Dale Carnegie & Associates: takeaways on motivation and more.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
A good friend and a colleague of mine Rob Howard of Suitcase Interactive lent me a great book recently. “The Leader in You: how to win friends, influence people and succeed is a changing world” by Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. Stuart R. Levine and Michael A. Crom, VP. I’m still going through it but I wanted to point that although it was printed in May 1995, the materials have significant relevance in today’s world and will have it in the coming years.
In this post I want to share key points that complete each chapter. If you are not sure you want to buy this book, please see the points below to get more details about it. Please note that these are not from the back or the front cover, these points are “hidden” at the end of each chapter. I’m writing these things down for two reasons: 1) I want to make sure that I review these principles. 2) I want to share these with you. Here we go…
- the first step toward success is identifying your leadership strengths
- communication is built on trusting relationships
- motivation can never be forced. people have to want to do a good job.
- there’s nothing more effective and rewarding than showing a genuine interest in other people
- step outside yourself to discover what’s important to someone else.
- nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
- team players are the leaders of tomorrow.
- truly respecting others is the bedrock of motivation.
- people work for money but work the extra mile for recognition, praise, and rewards.
- be quick to admit mistakes and slow to criticize. above all, be constructive.
- set goals that are clear, challenging, and obtainable.
- leaders never loose their focus. they keep their eyes on the bog picture.
- consistently high performance comes from a balance between work and leisure.
- gain strengths from the positive and don’t be sapped by the negative.
- tame your worries and energize your life.
- never underestimate the power of enthusiasm.
