Overcoming Your Strengths: 8 Reasons Why Successful People Derail and How to Get Back on Track

by Lois P. Frankel

This unique self-improvement program by a dynamic corporate consultant and coach offers advice to help successful people stay successful in an age of corporate downsizing and career anxiety.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Psychology, Professional Development

259 pages, Hardcover

First published February 4, 1997

About the author

Dr. Lois Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, a Pasadena, California consulting firm, literally wrote the book on coaching people to succeed in businesses large and small around the globe. Her books Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich are international bestsellers translated into over twenty-five languages worldwide. Stop Sabotaging Your Career, a book based on her experiences as a pioneer in the field of business coaching working with everyone from CEOs to entry-level professionals, is a must-read for both men and women.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little out of date in parts but had a few good points. The text used an example from Kodak reference positive innovation! I guess they fell apart apart publishing. :)

- The people who succeed at career transitions are the ones who observe how others in the new situation are acting and adjust their behavior accordingly. PJK: good to know the social norms in your new environment and adapt to them... unless you're the leader brought in to change things!!

- It is important to remember that once you need a relationship, it's too late to build it. PJK: So true!!!

- Relationships that are valuable and meaningful have three essential ingredients: trust, reciprocity, and genuine caring. There's no faking these three elements.