More Balls Than Hands: Juggling Your Way to Success by Learning to Love Your Mistakes FROM THE PUBLISHER
The bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci shows how learning to juggle literally and metaphorically will help you become better at what you do, both in business and in life.
As we struggle to get more done in less time, to balance our work and our personal life, and to adapt to constant change, we often feel that we're "juggling too many balls." Now, in More Balls Than Hands, leading organizational consultant Michael J. Gelb, a former professional juggler, shows us how to keep all those balls in the air.
The first lesson in juggling is...let the ball drop. Beginning with this first counterintuitive lesson, Michael J. Gelb offers proven methods that organizations can use to create a "mistake positive" culture, showing how any business can flourish and succeed if it sets the stage for learning, growth, and innovation in the workplace. In addition, Gelb introduces five "Keys to High Performance Learning" that offer immediately applicable strategies for strengthening anyone's learning speed and power. For people eager to increase their learning potential, ratchet up their productivity, and teach others to do the same, More Balls than Hands communicates life lessons in a vivid, completely original, and utterly entertaining way.
Author Biography: Michael J. Gelb is a globally acclaimed pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and leadership development. Awarded a "Batten Fellowship" by The University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business, Gelb's original approach to creating a 'learning organization' has benefited clients such as AT&T, DuPont, Merck, Nike and Microsoft. Michael Gelb's work has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he has appeared on "Good Morning America," CNN's "Business Unusual," and countless radio programs. He is the author of the bestselling How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci and Discover Your Genius.
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Soundview Executive Book Summaries
In More Balls Than Hands, organizational consultant and former professional juggler Michael Gelb presents timely learning techniques anyone can use to adopt a healthier attitude toward learning, innovation and change. His tips include letting go of the perfectionism and self-criticism that can crush creativity. By showing readers how they can infuse their work with a stronger sense of play and freedom, he uses the juggling metaphor to describe how they can overcome their fear of making mistakes while improving their productivity. Copyright © 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries
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