Summary of Think Excellence by Chaim Botwinick

Description

Business has become so competitive that people increasingly regard superior performance as the expected norm. Just being good at what you do isn’t enough anymore. So how do you upgrade yourself and your efforts? Educator Chaim Y. Botwinick answers that question, and many more, in this short, supportive book with a foreword by Stephen R. Covey. Botwinick outlines nine thoughtful “power principles” and tells you how to use them to achieve your best work. getAbstract recommends his straightforward, logical advice to anyone who feels a little stuck on the road to excellence.

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Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• Efficacité professionnelle
• Business
• Economics
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Skills

Informations

• Publié par: GetAbstract AG
• Date de parution: 26 avril 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798887271026
• Langue: English

Extrait

Think Excellence
Harnessing Your Power to Succeed Beyond Greatness
Chaim Y. Botwinick•Brown Books © 2011•130 pages

Workplace Skills / Goal Setting

Rating:8

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Take-Aways To become excellent in all you do, implement “nine power principles”: Shoot for your “power goals.” Define your objectives. Revitalize your goals, if necessary. Accept change with flexibility. Stay positive. Acknowledge your weaknesses and, when you can, turn them into strengths. Avoid the frustration of trying to be perfect. Try to solve problems instead of placing blame. Learn lessons from everything that happens, good or bad. Use this knowledge to plan for the future. Remember that, no matter how well you plan, something can crop up and interfere with your design. Stay flexible. Appreciate life’s diversions. Finding a new path builds character. If you let others help you, they will be eager to support your endeavors.

Recommendation
Business has become so competitive that people increasingly regard superior performance as the expected norm. Just being good at what you do isn’t enough anymore. So how do you upgrade yourself and your efforts? Educator Chaim Y. Botwinick answers that question, and many more, in this short, supportive book with a foreword by Stephen R. Covey. Botwinick outlines nine thoughtful “power principles” and tells you how to use them to achieve your best work. getAbstract recommends his straightforward, logical advice to anyone who feels a little stuck on the road to excellence.

Summary
The “Nine Power Principles”
Success in the modern business world requires excellence. Just doing well is no longer enough. You must be the best performer you can be, the best person for the job. In every aspect of your life, think “more boldly, creatively, tactically and strategically.