Approach

            The approach of how I teach is a little bit different from most of the books that have been written on success.

            When I started reading books on this subject, most had the same format:  here are a bunch of very successful people, let’s look at their characteristics and figure out what makes them successful.  The idea is if you know what makes someone successful, then all you have to do is assume those traits and you to can be successful.

            While I believe there is merit to that formula, it doesn’t always work.  Even if you do mostly everything the successful people do, it doesn’t help you identify habits and behaviors that are sabotaging.

            Other books can identify behaviors that could get you in trouble but give you no clue as to the correct behavior.  In other words, if I know that by doing something I will actually alienate myself from the people I am trying to connect with, then perhaps I could stop doing whatever it is I am doing, but how do I still reach my original goal?  Most of our behavior and actions in the workplace are rooted in some type of objective we are trying to accomplish.  Therefore, if we stop certain sabotaging behaviors, then we need to know the correct behaviors to replace them with so we can still be effective in meeting our original objective.

            What I was looking for was a way to understand what I was doing wrong, why it was getting me into trouble, and then I needed some strategies to help me meet my originally intended objective. 

            The way this book has been designed is to deliver the principles in a way that you can understand:

1. What behaviors are sabotaging your career

2. Why those behaviors have negative consequences

3. Strategies for you to meet your originally intended objective

In addition, you’ll learn the dynamics of workplace relationships which will enable you to:

1. Build a strong relationship with your boss

2. Understand what you have a right to expect in the relationship 

3. Understand the key signs when a relationship is failing

4. Build strong relationships with your subordinates

5. Understand when it’s time to move on and 

6. How to leverage your equity in the relationships you’ve built

            The bottom line is that you will now have the control and the knowledge to manage your career so that you can have all the happiness and success you endeavor to create.

            As I said before, there is pain that accompanies the self-discovery of mistakes that have been made.  Therefore, I have provided a wonderful meditation to clear the mind and begin the journey.

After earning a Masters of Science in Corporate Finance, Mrs. Wood began a career in management consulting working for the largest corporations in the world as well as smaller high technology companies. After more than five years consulting and pain-staking research, Mrs. Wood has been able to prove many of her principles on relationships and communication in the workplace.

Today, Mrs. Wood is successful by several measures. She works for the largest professional consulting organization in the world, makes a six-figure salary, has excellent relationships with her managers, and gets the best feedback on her performance reviews that she has ever gotten in her career.

Mrs. Wood teaches workshops on workplace relationships. Mrs. Wood is frequently a guest speaker at events for professionals and has published articles on how to create strong relationships in the workplace. Her book Don't Sabotage Your Success: Make Office Politics Work is the material from which the workshop developed.