No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
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The New York Times bestselling author of Reality-Based Leadership rejects the current fad of "engaging" employees and the emotional drama of "meeting their needs"--returning leadership to leaders and productivity to businesses. For years now, leaders in almost every industry have accepted two completely false assumptions--that change is hard, and that engagement drives results. Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to shield employees from change, involve them in high-level decision-making, and keep them happy with endless “satisfaction surveys” and workplace perks. But what these engagement programs actually do, Cy Wakeman says, is inflate expectations and sow unhappiness, leaving employees unprepared to adapt to even minor changes necessary to the organization’s survival. Rather than driving performance and creating efficiencies, these programs fuel entitlement and drama, costing millions in time and profit. It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. Stop worrying about your employees’ happiness, and start worrying about their accountability. Cy Wakeman teaches you how to hire “emotionally inexpensive” people, solicit only the opinions you need, and promote self-awareness in your whole team. No Ego disposes with unproven HR maxims, and instead offers a complete plan to turn your office from a den of discontent to a happy, productive place. Review: Freaking Brilliant and So Clear and Intutive- You'll Wonder Why You Didn't Think of This Yourself - Freaking Brilliant as always! I heard Cy speak at SHRM 2017 and very quickly bought her books and I am applying the (very easy to understand) principles at work. I finished the book this week and it was a series of wonderful revelations. And a lot of the revelations came with validation. I have been skeptical of employee engagement surveys for a long time, stating that they ‘held us hostage’ and that ‘complainers are going to complain no matter what we do’ And ‘why are we asking everyone what they think, why don’t we just survey the people who are the best performers’ and ‘not all turnover is bad turnover’. For this I was told I was a ‘bad’ HR person. Hearing my thoughts, (expressed so well) was wonderful in making me feel that I am not alone. I have been also using some of the phrases and lessons from the book. When someone starts going on an ego trip, I put the brakes on the bus, and ask, ‘lets recap the things we know are true’. ‘What you are saying is that based on the behaviors exhibited, Jane is not accepting her new reality’. Asking for people’s buy in. I talk about this in meetings and everyone is all, “Wow that’s brilliant” or “You handled the situation so well” or “Thanks for getting the meeting back on track so quickly” So I have to say, the SHRM meeting hooked me initially, but now that I am two books in “Reality Based Leadership” and “No Ego” I’m a #TrueRBLeiver Review: READ WITH YOUR TEAM - Great EASY read! Recommend reading with your team and discussing take aways and lessons learned.
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M**E
Freaking Brilliant and So Clear and Intutive- You'll Wonder Why You Didn't Think of This Yourself
Freaking Brilliant as always! I heard Cy speak at SHRM 2017 and very quickly bought her books and I am applying the (very easy to understand) principles at work. I finished the book this week and it was a series of wonderful revelations. And a lot of the revelations came with validation. I have been skeptical of employee engagement surveys for a long time, stating that they ‘held us hostage’ and that ‘complainers are going to complain no matter what we do’ And ‘why are we asking everyone what they think, why don’t we just survey the people who are the best performers’ and ‘not all turnover is bad turnover’. For this I was told I was a ‘bad’ HR person. Hearing my thoughts, (expressed so well) was wonderful in making me feel that I am not alone. I have been also using some of the phrases and lessons from the book. When someone starts going on an ego trip, I put the brakes on the bus, and ask, ‘lets recap the things we know are true’. ‘What you are saying is that based on the behaviors exhibited, Jane is not accepting her new reality’. Asking for people’s buy in. I talk about this in meetings and everyone is all, “Wow that’s brilliant” or “You handled the situation so well” or “Thanks for getting the meeting back on track so quickly” So I have to say, the SHRM meeting hooked me initially, but now that I am two books in “Reality Based Leadership” and “No Ego” I’m a #TrueRBLeiver
B**E
READ WITH YOUR TEAM
Great EASY read! Recommend reading with your team and discussing take aways and lessons learned.
A**Y
Cy Does it Again...No Ego is a Workplace Game Changer
I have read Cy's books and leveraged her expertise in removing drama in the workplace for more than ten years. Bottom line..it works. As an executive spending a career cultivating cultures from single sites locations to global footprints I have seen a lot...the good, the bad and even ugly. Everyone loves when team work well together, are highly engaged and make things happen. Everyone gets exhausted and weighted down by drama and ego at work and nobody wins. Drama and entitlement consumes, time, energy and has real bottom line financial impact to everyone not just the company. The traditional ways we attempt to change the game simply don't work. Changing long evolved mindset and enabled cultures won't be easy, but it can be done. Cy's books teach us how. No Ego in another dive into the subconscious asking us not to believe everything we think and dive into self reflection and end the story telling that feeds the ego. Even after years practicing and reinforcing what I've learned, my ego needed a tune up. Well done and hats off to Cy for making us better people leaders, colleagues and employees.
J**R
Another great resource from Cy
Really enjoyed Cy's latest book! No Ego is full of insights and ah-ha moments with numerous strategies for more effective self management and understanding those around us. If we can put even a portion of her philosophies into practice we can be on our way to a better workplace with less drama and more of what we're actually there to accomplish. Great read!
S**H
Mind blowing and brilliant!
After I listened to a third of the book on Audible, I then purchased the hard copy and several of Wakeman's other books. I've already read it several times and shared it with colleagues. I wish I would have read this YEARS ago!
R**N
Love!
Cy is incredible. Although I’m not in the medical industry, her lessons are always relatable and so helpful especially when leading a team!
R**N
Some good advice and tips for anyone who leads a team.
Recommended by our district manager for us pharmacy managers. As a manager for about 20 years I found 1/3 to be review, disagreed with about 1/3, and found about 1/3 to be insightful.
J**P
Work with the willing to bring about greatness!
Again, Cy Wakeman delivers a brilliant, yet simple plan to remove drama from the workplace. Since reviewing the piece in her pre-release book club, I have found several opportunities to implement changes allowing me to lead my team to greatness. Today for instance, a BMW (bitching, moaning, and whining individual) waltzed into my office to go on and on about how another department completely dropped the ball on a project, even going so far as asking how it's even possible they still have a job ... My question to the individual was simple, "Instead of judging them, what are you doing to help?" The realization that the negative energy was not getting them anywhere, allowing us to then discuss what great would look like right now! WOW, a simple redirection quickly remove the drama, and brought about an empowered employee! The ego is not your amigo ... LOVE being a part of the Reality Based Leadership movement!
P**S
Really Interesting Management Book
Bought for a relative at their request - but it reveals some interesting facts, thoughts and ideas about the modern workplace.
M**A
Cy Wakeman has done it again!
No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results Fantastic book challenging the traditional beliefs on employee engagement. Challenging traditionalist leaders and explaining why it is time to move on and take on alternative takes on employee engagement, this book coaches on how to ditch the drama and start building a No Ego organization.
T**A
Excellent book
This book is a breath of fresh air. Cy's principles changed my view on what great leaderships is and gave me the tools to implement accountability in the workplace. I would recommend this book to anyone who is experiencing entitlement and drama at work.
K**N
Love this book!
Fantastic, refreshing book! Takes a disruptive leadership approach which is long over due! Every leader should have this in their tool box!
A**R
Ideas of how to deal with drama in the workplace
I enjoyed the book. Had positive ideas on how to manage drama in the workplace.
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