HeadTrash
Cleaning Out the Junk that Stands Between You and Success
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Publisher Description
Why do executives get stuck? Why do leaders sometimes find themselves pushing hard but not gaining traction? Frequently it’s because they’re working against themselves, defeating their best efforts with their own problematical thoughts and emotions.
In this book, we refer to thought patterns and emotional tendencies that hinder your ability to respond to business issues in a productive and professional way as HeadTrash. Put another way, HeadTrash is the negative voice of your subconscious, engaging you in a deadly inner dialogue that only you hear, consciously or subconsciously, but which affects everything you say and do and everyone around you. HeadTrash is any pattern of self-defeating feelings and thoughts that leads you into trouble and keeps you stuck there. Even worse, depending on your level of responsibility and authority, the rest of your team or company can get stuck too.
Based on their work with thousands of leaders, authors Tish Squillaro and Timothy I. Thomas discovered that some forms of HeadTrash can even produce symptoms in organizations that mirror the symptoms experienced by company leaders. Learn to probe beyond symptoms to identify the forms of HeadTrash you need to address. This book will show you how to change your behavior and become a better leader?for yourself, your business, your employees, and your family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Management consultants Squillaro and Thomas offer a framework to break free of "HeadTrash" the pattern of self-defeating and unproductive emotions and fears that undermine effectiveness. HeadTrash takes seven forms, according the authors: fear, arrogance, guilt, paranoia, anger, control, and insecurity, and they often present themselves in pairs. The authors dedicate chapters to each, identifying several ways in which HeadTrash can manifest itself. For example, the authors examine two kinds of fear: of being wrong and of speaking up. They provide a useful comparison checklist to point out differences between fearful and courageous leaders as well as a quiz to help assess whether fear HeadTrash is present. They also offer seven recommendations to overcome fear, such as gradually building up to big decisions, expecting to make mistakes, and accepting that reality isn't always pretty. Another plus of the book is the easy, relaxed tone and the unique, open design that includes cartoons, shaded call-out boxes, and bulleted lists. Because HeadTrash, as defined, would seem to be a nearly a universal condition, this book may empower many readers to kick their mental garbage to the curb.
Customer Reviews
Worth the read!
As I read the book, I was reminded of all the HeadTrash behaviors in the workplace. Now I have an awareness and language for it.