Love It, Don't Leave It

26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work

Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan-Evans

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN:
  9781576752500
• eBook ISBN:
  9781609943646
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Careers

Whether for fear of an uncertain economy or reluctance to deal with the inevitable stresses of looking for work, many people feel unwilling or unable to change jobs. So they simply "quit on the job." They disengage, produce less, and bide their time in quiet dissatisfaction, making themselves, and often their coworkers, family, and friends miserable. But there is an alternative.Love It, Don't Leave It provides readers with 26 ways to make their current work environment more satisfying. Presented in an appealing, accessible A-to-Z format, Love It, Don't Leave It includes strategies for improving communication, stimulating career growth, balancing work with family, and much more. Designed for workers at any age and at any stage, Love It, Don't Leave It helps people assume responsibility for the way their work lives work. Readers who try just a few of the strategies in this book may find that the job they want is the job they already have.

INDEX

accomplishment, 56–57

action plan, 24, 104

advice, 88, 104. See also networking affirmations, 157

annual reports, 53, 79, 109

appreciation, 121–122, 129, 133

approach, 133

assessment, 19–21

association, professional, 81–82, 94, 100

assumption prevention by, 113–114

testing of, 164

attendance, meeting, 79

attitude adjustment, 5

autonomy request for, 95–96

reward of, 120, 143

value of, 144–145

balance, work attainment of, 39–41, 48, 81, 147, 158

creativity in, 39–41

barrier, work, 10

beeper, 42, 157-158. See also technology behavior, office acceptance of, 68–70

modification of, 27–29, 65, 67–68

beliefs, prevention by, 113–114

benefits, work, 50, 94–95

Berrett-Koehler, xvi bias, 28–29

Blame Game, 16

Bolles, Dick, 21

bonus reward of, 120

value of, 94

books, learning from, 22, 23, 33

Boomers. See generations boss. See management brain trust, 85. See also mentor(s) bring-your-family-to-work day, 40–41

business plan, 180. See also action plan business relevancy, 36

career integration of, with family, 39, 40–41, 95, 120, 121

planning for, xv, 14, 18–20, 24–25, 31, 44, 49–51, 58, 80, 99

Career Path Resuscitation (CPR), 31

Career Systems, xv cell phone, 42, 157-158. See also technology Center for Creative Leadership, 22

challenge lateral move for, 45

love of, 143

need for, 14, 32, 33, 99

for organization, 138

change in bias, 28

courage to, 111, 113

desire for, 107

in reputation, 56, 133

strategy for, 1...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Praise for Love It, Don’t Leave It
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Ask: And You May Receive
• Buck: Don’t Pass It
• Career: Chart Your Course
• Dignity: Give It to Get It
• Enrich: Energize Your Work
• Family: Seen Yours Lately?
• Goals: Up Is Not the Only Way
• Hire: Are You On Board?
• Information: Plug Yourself In
• Jerk: Work With One?
• Kicks: Are We Having Fun Yet?
• Link: Build the Connection
• Mentor: Make Your Own Match
• Numbers: Assess Your Worth
• Opportunities: They’re Still Knocking
• Passion: It’s Not Just a Fruit
• Question: Go Outside the Box
• Reward: Reap Your Own
• Space: Want Some?
• Truth: It Hurts … or Does It?
• Understand: Are You Listening Enough?
• Values: What Matters Most?
• Wellness: Time for a Checkup?
• X-ers and Other Generations: Bridge the Gap
• Yield: Get Out of Your Own Way
• Zenith: Are We There Yet?
• If: But If You Must Leave
• Index
• About the Authors
• Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Working With the Authors
• Going Deeper: Individual & Organizational Love It Resources