No Ego

How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results

By: Cy Wakeman

Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

This New York Times best-selling author and leadership trainer says getting your employees to do their work shouldn't have to be so much, well, work! For years now, leaders in almost every industry have accepted two completely false assumptions: that change is hard and that engagement drives results. Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to shield employees from change, involve them in high-level decision-making, and keep them happy with endless satisfaction surveys and workplace perks. 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. Rather than driving performance and boosting efficiency, these programs fuel entitlement and drama, costing millions in time and profit.

No Ego is about increasing awareness of just how often individuals are operating out of ego at work, breeding drama and discord rather than innovation and constructive collaboration. It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. The current work experience is so full of emotional waste that it's seen as a foregone cost in today's business environments. Cy Wakeman teaches straightforward strategies in which this time and energy can be re-commissioned and put toward the value that hired talent is intended to provide. No Ego disposes with unproven HR maxims, and instead offers a complete plan to turn your office from a den of discontent into a highly productive place where happy employees are accountable employees.

©2017 Cy Wakeman (P)2017 Recorded Books

If you’re a manager, READ THIS!

This book is key if you manage people who are resistant to change. If you manage people who have more tenure than you do and tend to force their agenda, then read this. Truly an amazing insight into a different way of reacting to the difficult employee. Especially if the difficult employee happens to be one of the top salespeople in your organization.

Great read!

This was a great book even for non-professionals!
Definitely will be rereading it in the future.

no drama

Drama is ditched and ready for everyone to check their egos at the door....with self reflection and calling ourselves and others to greatness, the premise behind this should work!

Fresh look at being a leader

Leaders asking employees 'what does great look like ' to grow creative, accountable, life long learners who will grow great companies.

Brilliant I. It’s simplicity

Thank you for another great book, Cy! Your insight and return to the basics is refreshing and easy to put into practice!

You are the obstacle

Cy hits the nail on the head. I am the problem. It’s not what happens to me, but how I respond. Once you take ownership yourself, you can embark on the journey of helping others discover the magic of accountability!

Awesome read

Very insightful. will be reading this again. Easy to understand . The author gave many examples in reference to what she was speaking upon. You will enjoy

for work, for life, for moving forward

this rings so true and applicable. I love your data, experience, and tone. I've seen so many people hold families and businesses hostage to their fragile ego. no more. I will move forward, with or without them... lovingly but firmly.

great philosophy for workplaces across industries

great ideas on changing how we look at the drama in the work place. great way to build your team!

excellent book!!

Wakeman logically presents why the old way of addressing employee engagement actually hinders accountability. And then discribes what to do to both hold employees and yourself accountable. I'll be using this book as a resource for years to come.