Indispensable By Monday: Learn the Profit-Producing Behaviors that will Help Your Company and Yourself

by Larry Myler

Separates fact from fiction for what makes an employee indispensable When trying to move ahead or even just keep a job, there are actions that would be of great advantage to any employee and there are strategies that are just plain stupid. Interestingly enough, the stupid strategies are used twice as frequently in corporate America. Indispensable By Monday goes beyond conventional wisdom to reveal and impart the skills and behaviors that any employee at any level of any organization can implement to bring substantial dollars to the company.

Author Larry Myler and organizational performance consulting firm VitalSmarts asked 1,800 corporate leaders to identify the bottom-line behaviors that would make employees essential to their organizations. Now, Myler distills what he learned for every employee and employer. Indispensable By Monday outlines the profit-producing behaviors that distinguish workers who add value from those who don't, such as reducing company costs, increasing income, improving key processes, bringing back lost customers and more.

Genres: Business, Self Help

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Arun Narayanaswamy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple informative book on how to excel at work and some strategies to be aware of financial and people aspects. Nothing new that o learnt, but it is a good book for someone new in any industry.

[Sheldon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought is was "OK"... maybe it was that people hyped it up to me before I read it. The author has some good points on how to you can make yourself more valuable to the company you work for but I'm going to say a couple points:

1. NO ONE is indispensable... no one (in a good company). What you can be is an extremely valuable producer for your company. I think the author is driving you in that direction but the title of "indispensable" is a bit of hyperbole.

2. Much of what the author says comes down to this: know the business that your company is in and make it better by either bringing in new business or being more efficient in current operations.

Overall the book is an easy read that probably can be done on a coast to coast flight and back. In the end he gives good examples of things you can do and maybe one or two things that open your eyes.

[Abel Keogh · Rating 2 out of 5]

The best part of the book is the first chapter. Read how the author's thinking doubled his productivity at a job the first week and find ways to make yourself a more valuable (read: productive) employee. Do that an you’ll be on your way to being an indispensable employee.

The second chapter, the one that contains various ways to cut costs, is just okay. It deals with a lot of ways to cut expenses and other costs. While employers will no doubt find it valuable if you could cut their sewer bill or other “hard” expenses in half, the best way to add financial value to the company finding ways to do your job better, make the products or services better, find new customers, and help retain existing ones. The book does touch on these topics, but not as much as it should.

[W. Whalin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whenever I read a business book like INDISPENSIBLE BY MONDAY, my first action is to check the credentials of the author. I want to learn from someone who has been in the trenches and not only gives great information but has the experience to back up that information and insight. Larry Myler is such an author. The experienced and practical teaching resonates throughout this volume. From the opening section, What’s in it for You?, Myler is focused on the reader and his audience.

Whether you want to shore up your own value within a company or are unemployed and want to find your dream job, you will find ready-to-apply concepts in INDISPENSABLE BY MONDAY. I recommend you grab your highlighter and keep it handy as you read this book.

[Grant Baugh · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book has some useful information, I found myself unengaged and disinterested while reading it. It lacks the punch that other self-help books have had. Also, many of the images were placed in a way that made them seem disconnected with the paragraphs they corresponded to, and a section that you're supposed to read first was placed at the very end.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Geared for operations and financial staff it details how employees can increase their value to employees by increasing operational efficiencies and bringing in new business. One caveat despite what the title implies no one is indispensable to a a business.

[Maria E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Met the author today at a wonderful presentation.

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book on how to effective as you manage your career.