G’day from Sydney,

An Invitation to Maximized Managers … do you want to accelerate the performance of the people you manage without burning them out?

Do you want to be part of the Win at Work Book?

My “Win at Work” Book Will be Published by a New York Publisher!

You can contribute to the usefulness of the book with your response to a 4 question survey …

But first here’s a short overview of the contents of the book, which has the working title “Win at Work - How to Crack Your Unique Peak Performance Code for Exceptional Professional Achievement AND stay true to your values”:

Basically the book will be filled with practical case studies which reveal how workers and managers in a variety of corporate, professional and small business roles have achieved exceptional professional results by:

• Cracking their unique Peak Performance Code™.

• Applying the proprietary P.E.A.R.L.S.™ system used exclusively by LeaderCoach clients

At the moment the book is in workshop format so I need to rewrite it into a format suitable for publishing, refining it as I go to make it as useful as possible for my readers.

This is where you have an opportunity to become involved …

I would really value your feedback through some surveys I will be conducting to make sure that I answer as many of my readers’ training and development or professional development needs as I can in the book. Your situation may become case study to be included in the Win at Work Book.

Here’s your 4 question survey - fast and simple

Just post your responses in the Comments Box immediately below this post:

1. What is your biggest question about how to get the right training and development to maximize the results of the people you manage?
2. Rate that question on a scale of 1 to 4 (with 4 being the most important), in terms of its importance to you
3. What is one experience that drove you to consider getting more education to help you maximize results of the people you manage?
4. What is the one question about getting the right professional training and development for your people that you think has no answer (but if it did have an answer you would jump for joy)?

Feel free to pass the survey on to 3 or 4 of your friends and colleagues

Register for updates

To make sure you receive every survey and follow the progress of the Win at Work Book you need to register for the Win At Work Book updates at http://winatworkzone.com/Win-at-Work-Book.php
You can claim some gifts there, including sneak previews of the book as they are released and a scholarship for my basic eCourse, Hidden Value - Discover What Really Motivates You, valued at $97

I really appreciate your involvement in this project and look forward to your contribution.

Hoping our paths cross soon …

Until then,

Value your life, live your values …

Your ValuesCoach, Karyn Clarke

To win at work small business owners must be true to their values, just like employees.

Recently I’ve been asked by several would be small business owners how they can choose the right business for themselves. Here’s where I suggest you start - with yourself!

Ask yourself these questions and take the time to reflect and then write down your HONEST answers:

1. What are your primary natural talents?

Your best skills and strengths come from your natural talents. Do you know your Talent Code? The more you can work from your talents the more productive you will be.

2. What do you value?

Your values are your inner motivators and you need to build them into your life every day in order to keep yourself motivated. Check out Twelve Top Reasons to Know Your Values. Have you cracked your Motivation Code yet?

Have youdiscovered your hidden value?

If you are like the rest of us you will have within you a hidden storehouse of treasure that you can bring to your business. Pick up this free eCourse to help you find your hidden value.

3. What are your existing skills?

Are you great at practical, hands on tasks like making or fixing stuff? Are you good at working with numbers or information? Are you a techie person? Do have have great people skills? Are you friendly and helpful on the phone? Can you imagine yourself in a specific role, working from home?

Do you have a big picture of how your products or services meet a need in the marketplace AND a picture of all the small things you need to do to make it happen?

Are you ready and willing to expand your skills?

4. Are you equipped to be self employed?

What knowledge, skills and mind sets do you have about running a small business? Do you understand the legal, financial and taxation responsibilities? Who would use your services? How will you let the world know your services exist? Online, offline, both? Would self employment suit your personality and lifestyle?

Are you willing to learn new knowledge, skills and mind sets to ensure your success? Are you willing to take on a mentor? What criteria will you use to choose a mentor so you don’t get ripped off?

Who will be your mastermind partners and how will you mutually serve each other?

Will you surround yourself with positive, supportive people? Are you willing to read and listen to inspirational messages? Get your FREE Mini Motivators here.

Do you have the skills and strategies you need to manage your time, money and energy effectively so that you can avoid burnout and overcome overload?

And last, but certainly not least, are you willing and able to serve your customers or clients with a genuine can do and will do attitude? Are you someone your customers can trust to deliver good value?

I do hope this helps to jump start your thinking and wish you all the best in your quest to win at work AND be true to your values.

What can you learn from a man, a boy and a donkey about how to win at work, AND stay true to your values?

Do you know what really motivates you and how valuable that knowledge can be? Check out the short story in this video for your first clue …

What do you stand for? What’s your hidden value? Watch the next video in the series here. I would love to hear from you, so please leave your feedback in the comments box below.

Your Hidden Value - discover what REALLY motivates you to win at work

This 10 minute video is a sneak preview of one of the learning activities in my online course My Hidden Value. It explores the connection between your values, your beliefs, a sense of meaning in your work, and the impact of these on your motivation to win at work. Let me know what you think about the information in the video Values, Meaning and Beliefs.

Is it useful? Share your wisdom and leave a comment in the comments box. You may need to click on the Comments Box to open it so you can leave a comment.

Do you know your unique motivation code (your values)? Do your actions align with your values?

To win at work AND stay true to your values, you need to be able to answer YES to both questions.

Here’s a story that illustrates the point …

The Tale of the Man, the Boy and the Donkey

An old man, a boy and their donkey were going to town. The boy rode the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who remarked it was a shame that the old man was walking when the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe these critics were right, so they changed places.

Later, they passed some people who remarked, "What a shame that he makes the little boy walk". So they then decided they would both walk.

Soon, they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So they both rode the donkey.

Next they passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey. The boy and man thought they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey.

As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and it fell into the river and drowned.

The moral of the story … If you try to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass good-bye!

How does this apply to winning at work, without sacrificing your values?

When your goals and actions are based on your own values and value priorities, (your unique motivation code), you are much more likely to remain consistent in your focus, and therefore achieve your professional performance targets more readily.

Take a minute to share one of your wins or losses based on being true or NOT true to your personal values, in the comments box below …

Training changes performance, development changes lives Do you want to win at work by maximizing your professional growth? Start with this understanding of the difference between training and development … John Maxwell, one of the world’s great leadership writers, makes this distinction

“When we train people, we focus on the job. When we develop people, we focus on the person. When we train people, we’re adding value to specific things, such as what their job description is. When we develop people, we add value to everything. They not only become better in their jobs, they become better in life. Employee training is a necessity for any business that wants to remain competitive in today’s marketplace. But leaders who want to make a lasting difference also recognize that training by itself is not enough. Training people is helpful for a short time, Developing people is helpful for a lifetime. And while the result of training is changed performance ….. The result of development is changed lives.”

How to maximize your professional performance: My next post will reveal:

The 3 areas for you to focus your time, money and energy to win at work without sacrificing your values