{"product_id":"love-it-dont-leave-it-isbn-9781576752500","title":"Love It, Don't Leave It","description":"How long has it been since you’ve said that about your work?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat are you waiting for?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eYour organization to care?\u003cbr\u003e Your boss to go?\u003cbr\u003e Your colleague to stop being a jerk?\u003cbr\u003e Someone to hand you an exciting new assignment?\u003cbr\u003e More money?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is the antidote to waiting. Return to it again and again.  Dog-ear the pages and highlight ideas that hit home.  Sometimes you have to go, but often you don’t. \u003ci\u003eLove It, Don’t Leave It\u003c\/i\u003e will teach you how to get satisfaction from your work …….\u003ci\u003eright where you are … now.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e1. Ask: And You May Receive \u003cbr\u003e 2. Buck: Don't Pass It \u003cbr\u003e 3. Career: Chart Your Course \u003cbr\u003e 4. Dignity: It's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T \u003cbr\u003e 5. Enrich: Energize Your Work \u003cbr\u003e 6. Family: Seen Yours Lately? \u003cbr\u003e 7. Goals: Up Is Not the Only Way \u003cbr\u003e 8. Hire: Are You on Board? \u003cbr\u003e 9. Information: Plug Yourself In \u003cbr\u003e 10. Jerk: Work with One? \u003cbr\u003e 11. Kicks: Are We Having Fun Yet? \u003cbr\u003e 12. Link: Build the Connection \u003cbr\u003e 13. Mentor: Make Your Own Match \u003cbr\u003e 14. Numbers: Weigh Them \u003cbr\u003e 15. Opportunities: They Are Still Knocking \u003cbr\u003e 16. Passion: It's Not Just a Fruit \u003cbr\u003e 17. Question: Go Outside the Box \u003cbr\u003e 18. Reward: Reap Your Own \u003cbr\u003e 19. Space: Want Some? \u003cbr\u003e 20. Truth: It Hurts... or Does It? \u003cbr\u003e 21. Understand: Are You Listening Enough? \u003cbr\u003e 22. Values: What Matters Most? \u003cbr\u003e 23. Wellness: Time for a Check-Up? \u003cbr\u003e 24. X \u0026amp; Other Generations: Bridge the Gap \u003cbr\u003e 25. Yield: After You \u003cbr\u003e 26. Zenith: Are We There Yet?\u003cbr\u003e 27. But If You Must Leave\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003cbr\u003e Working with the Authors\u003cbr\u003e Going Deeper: Individual \u0026amp; Organizational Love It Resources“Love It, Don’t Leave It is a must-read for all those who want to take control of their performance and their careers despite today’s uncertainties. The employee is an active agent, charged with knowing him or herself well enough to find the right role, set the right expectations, build the right relationships, and so forge the right career. In their immensely practical book, Kaye and Jordan-Evans show how.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Marcus Buckingham, coauthor of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Finally, a handbook for taking action that every employee needs and any employee can use to take ownership and accountability for their job, career and happiness. When you’re tired of playing ‘the blame game’ and want to get results, pick up this book!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Bob Nelson, Ph.D., author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“This book is a rich buffet of ideas for taking your work to the next level. I savored this wise and witty book from cover to cover. Every reader should dip in with gusto!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dick Leider, couthor of Whistle While You Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“This is not just another ‘fix-me-because-I’m-broken’ book, or worse, ‘Take this job and shove it!’ Instead, the authors succeed with sensitivity, wisdom and wit, in offering real solutions that put employees with workplace woes in the driver’s seat. The reader is invited to make assertive choices from a menu chock full of practical know-how and is inspired to put those choices into action.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Stanlee Phelps, master coach and author of The Assertive Woman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Kaye and Jordan-Evans have done it again—hard-hitting, practical advice on how to bloom where you are planted. Before you find a greener pasture, let them show you how to mow the grass.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—John Izzo, author of Awakening Corporate Soul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Bev and Sharon have the gift of serving both the interests of employee and the institution in the same breath. This book offers another important step in creating workplaces which contain both commitment and humanity.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Peter Block, author of Flawless Consulting, Stewardship and The Answer to How Is Yes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“This book is full of truth and wisdom. Many people who leave the place where they worked end up wishing they hadn’t. But they left because they couldn’t figure out how to get what they need there. Too bad they didn’t read Love It, Don’t Leave It! It would have showed them how to stay put AND find what they were looking for.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Bill Bridges, author of JobShift: How to Prosper in a Workplace Without Jobs and Creating You and Company: How to Think Like the CEO of Your Own Career\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“For the millions of workers feeling trapped in cubicle-land, this book is a godsend. Chock full of real-world advice from real employees, every page has proven strategies that can make your life at work more pleasurable and infinitely more ful- filling. If you’re going to spend more time at work than at anything else you do, why not make it work for you? Read this book and find out how.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Charles Decker, coauthor of Beans: Four Principles for Running a Business in Good Times or Bad\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe authors of this book were introduced to each other by a mutual friend who insisted that they had a great deal in com- mon, both personally and professionally. She was right on both counts. (Thank you, Susan!)\u003cbr\u003e Their professional partnership produced their first book, Love ’Em or Lose ’Em: Getting Good People to Stay, and a host of workshops and products to support managers in their ef- forts to engage and retain their talent. Their continued work together led to many discussions and debates and eventually gave way to the book that is now in your hands.\u003cbr\u003e The authors of this book were introduced to each other by a mutual friend who insisted that they had a great deal in com- mon, both personally and professionally. She was right on both counts. (Thank you, Susan!)\u003cbr\u003e Their professional partnership produced their first book, Love ’Em or Lose ’Em: Getting Good People to Stay, and a host of workshops and products to support managers in their ef- forts to engage and retain their talent. Their continued work together led to many discussions and debates and eventually gave way to the book that is now in your hands.\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e If it doesn’t get better, I’m outta here!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We’ve all felt that way at some point in our lives. The feeling could be about work, marriage, friendships, learning a new sport, or perfecting a new skill. Or, it may not feel that extreme. You might just have a subtle sense of dissatisfaction or a mild yearning for a change. Everything could be right with your work—except for just one thing.