groundbreaking guide for business leaders, managers, executive coaches, and human resource professionals. Whether you lead three employees or 3,000, this book shows you how to increase productivity, collaboration, and profitability using the simple yet powerful tools from the new field of Positive Psychology. Featuring case studies of some of the most forward-thinking and successful companies today-Google, Zappos, and Amazon, to name a few- Profit from the Positive provides over two dozen evidence-based tools you can apply immediately. Learn how to: Set habits, not just goals Recognize the Achoo! effect Stop asking the wrong questions Hire for what's not on the resume Turn strengths into a team sport Preview, don't just review, performance The best part? These strategies don't cost a dime to implement! Trained by Dr. Martin Seligman, who is known as the father of Positive Psychology, Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin translate the scientific research and make it accessible to the business world. PRAISE FOR PROFIT FROM THE POSITIVE : "Put it on your nightstand, bring it on the plane with you-however you do it-read this book. Profit from the Positive gives actionable steps for managers' biggest burning questions. As a twenty-first-century leader, you cannot do without it." -Marshall Goldsmith , New York Times bestselling author of MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There "Profit from the Positive gives the busy executive ways to improve performance immediately--in some cases by up to 50 percent--without restructuring the organization or bringing in any consultants. Finally, a leadership book that bridges the chasm between what science knows and what business needs!" -Chip Conley , founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels and New York Times bestselling author of PEA K and Emotional Equations "Profit from the Positive is a thought-provoking and practical guide . . . an invalua..