From the Book - First edition.
A Message Whose Time Has Come
Simple Strategies and Techniques
Make Your Job More Difficult
Think How Things Could Be Improved
Develop a Reputation for Being the Office Cheapskate
Turn Needs Into Opportunities
Caution: Don't Be a Complainer
Learn What You Don't Know First
Develop Options and a Plan of Action
Shoot Holes in Your Own Plan
Realize No One Cares about Your Ideas
Caution: Don't Play Games at Work
Do Something Different Now
Speak Up to Have Influence!
Volunteer for Difficult Assignments
Greet Challenges with Creativity
Look for the Positive in Problems
Be a Person Who Makes Things Happen
Caution: Take Responsibility for Your Actions (and Inactions)
Regroup When Your Ideas Meet Resistance
Don't Trust Your Manager's Open Door
Persist When Obstacles Arise
Do the Same Thing Differently
Learn to Enjoy Those Things That Others Hate to Do
Caution: Avoid the "Blame Game"
"I might make a mistake."
"What needs to be done is not easy."
"I'm afraid of being fired."
"I don't have the authority."
"I don't have the support."
"I don't have the skills."
"I took initiative once and made a mistake."
"Someone keeps blocking my efforts."
"I constantly fail when I try to take initiative."