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Description: Impact Players by Liz Wiseman While others wait for direction, Impact Players step up and lead.While others escalate problems, Impact Players move things across the finish line.While others attempt to minimize change, Impact Players are learning and adapting to change. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motionsIn every organization there are Impact Players—those indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. While their impact is obvious, its not always clear what actually makes these professionals different from their peers.In Impact Players, New York Times bestselling author and researcher Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level. Drawing on insights from leaders at top companies, Wiseman explains what the most influential players are doing differently, how small and seemingly insignificant differences in how we think and act can make an enormous impact, and why—with a little coaching—this mindset is available to everyone who wants to contribute at their highest level. Based on a study of 170 top contributors, Wiseman identifies the mindsets that prevent otherwise smart, capable people from contributing to their full potential and the five practices that differentiate Impact Players:While others do their job, Impact Players figure out the real job to be done. While others wait for direction, Impact Players step up and lead.While others escalate problems, Impact Players move things across the finish line.While others attempt to minimize change, Impact Players are learning and adapting to change. While others add to the load, the Impact Players make heavy demands feel lighter.Wiseman makes clear that these practices—and the right mindset—can help any employee contribute at their fullest and shows leaders how they can raise the level of play for everyone on the team. Impact Players is your playbook for the new workplace. Author Biography Liz Wiseman is a researcher, executive advisor, and speaker who teaches leaders around the world. She is a former executive and the author of the bestselling books Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top ten leadership thinkers in the world. Review "If youre trying to navigate the new world of work, this book is your GPS. With solid research and sparkling examples, Wiseman shows how to do the things they dont teach us in school—tackling ambiguous problems, surmounting unforeseen obstacles, hitting moving targets, and traveling beyond the boundaries of your job description to make a real contribution." — Daniel H. Pink, number one New York Times bestselling author of When, Drive, and To Sell is Human"If you want to stand out early in your career, this book is required reading. Liz Wiseman highlights the practical, often surprising habits that will help you reach your potential and make your mark." — Adam Grant, number one New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife"Impact Players will teach you how to have empathy for your boss without kissing up, how to step up and take charge even when you dont have formal authority, and when to step back and follow, so you can make big things happen for your team and your career." — Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor and Just Work"Liz Wiseman has done it again. Impact Players is an engaging and practical guide to how anyone can be more effective at work. In a refreshing departure from the relentless emphasis on leadership that dominates the field, Wiseman digs into the important question of how people make themselves valuable and how they find ways to make an impact when and where it matters most." — Amy C. Edmondson, professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Fearless Organization"In building innovative Silicon Valley companies and running US economic diplomacy, Ive learned that Impact Players are the essential ingredient for growing transformative organizations. And Liz Wisemans book gives you the recipe. Impact Players will help you develop the desperately needed next generation of bold, principled, transformational leaders to address our challenges and make sure the world of tomorrow is a better world for all." — Keith Krach, former United States undersecretary of state, chairman and CEO of DocuSign and Ariba"Being busy? Easy. Having an impact and making a difference? Well, thats hard, really hard. Liz Wiseman, in her typically brilliantly, generous, and rigorous way, shows how any of us can change what we do so we too can be an Impact Player. This book is every bit as important and as good as Multipliers. And that book changed the working world." — Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit"Impact Players is a gold mine! It is filled with powerful insights and actionable recommendations on how to move beyond being a competent employee to being a truly impactful team player. This should be required reading for individual contributors and leaders alike." — Tina Seelig, professor and executive director, Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University"As we slowly get through the challenges of the global pandemic, we cannot declare victory and go back to normal. We must look further forward to face a future of unprecedented adversity and opportunity. We need more leaders with the right mindset and skills to tackle our biggest and most important challenges—like the climate crisis or technological disruption of jobs, work, industries, and institutions. The world needs fewer people accepting the status quo and more Impact Players who are actively working to create the future they see is possible. This book is a playbook that will help individuals work at a higher level, inspire teams to do great things, and enable organizations to create a culture that fosters growth and to become high-impact organizations." — Rob Nail, associate founder and former CEO, Singularity University"Every colleague, teammate, and contributor wants to be the go to, high-performing, high-contributing player. Some might call them indispensable. Well, now you have the practical mindsets, strategies, and tools to achieve those goals. It doesnt take much, but it does take leaders and colleagues who are able to apply simple techniques to extract that extra engagement sitting just below the surface. Liz is a master, and every CHRO/CPO should read this book. If youre looking to take your organization and the amazing colleagues you have to another level of contribution, this is the guide to help you get them there!" — Eric Hutcherson, chief people and inclusion of?cer, Universal Music Group"As with all of Wisemans books, this is supremely well-researched, structured and filled with relatable stories. If you want to develop the Impact Player mindset and learn their specific practices, or want to have more Impact Players on your team, this book is gold." — Forbes Review Quote "Liz Wiseman has done it again. Impact Players is an engaging and practical guide to how anyone can be more effective at work. In a refreshing departure from the relentless emphasis on leadership that dominates the field, Wiseman digs into the important question of how people make themselves valuable and how they find ways to make an impact when and where it matters most." Details ISBN0063063328 Author Liz Wiseman Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0063063328 ISBN-13 9780063063327 Format Hardcover Short Title Impact Players Subtitle How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact Publication Date 2021-10-28 UK Release Date 2021-10-28 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2021-10-28 Pages 336 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Alternative 9780063215023 DEWEY 658.314 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-02-01 NZ Release Date 2022-02-01 Imprint Harper Business Imprint US Harper Business Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139707533;

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