Polar Bear Pirates and Their Quest to Engage the Sleepwalkers - Motivate Everyday People to Deliver Extraordinary Results

Zusatztext 'This is a management book like no other - you're going to laugh! cry...and come away with plenty to think about.' (The Bookbag.co.uk! May 2011). Informationen zum Autor Adrian Webster speaks at over 100 events a year to companies in all sectors including: BAE Systems, Virgin Media Group, BT, IBM, Nationwide, KPMG, Hewlett-Packard, David Lloyd Leisure, Network Rail, HSBC, Business Link, Yell Group. He specialises in delivering key messages on behalf of clients in a humorous and completely unique down to earth style that audiences can easily relate to. His addictively inspirational presentations help people at all levels and from diverse backgrounds to make a very real difference in their workplace. Riot cooper, milkman and salesman were just a few of the entries on Adrian' Webster's CV before he moved into the IT industry and discovered an ability to motivate and inspire others. He has spent time as a Corporate Sales manager and Group Sales and Training Manager at two large corporates and established himself as one of the most successful sales professionals in the industry, responsible for recruiting, training, motivating and 'driving' 150 staff to achieve phenomenal success on shoestring budgets. Klappentext Conquer complacency and transform your team into a happy, winning crew. Polar Bear Pirates are highly focused, successful characters, they can't help but motivate everyone around them and just like you; they love to have some fun. In their latest quest, they take on the Sleepwalkers, the workplace zombies who are with you in body but never take a step beyond the ordinary because their minds have drifted into sleep mode. Going through the motions, thinking the same old stuff and delivering the same results, they stand out like beacons of disappointment. Sleepwalkers can be found orbiting Planet Complacency . This place is in the arch enemy of success! It is a huge planet, more powerful than the inhospitable Rock Bottom , it appears to be a comfortable, safe and popular place to be. Yet this silent assassin is responsible for snuffing out millions of dreams and kidnapping untold potential. Stepping Beyond Ordinary The Polar Bear Pirates' mission is to re-awaken dormant talent and release untapped potential. Join them and meet a cast of amazing characters, from Neg Ferrets and Bloaters, to Amps and Vamps. One thing's for sure, you'll come out the other side inspired and ready to get the best out of your team and the people around you. Polar Bear Pirates shows you how to motivate everyday people to deliver extraordinary results.   Zusammenfassung Polar Bear Pirates are those who believe in life before death, who get things done and really make a difference. They are everyday people who deliver extraordinary results, day in, day out. The main focus of this book is about engaging and inspiring characters that we've all probably been guilty of being from time to time: The Sleepwalkers. Like workplace zombies, they are one hundred percent with you in body but they will never take that extra step beyond ordinary because, without realising it, their minds have drifted into sleep mode.So how do you motivate Sleepwalkers to want to get out of bed each day, climb their own mountains and make a difference in their workplace?This book is all about engaging and inspiring others. It's about getting the very best out of everyday people and inspiring them to deliver extraordinary results. It's about creating an environment that encourages people to grow and it's about helping them to realise that they make a difference, no matter what they bring to the table. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - 1 Who Are the Sleepwalkers? - 9 Stepping Beyond Ordinary - 17 The Beautiful Planet Complacency - 27 Growing People in a Family Environment - 31 L...

List of contents

INTRODUCTION.
 
WHO ARE THE SLEEPWALKERS?
 
STEPPING BEYOND ORDINARY.
 
THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET COMPLACENCY.
 
GROWING PEOPLE IN A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT.
 
LOOK SIDEWAYS AS WELL AS VERTICALLY.
 
AMPS AND VAMPS.
 
THE SPERM THAT WON.
 
TNT STICKY PICTURE BOMBS - HANDLE WITH CARE!
 
WHY WAKE UP FOR YOU?
 
DON'T DO PERFECT.
 
SONAR LEADERS.
 
DEVELOPING THEIR PICTURES TOGETHER.
 
MAKING TIME AND SPACE FOR THE BIG DOABLE STUFF.
 
YOUR GROUND RULES.
 
THE POWER OF PEERS.
 
GET OUT OF THAT BOX!
 
THE DENT YOU LEAVE BEHIND.
 
HEALTH WARNING.
 
SIX POLAR BEAR PIRATE ATTITUDES FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD.
 
POLAR BEAR PIRATE TERMINOLOGY.
 
ABOUT ADRIAN WEBSTER.

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' This is a management book like no other - you re going to laugh, cry...and come away with plenty to think about.' (The Bookbag.co.uk, May 2011).

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Webster, Webster Adrian
• Assisted by: Phil Williams (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9780857081278
• ISBN: 978-0-85708-127-8
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber