2. OVERVIEW ABOUT THE AUTHOR SPECIALITY OF THE BOOK CONTENTS MY VIEW OF THE BOOK LEARNINGS
3. ABOUT THE AUTHORS JAMES WALDROOP AND TIMOTHY BUTLER are the authors of the book. Trained as Ph.D psychologists, from harvard Look beneath the surface in trying to understand how and why people act the way they do.
4. SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE BOOK Flip side of “ 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE”, Steven covey. Case studies for each habits. Internal assessment of the individual Ways of overcoming the habits.
5. 12 bad habits Never feeling good enough Seeing the world in black and white Doing too much, pushing too hard Avoiding conflict at any cost Running roughshod over the opposition Rebel looking for a cause Always swinging over the fence When fear is in the drivers seat Emotionally tone deaf When no job is good enough Lacking a sense of boundaries Losing the path
6. Never Feeling Good Enough CAREER ACROPHOBIA The person is not sure of his capabilities and feels insecure SYMPTOMS: A chronic and nagging feeling REMEDY: Self observation
7. Seeing The World In Black And White Judgement made based on merits only. Politics, emotions judgement do not play a role. Meritocrats Do I really want to change?
8. Doing Too Much, Pushing Too Hard Do you often find yourself frustrated with the lack of effort of others, feeling that they’re simply not pulling as much weight as you do? REMEDY: Ask others about their opinion you. Try trusting and delegating work to others.
9. Avoiding conflicts. PEACEKEEPER. generally is terrified of conflict and thus tries to head off this healthy activity at the pass at every opportunity. REMEDY: Allow it happen
10. Running Roughshod Over The Opposition BULLDOZERS. talking roughly to people, bullying people. Try inculcating cosmetic behaviour.
11. Rebel for a cause refuse to adapt to the surrounding culture rebels at some point tend to say or do something that almost literally destroys them. best early in their careers
12. Always swinging on the fence Strives for immediate success. Not at all contended.
13. When fear is in driver’s seat Acrophobe Resist change no matter it is good/bad. REMEDY: Make a list of all positive attitude.
14. Tone deaf Seldom listens Turns human relations explicit Independent conclusions Not accepted by all. REMEDY Read the book how to win friends and influence people.
15. When no job is good enough. Shifting jobs . Not willing to accept. REMEDY: Try accepting changes
16. Lacking a sense of boundary. don’t understand what belongs to office and what to home. Share everything openly.
17. Losing path. misalignment between underlying interests and activities of the job. They show lethargy Stress,anxiety.
18. REMARKS: Mere awareness can help a great deal. Motivation factor is missing. The characters involved in the book are self destructive.
19. LEARNINGS As for me, I actually saw glimmers of two habits in myself and I’m working on correcting them.
