You Haven''t Hit Your Peak Yet! - Uncommon Wisdom for Unleashing Your Full Potential

Advice from one of America's most respected and well-connected business leadership gurus
 
If you haven't reached your peak, you're not alone. But still, you're doing something right. Sound strange? Well, any businessperson worth their salt knows it takes determination to reach the finish line. The business world is constantly changing so it's essential to learn, adapt, and grow.
 
In all-new pieces of wisdom, common sense, and advice, Harvey Mackay shares his decades of business leadership acumen to show you how to stay relevant, fluid, and on the path for success.
* Find out how adversity can be your best friend
* Use humility in your successes to make good business partners
* Stop riding a dead horse
* Discover how recognition does wonders
 
Told with the sort of straight-shooting humor that only Harvey Mackay can deliver, You Haven't Hit Your Peak Yet is your personal road map for the route that can take you to the top.

List of contents

Foreword xv
 
Acknowledgments xix
 
Introduction xxi
 
Section 1 Adversity 1
 
Adversity can be your best friend 3
 
Bouncing back from deflating times 5
 
The worst failure is the failure to try 8
 
Section 2 Attitude 11
 
Take charge of your attitude 13
 
A smile adds face value 16
 
Arrogance and business don't mix 18
 
Happiness breeds success 21
 
Section 3 Believe in Yourself 23
 
People achieve to the degree they believe in themselves 25
 
Give your self-confidence the boost you need 27
 
Humility, success make good business partners 29
 
Section 4 Business Basics 31
 
The best job lessons I ever learned 33
 
How not to ride a dead horse 35
 
Discipline is the order of the day 37
 
Winners set goals, losers make excuses 39
 
Ethics is about what is right, not who is right 41
 
Section 5 Coaching 43
 
Lessons from John Wooden: Build a pyramid of success 45
 
Good bosses improve good employees 47
 
A great work environment is an excellent motivator 49
 
Recognition does wonders for your sense of hearing 51
 
Lou Holtz coaches you all the way to #1 53
 
Section 6 Competition 55
 
Know thy competitors 57
 
How to beat your competition 59
 
Competition teaches you to outswim the sharks 61
 
Winners thrive on competition 63
 
Section 7 Creativity 67
 
Creativity does not require genius 69
 
Cultivate creativity to grow success 71
 
Imagination is the fuel for success 74
 
Section 8 Customer Service 77
 
Warning--Customers are perishable 79
 
Taking care of customers is taking care of business 81
 
Create a service culture 83
 
The art of the apology 85
 
Section 9 Hiring/Firing/Jobs 87
 
Hire a professional 89
 
Make a bad hire and your plans could backfire 91
 
Firing is like public speaking; few like to do it 93
 
Employee retention: A cause for reflection 95
 
Getting a job is a job 98
 
How do you get better at your job? 101
 
Section 10 Humor/Laughter 103
 
Laughter: The natural high 105
 
A sense of humor is no joke 107
 
Humor works at work 109
 
Section 11 Ideas/Innovation 111
 
Ideas without action are worthless 113
 
Big innovations start with little ideas 115
 
Spark innovation in your company 118
 
Section 12 Leadership 121
 
Attention: Leadership lessons from the Marines 123
 
Good leaders bring out the best in employees 126
 
Real leadership often defies the rules 129
 
Section 13 Negotiation 131
 
Successful negotiations start with stellar preparation 133
 
Negotiating 101: 50 years of experience 135
 
Everything's negotiable--and here's how to do it 137
 
Section 14 Networking 141
 
Dig your well before you're thirsty 143
 
How does your networking report card stack up? 145
 
Get to know the gatekeeper 148
 
Make friendships work at work 150
 
Section 15 People Skills 153
 
Ten Commandments for the office 155
 
Bad manners are bad for business 157
 
Maintain a civil tongue 159
 
2, 4, 6, 8--Who do you appreciate? 161
 
Harvey's short course in class 164
 
Who's buttering your bread? 166
 
The best ship to sail--friendship 168
 
Section 16 Persistence 171
 
Never too late to succeed 173
 
Trying times are no time to quit trying 175
 
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About the author

HARVEY MACKAY has written seven New York Times bestselling books, three reached ^#1, and two were named by the New York Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time-Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. His books have sold 10 million copies in 80 countries and have been translated in more than 50 languages. Harvey is a nationally syndicated columnist whose weekly business advice appears in 100 newspapers and magazines around the country. He was named one of the top five speakers in the world by Toastmasters International and speaks to corporate audiences around the world. Harvey is chairman of the $100 million Mackay Mitchell Envelope Company in Minneapolis, which he founded in 1960.

Summary

Advice from one of America's most respected and well-connected business leadership gurus

If you haven't reached your peak, you're not alone. But still, you're doing something right. Sound strange? Well, any businessperson worth their salt knows it takes determination to reach the finish line. The business world is constantly changing so it's essential to learn, adapt, and grow.

In all-new pieces of wisdom, common sense, and advice, Harvey Mackay shares his decades of business leadership acumen to show you how to stay relevant, fluid, and on the path for success.
* Find out how adversity can be your best friend
* Use humility in your successes to make good business partners
* Stop riding a dead horse
* Discover how recognition does wonders

Told with the sort of straight-shooting humor that only Harvey Mackay can deliver, You Haven't Hit Your Peak Yet is your personal road map for the route that can take you to the top.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey Mackay, Mackay Harvey
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781119658603
• ISBN: 978-1-119-65860-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber