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Review by Wealthy Samantha -- The Pro-Achievement Principle
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Pro-Achievement Principle" by Dr. Deborah Bright.]
The Pro-Achievement Principle by Deborah S. Right has made good its promise to be both a great workbook that can be used by coaches to guide small groups of professionals, or by individuals for their self development. It is easy to read, free of spelling errors, easy to follow and understand and has practical exercises for individual readers or readers in groups. For this reason, I give this book a rating 4 out of 4 stars. The book is 146 pages long.
The author kicks everything off by helping the reader understand the general psychology of employees and members of an organization; the truth that everyone wants to be part of a winning team, and that anyone can step up and be a leader in an organization even if they don't have official leadership roles and responsibilities in the said organization. How is this possible? It is possible by the understanding that true leadership and the driving force of achievement is adding value.
The concept of personal responsibleness is introduced in comparison to personal responsibility. While personal responsibility involves being in charge of certain tasks, personal responsibleness is about one giving their all to whatever role they have, whether it's their 'responsibility' or not. Personal responsibleness is about going the extra mile, setting one's personal standards and achieving them, as well as putting effort into helping others achieve productivity.
Dr. Bright also goes ahead to describe what responsibleness is not. For example, responsibleness is not selflessness. Selflessness is an imbalanced attention to obligations placed on someone by external factors. Responsibleness is about a balanced approach to life priorities such as health and personal well being and relationships. Responsibleness is also not over achievement... Though over achievement seems like a noble attention, it is more ego driven than it is team centered.
The impact of attitude on pro achievement in life as well as professionally is also addressed in the book. For example, the attitude of a superficial optimist is one of seeking to please superiors in the organizational hierarchy. The superficial optimist hardly rocks the boat as they usually do not point out any mistakes, with the intention of being likable. It is dangerous to have such people in leadership positions in an organization. The book also offers wonderful advice and assessments that can help human resource managers and other organization heads to scout for and hire pro achievers. Great practical guidance is offered to help team members achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency in asks by fostering a collaborative and value adding culture within organizations...the pro-achievement way.
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The Pro-Achievement Principle by Deborah S. Right has made good its promise to be both a great workbook that can be used by coaches to guide small groups of professionals, or by individuals for their self development. It is easy to read, free of spelling errors, easy to follow and understand and has practical exercises for individual readers or readers in groups. For this reason, I give this book a rating 4 out of 4 stars. The book is 146 pages long.
The author kicks everything off by helping the reader understand the general psychology of employees and members of an organization; the truth that everyone wants to be part of a winning team, and that anyone can step up and be a leader in an organization even if they don't have official leadership roles and responsibilities in the said organization. How is this possible? It is possible by the understanding that true leadership and the driving force of achievement is adding value.
The concept of personal responsibleness is introduced in comparison to personal responsibility. While personal responsibility involves being in charge of certain tasks, personal responsibleness is about one giving their all to whatever role they have, whether it's their 'responsibility' or not. Personal responsibleness is about going the extra mile, setting one's personal standards and achieving them, as well as putting effort into helping others achieve productivity.
Dr. Bright also goes ahead to describe what responsibleness is not. For example, responsibleness is not selflessness. Selflessness is an imbalanced attention to obligations placed on someone by external factors. Responsibleness is about a balanced approach to life priorities such as health and personal well being and relationships. Responsibleness is also not over achievement... Though over achievement seems like a noble attention, it is more ego driven than it is team centered.
The impact of attitude on pro achievement in life as well as professionally is also addressed in the book. For example, the attitude of a superficial optimist is one of seeking to please superiors in the organizational hierarchy. The superficial optimist hardly rocks the boat as they usually do not point out any mistakes, with the intention of being likable. It is dangerous to have such people in leadership positions in an organization. The book also offers wonderful advice and assessments that can help human resource managers and other organization heads to scout for and hire pro achievers. Great practical guidance is offered to help team members achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency in asks by fostering a collaborative and value adding culture within organizations...the pro-achievement way.
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