Empowering Yourself
The Organizational Game Revealed
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Preface
My experience with the corporate world probably parallels that of many others in organizations. The successes I've enjoyed are easily explained by ambition and hard work. But I can also lay claim to a blockbuster defeat that transformed me from an optimistic young executive to a disenchanted skeptic. This crisis prompted my resignation from the IBM Corporation. This move subsequently led to the formation of Coleman Management Consultants, Inc.
During the decade following my departure from big business, through countless seminars and speaking engagements, I heard thousands of stories similar to my own. Some employees are on an apparent fast track to the presidency when suddenly, for no discernable reason, they find themselves passed over for promotion. Of course, many people handle career defeats in ways more creative than resigning. They may coast into retirement or hold daily complaint sessions around the water cooler.
Tragically, these unhappy people are sending up a massive wail from every type of occupation, from the naval yards of Virginia to the vineyards of California, from the boardrooms in Chicago to the drilling rigs in the Gulf. Ask them, and not one person can tell you how they wound up in their predicament, or how they will escape it.
This book is for the frustrated. It is for a nation of employees frozen in place like so many victims of Pompeii. It is also for those who are currently advancing their careers without recognizing defeat lurking ahead. Be careful. Many are bumped from the ladder at the uppermost rungs; a phenomenon today referred to as hitting the "Glass Ceiling."
This book is for the soldier whose ultimate goal is the pentagon, the government employee who wishes to rise high in the SES ranks, and the student who has a grasp of the technical challenge, but is unclear as to the application of "the softer skills." From educator to administrator, anyone that has to maneuver through a hierarchy to achieve his or her ultimate goals, this book is for you.
This book is also for the wife or husband who sees uncomfortable activity around the house, activity that requires their participation. If you're the spouse who is asked to take up bridge or tennis, there just might be a legitimate reason behind that request. I trust this book will help you understand what your partner is doing, though it may be a burden to understand and appreciate it fully.
And this book is even for the few happy souls among us, those who are intuitively doing everything right. Curious about your charmed path to the top? Want to know why your route to the presidency has been lined with rose petals and admiring crowds?
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“Work hard and you'll get ahead!” We've heard that all our lives, but has it worked? Has your hard work often gone unnoticed or have others who have not worked as hard as you moved on, leaving you behind? If so, this book is a must read. “Empowering Yourself…The Organizational Game Revealed” tells why your career might be slowing or has hit the “glass ceiling.” For the first time, the unwritten rules that define our system have been defined and written. Whether your definition of success is increased credibility in your current assignment or moving up the organizational ladder, this book will give you the knowledge to make the proper decisions to accomplish your goals.
This book will, as never before, take you into the critical area of the “unwritten rules” that are so important in a successful career or life. You will, after reading this book, truly know how “the system” works and how “the game” should be played. If gaining empowerment or owning/controlling your career is an objective in your life, you must learn how the system works. This will allow your choices to be meaningful and productive. Without the information contained in this course, personal decisions will be hollow and careers will be left to the dictates of the system. After reading this book, events in your organizations will make sense; the advice from your mentor will be better understood; and even the evaluation of the evening news will take on new excitement simply because you understand the game.
It is impossible to win any game if you do not know the rules. Mr. Coleman, in a simple and straight forward manner, gives us the rules we need to be successful. This book can level the playing field for any individual.
About the Author
Harvey J. Coleman is President and founder of Coleman Management Consultants (CMC), Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Coleman has worked for Xerox and IBM Corporations and for the last thirty-five years consulted with many of the Fortune 100 Corporations, major governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, the military and educational institution in the United States and abroad. He has consulted with Great Britain's House of Lords and taught managers in over twenty-five different countries. He was elected Atlanta, Georgia's first Small Businessman of the Year. Empowering Yourself has been translated into Chinese and he has written a book about the rules for young people entitled “The Rules of the Game for High School, College and Life”.