No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results

CY WAKEMAN is a public speaker and trainer. . In 2001, she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace & Turn Excuses Into Results (2010) and the New York Times bestseller The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier (2013). She lives in Elkhorn, Nebraska

My Way Or The Highway matt8386 I agree with Ms. Wakeman's statement that good workers want honest, reality based feedback. I'm also on board that poor performers, those who contribute to a toxic workplace, should be shown the door as quickly as HR and Home Office will allowand there lie. J. Arena said Just bad.. Oh, myyy What can I say? I work for a company that apparently subscribed to the methods presented here. Employees most certainly had no expectations, inflated or otherwise. The front line was never consulted, even though we tried desperately to delicately . "somewhat helpful" according to GAMS Mommy. There are many helpful tips in here on how to get performance with accountability and the author shows the flaws in engagement surveys. What is missing in the book is the balance of approach that she mentions at the end but should have mentioned at the beg

Read it and reap great results!” - BJ Gallagher, author of A Peacock in theLand of Penguins: A Fable About Creativity and Courage“Cy Wakeman dismantles conventional HR and Leadership wisdom and provides thought-provoking new ways of viewing the role of the leader and the possibility of creating a drama-free workplace!” - Jeff Hyman, Chief Talent Officer, Strong Suit & Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management “Cy's No Ego approach simply works.” - Andy Thomas, CEO, Craft Brew Alliance“The right book at the right time! In her brilliant new book, Cy Wakeman describes a leadership philosophy that puts an end to ego-driven leadership.” - Jesse Lyn Stoner, coauthor Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision and Leading at a Higher Level“Cy’s No Ego philosophies supply the actionable leadership tools and techniques that are empower

Rather than driving performance and creating efficiencies, these programs fuel entitlement and drama, costing millions in time and profit.It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. Stop worrying about your employees’ happiness, and start worrying about their accountability. But what these engagement programs actually do, Cy Wakeman says, is inflate expectations and sow unhappiness, leaving employees unprepared to adapt to even minor changes necessary to the organization’s survival. Cy Wakeman teaches you how to hire “emotionally inexpensive” people, solicit only the opinions you