Dont Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success

Praise for Don′t Bring It to Work
"Sylvia Lafair is an amazingly acute analyzer of human behavior. She′s pinpointed the patterns that can make you sink, soar, or simply muddle through your career. If you want to take your work life, your team, or your company to the next level or—better yet—the level beyond that, read this important work. The payoff is the elusive breakthrough you′ve?sought for years."
—Tyler Mathisen, managing director, CNBC, and host, High Net Worth
"In this smart, useful, and much–needed book on how to work and play well with others, Sylvia Lafair teaches us how to recognize and change our own ineffective workplace behavior and how to help others get past the family baggage and office politics that prevent all of us from doing our best work."
—Daniel Pink, author, A Whole New Mind
"This book will help at work and at home. There′s a gem on every page!"
—Kevin Roberts, Worldwide CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
"One of the most original and useful books on the family/work/life balance issue."
—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California
"In this terrific book, Sylvia Lafair tells us how to leave our nonproductive behaviors and attitudes at the office door. I especially applaud her declaration that truth–telling and open communication in the workplace will breed respect and reduce insecurities. We would all do well to heed her pragmatic advice on how to bring about a positive, productive work environment."
—Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
"The creative person is able to observe patterns, often when others sitting next to them see unconnected dots. If you think of these dots as people and the connecting lines as constructive interactions, sometimes representing ideas, sometimes love, sometimes concern, you will be an avid reader of Sy lvia Lafair′s book."
—Richard Saul Wurman, founder, the TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Conference

Spis treści:
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
PART ONE: THE HOME–WORK CONNECTION.
1. Relationships at Work and at Home.
2. Understanding Behavior at Work and at Home.
3. Understanding Workplace Crises and Conflicts
PART TWO: THE WAY OUT–OBSERVE, UNDERSTAND, AND TRANSFORM YOUR PATTERNS.
4. The Thirteen Most Common Patterns in the Workplace.
5. Going Deep–Exploring the History of Your Family Patterns.
PART THREE: A NEW ME, A NEW YOU, A NEW ORGANIZATION.
6. Defining a More Authentic You at Work.
7. Talking Together.
8. Connecting the Dots.
Appendix.
Notes.
About the Author.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Sylvia Lafair is an expert on leadership, workplace behavior, and relationships. She began her career as a family therapist and is fine–tuned to the reverberations from family life that play out in the workplace. Lafair is president of Creative Energy Options (CEO), a consulting firm with retreat centers in Pennsylvania and New Mexico, and clients that include Microsoft, AstraZeneca, Aveda Salons, and Novartis. Lafair has published numerous articles and is a much–sought–after speaker on the subjects of leadership, effective communication, conflict resolution, and creative collaboration.
Visit her website at www.patternaware.com.

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Praise for Don′t Bring It to Work
"Sylvia Lafair is an amazingly acute analyzer of human behavior. She′s pinpointed the patterns that can make you sink, soar, or simply muddle through your career. If you want to take your work life, your team, or your company to the next level or—better yet—the level beyond that, read this important work. The payoff is the elusive breakthrough you′ve?so ught for years."
—Tyler Mathisen, managing director, CNBC, and host, High Net Worth
"In this smart, useful, and much–needed book on how to work and play well with others, Sylvia Lafair teaches us how to recognize and change our own ineffective workplace behavior and how to help others get past the family baggage and office politics that prevent all of us from doing our best work."
—Daniel Pink, author, A Whole New Mind
"This book will help at work and at home. There′s a gem on every page!"
—Kevin Roberts, Worldwide CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
"One of the most original and useful books on the family/work/life balance issue."
—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California
"In this terrific book, Sylvia Lafair tells us how to leave our nonproductive behaviors and attitudes at the office door. I especially applaud her declaration that truth–telling and open communication in the workplace will breed respect and reduce insecurities. We would all do well to heed her pragmatic advice on how to bring about a positive, productive work environment."
—Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
"The creative person is able to observe patterns, often when others sitting next to them see unconnected dots. If you think of these dots as people and the connecting lines as constructive interactions, sometimes representing ideas, sometimes love, sometimes concern, you will be an avid reader of Sylvia Lafair′s book."
—Richard Saul Wurman, founder, the TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Conference