Summary of You – According to Them by Sara Canaday

Description

Executive coach Sara Canaday believes that understanding what other people think of you – and making sure their view matches your self-perception – is essential to your career. A reputation that aligns with your skills and personality helps you grow, contribute and lead. Canaday takes you through nine reputation “blind spots,” and explains how to address each one in order to cultivate your executive presence. If you feel ineffective or unappreciated at work, Canaday’s examples may not be an exact match, but her counsel can start you down a fruitful path of self-examination.

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Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Relations interpersonnelles
• Développement personnel
• Communication interpersonnelle
• Relation humaine
• Business Communication
• Marketing et communication
• Economics
• Business
• Communication organisationnelle

Informations

• Publié par: GetAbstract AG
• Date de parution: 08 février 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798887271149
• Langue: English

Extrait

You – According to Them
Uncovering the blind spots that impact your reputation and your career
Sara Canaday•Sara Canaday © 2012•206 pages

Corporate Communication / Business Reputation

Rating:9

Applicable
Eye Opening
Concrete Examples

Take-Aways For a successful career trajectory, align how you see yourself with how others see you. Be aware of nine personality “blind spots.” The “Don’t Fence Me In” maverick doesn’t last in any job. The “Intellectual Snob” is competent and smart, but annoys and alienates people. “Frozen Compass” leaders stick with what’s always worked – even when it doesn’t. The productive “Dust in My Wind” leader leaves behind a trail of burnouts. The “No Crying in Baseball” leader’s blank demeanor and disdain for emotions leave coworkers feeling misunderstood and unappreciated. The “Safety Patrol” manager’s constant vigilance for problems and risks seems like negative fault-finding. People with “Faulty Volume Control” present themselves inappropriately; they’re too self-promoting or too self-effacing. The “Passion Pistol” overwhelms people with intense enthusiasm and zealous advocacy. The “Perpetual Doer” storms through a to-do list, but getting things done doesn’t necessarily translate into leadership.

Recommendation
Executive coach Sara Canaday believes that understanding what other people think of you – and making sure their view matches your self-perception – is essential to your career. A reputation that aligns with your skills and personality helps you grow, contribute and lead. Canaday takes you through nine reputation “blind spots,” and explains how to address each one in order to cultivate your executive presence. If you feel ineffective or unappreciated at work, Canaday’s examples may not be an exact match, but her counsel can start you down a fruitful path of self-examination.

Summary
For a successful career trajectory, align how you see yourself with how others see you. Be aware of nine personality “blind spots.”
Perceptions matter.