e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
More Content
More by this author
Szymanski, Jeff.
Subjects
Perfectionism (Personality trait)
Perfection.
Conduct of life.
Self-acceptance.
Happiness.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Szymanski, Jeff.
by title:
The perfectionist's ...
by call number:
155.232 S999p
Search the Web
Szymanski, Jeff.
Perfectionism (Personality trait)
Perfection.
Conduct of life.
Self-acceptance.
Happiness.
MARC Display
The perfectionist's handbook : take risks, invite criticism, and make the most of your mistakes / Jeff Szymanski.
by
Szymanski, Jeff.
Wiley, c2011.
Call #:
155.232 S999p
Subjects
Perfectionism
(Personality trait)
Perfection.
Conduct of life.
Self-acceptance.
Happiness.
ISBN:
9780470923368 (hc.)
0470923369 (hc.)
Description:
xvi, 204 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Go for the gold. Achieve. Stand out. It's the American way to aim for perfection and excel in business, school, sports, and life. We're all trying to do more in less time and feeling overwhelmed as a result. But too many people in business are ineffecient, self-sabotaging perfectionists. If you spend three hours editing an annual report to get it 90% perfect, and then spend another two hours to get it 93% perfect, and another hour for 95% perfect, the incremental improvement is negligible. Think of the time and effort you can conserve and redistribute to other tasks. Unlike other negative advice given, to give up your
perfectionism
, The Perfectionist's Handbook challenges this mindset which makes it unique. Jeff Szymanski tells readers they got the right idea, but you're taking the wrong paths to achieve the outcome you want.The Perfectionist's Handbook teaches the art of being an Adaptive Perfectionist, someone who stands out and gets bigger playoffs: greater productivity with less effort, more energy, and balance in your work and life. Jeff's strategies to function more effectively and better reach your goals include: Analyze Your Effort Focus on Your Top 10 List Lose the Parachute Embrace Failure Shift and Delegate Secretly Observe Others Refuel and Refresh Invite Criticism "--Provided by publisher.
Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
No Item Information
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.