\u003cbr\u003e In the workplace, these feelings can cause you to head for the door (leave physically) or cause you to stay put but shut down (leave psychologically—turn down your energy, your\u003ci\u003eoomph\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI was present and accounted for, but not very productive. Now I realize how demoralizing it was for me, my colleagues, my friends, and even my family. Every work- week felt like a month, and my self-confidence sagged. I’ll never do that again. I’ve learned to identify problems early and take some action to improve things. Life is too short to dread Mondays.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some of us give it a lot of time before we get to the point of departure (sometimes too much). Some of us give it too little time and move on too quickly. 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI left for greener grass and found it had its own set of problems. I came back a year later. This place isn’t perfect, but I’m more willing now to work out problems rather than leave.\u003c\/i\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e Some of us take control of our own workplace satisfaction. We expect to enjoy our work, our colleagues, and our organizations and we’re willing to go after those things that matter most to us.\u003cbr\u003e And others just wait.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre YOU Waiting?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Waiting for your boss to go?\u003cbr\u003e Or for the economy to not be so slow?\u003cbr\u003e Waiting for someone to bring fun to your work?\u003cbr\u003e Or for that colleague to stop being a jerk?\u003cbr\u003e Waiting for HR to chart your career?\u003cbr\u003e Or for a leader to calm that downsizing fear?\u003cbr\u003e Waiting for an assignment that’s exciting to do?\u003cbr\u003e Or for your manager to make work better for you?\u003cbr\u003e Waiting for your organization to really care?\u003cbr\u003e Well, guess what?\u003cbr\u003e Waiting simply will not get you there!\u003cbr\u003e Are you willing to stop waiting? If so, you’ll get some quick, effective alternatives from the chapters ahead. We hope you’ll give them a try.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat’s Love Got to Do with It?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eTina Turner asked a good question. If “it” is “work,” our answer is “everything.” If work takes the better part of our waking lives, we’d better be in love with it or else be prepared to 3lead a miserable—or at minimum, boring—life. When we love our work, we unleash energy, creativity, and commit- ment. We look forward to the day, our teammates, the envi- ronment, the boss—the whole package. We don’t want to press the snooze button. We feel productive. We feel a sense of accomplishment. We learn. \u003ci\u003eAnd\u003c\/i\u003e we feel satisfied.\u003cbr\u003e The longer we stay with a job, the more we build some unique forms of equity. Consider the equity you’ve built in your current job:\u003cbr\u003e •    \u003ci\u003eSkill equity:\u003c\/i\u003e The knowledge, the know-how that you’ve developed over time. The special capabilities and competencies that bring you respect for a job well done, and enable others to count on you.\u003cbr\u003e •    \u003ci\u003eSocial equity:\u003c\/i\u003e The friends and colleagues you’ve gotten to know (they often feel like family) or the customers you enjoy interacting with.\u003cbr\u003e •    \u003ci\u003eInfluence equity:\u003c\/i\u003e The ability to get your ideas heard, the connections you’ve learned to use, the resources that others make available to you so you can get your job done.\u003cbr\u003e •    \u003ci\u003eFinancial equity:\u003c\/i\u003e The dollars you get for the job you do. And, on top of that, the retirement, investment, or bonus funds, insurance, memberships (even perks such as a parking space), all in return for your know-how and commitment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLooking for Love in All the Wrong Places\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSometimes we leave our workplace equity behind (too quickly) without considering how much it is, how long it will take to rebuild it, or how heavily discounted it may be somewhere else. 4\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI get together with some of the old gang from where I used to work, at times just for the laughs I miss. They say that with the new leadership team, things are actually a lot better.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI’ve got more freedom here, but I’ve got more stress, too. It’s all a trade-off. Nothing is perfect.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI got a raise and a new challenge with each of my four moves. That was great. But subsequent raises (and challenges) came very slowly and once I even went backward. Now my friends who hung in at the same place over the years are retiring with great packages. I’m wondering what I really gained.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYes, I look around every so often. But the truth is, I love having a sense of roots. This place is like a second family to me. I know the people and they know me. They’ve been with me through thick and thin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All too often we depend on others to keep us from leaving, or we simply give up too quickly.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt’s up to my manager to make me happy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThey won’t give me the power to get what I want here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt’s easier to leave than to work it out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI’m about to retire soon anyway. I’m past the point of needing to love my work.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Comments like these can contain at least a grain of truth. Managers do have a role. The lack of power does get in the way. The problems may be so huge that leaving is easier. Sometimes leaving does make sense.\u003cbr\u003e But often, it doesn’t. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShift Happens\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWork lives are constantly changing, just like our personal lives. Sometimes, just when you really love it, shift happens. Things change with your work, your leaders, your boss, your colleagues, your clients, your organization, the economy, the competitor, the world. And things change with you. The terrific boss moves on, the company is acquired, you get tired of the work you’ve been doing, or the direction of the organization shifts—right before your very eyes.\u003cbr\u003e When that happens, instead of disengaging or jumping ship:\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRead “Ask” and “Buck.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThen scan the table of contents\u003cbr\u003e for the chapters that best fit your situation right now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Take an idea from a story, try a checklist, or answer some of our interview questions. What’s one attitude adjustment that you’re willing to try? What’s one small step that makes sense? 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