TY - BOOK AU - Lotardo, Elizabeth TI - Leading yourself: find more joy, meaning, and opportunities in the job you already have SN - 9781394238705 U1 - 650.1 PY - 2024/// CY - New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - Career development KW - Success in business N1 - Table of contents: Introduction 1 Part I Mindset: Managing the Space Between Your Ears 13 1 Finding Purpose in a Normal Job 15 2 You See What You Look For 33 3 Quiet Fear 49 4 Embrace Change and Uncertainty 59 Part II Behavior: Showing Up as Your Best Self (Most of the Time) 73 5 Hit Goals with Momentum 75 6 Don't Look for Energy – Create It 93 7 Know When to Phone It In 109 Part III Working with Other People (Even Annoying Ones) 123 8 Boss Management 125 9 Disagree and Commit 147 10 Feedback Without the Awkwardness 161 11 All Those Other People 179 12 Your Next Play 197 Conclusion 211 Notes 215 Acknowledgments 223 About the Author 225 Index 227 [https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Leading+Yourself%3A+Find+More+Joy%2C+Meaning%2C+and+Opportunities+in+the+Job+You+Already+Have+(Despite+Imperfect+Bosses%2C+Weird+Economies%2C+Lethargic+Coworkers%2C+Annoying+Systems%2C+and+Too+Many+Deliverables)-p-9781394238705#tableofcontents-section] N2 - Create the work experience you want in the less-than-perfect job you already have. In Leading Yourself, celebrated workplace thought leader Elizabeth Lotardo delivers an engaging guide to owning and elevating your work experience. With tips, watchouts, and funny stories, Leading Yourself will give you the encouragement and tactics to up-level your career, even if you aren't in your dream job. You'll learn to manage your self-talk, find meaning in the mundane, optimize your time at work, and build relationships with the people who matter. Lotardo, a wildly popular LinkedIn Learning Instructor, shares key behaviors and habits that will transform the way you experience your job and unlock opportunities for career growth. You'll discover: Strategies to overcome self-doubt, embrace change, and navigate uncertainty Talk tracks for handling difficult bosses, like micromanagers, know-it-alls, and leaders who constantly change their mind How to avoid the awkwardness of giving and receiving feedback and what to do when the feedback is wrong Tips for preserving your own reputation when other people don't deliver (or if your company majorly messes up) Frameworks for evaluating and making your next career move Leading Yourself puts the power back in your hands. Even if you work for a fallible boss or imperfect organization, you can change the way you experience your job. An indispensable guide to self-leadership for aspiring and current managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, Leading Yourself is the roadmap you've been waiting for. (https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Leading+Yourself%3A+Find+More+Joy%2C+Meaning%2C+and+Opportunities+in+the+Job+You+Already+Have+(Despite+Imperfect+Bosses%2C+Weird+Economies%2C+Lethargic+Coworkers%2C+Annoying+Systems%2C+and+Too+Many+Deliverables)-p-9781394238705) ER -