Tangling with Tyrants: Managing the Power of Balance at Work, Tony Deblauwe: Author Gues Post 8.25.09
Do you dread going to work because of your boss? Quitting is not always an option and feeling like a victim of a bad boss only robs you of productivity, job satisfaction, and power. Career strategist and workplace expert Tony Deblauwe has spent years coaching weary employees how to be more effective with difficult bosses, and he has compiled his experiences into this indispensable guide. Tangling with Tyrants®: Managing the Balance of Power at Work offers practical techniques that show you how to build a communication process that will turn things around to help you build successful outcomes. You’ll get guidance on addressing direct and indirect bad boss behaviors, developing the right approach, and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes. By applying the techniques in this book, you will be equipped with the right tools to handle your boss and create the results you want. - ABOUT THE BOOK
AUTHOR GUEST POST...How to Handle Feedback of Early Manuscripts
I spent a good number of hours researching, writing, editing, writing some more, starting over, and trying to stay organized. When I finally had some solid material to share with others, my emotions ran high that I would get praise. Well that’s not exactly what happened. Getting feedback can be tough when it comes in the form of red ink and verbal “honesty.” Surviving my first couple rounds of edits was brutal, and I often thought about stopping the book project entirely.
Eventually I gained perspective about the process. My ultimate goal was to help people with my expertise and to do that meant I needed to refine my writing to hit the right themes. The feedback process became easier as clarity came to my writing. Looking back at my experience handling criticism during the early writing process I learned some things:
- People you choose to help edit and review your work want to help you.
- Don’t take feedback personally; listen, assess, and determine how the information can be useful to your writing.
- Always get feedback from different people with different opinions. Choose people who will be your target audience, but mix it up with alternative perspectives as well.
- Remember if you are getting the same feedback from different people you need to change something about your writing; don’t stay fixed to your position unless there is a good reason.
- Passion about your work and editing a book so that it’s readable and sellable are different things.
- Always over thank and show appreciation for the feedback you receive.
Writing a book is an emotional process. It’s an art form. As such, getting blunt feedback can be frustrating. Creating the story you want to tell is important and will go through much iteration until it is right. As long as you learn to separate your feelings from the objective process of editing, feedback, and the writing process, you will be very happy with the finished product.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR...During his career in Human Resources, Tony has worked through many complex people and business challenges to yield lasting results for customers. His interest in high-tech and how technology impacts people has given him insight into what it takes for people to succeed in a virtual economy.
Tony grew up in an eclectic family just a few blocks from Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. The son of Belgian immigrants, his father is a former college professor of art, language and history.His mother is an entrepreneur having worked in haute couture fashion design. Tony's exposure to several world perspectives fuel his cultural awareness and understanding.
Tony believes in collaboration of perspectives and ideas to yield successful results. He applies his expertise in human resources, organization development, and coaching to provide solutions that strengthen ways of working and achieve beneficial outcomes.
Visit the Website @ http://www.tanglingwithtyrants.com.
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