A simple, engaging, and eminently practical guide to overcoming your weaknesses--your "Buts"--to achieve the career and personal relationships you want
Imagine a workplace where all the employees are aware of the things they do--or fail to do--that prevent them from being more productive and valuable. Imagine a company where everyone speaks openly and honestly about his or her weaknesses and is committed to strengthening and overcoming them. Imagine an environment where colleagues help one another become more efficient and less disruptive by speaking the truth about what detracts from the team's efforts and objectives. Imagine a place where the firm's most talented employees know exactly what they need to do to attain a leadership position.
This is no fantasy workplace: it can be your business if you listen to Joe Azelby and Bob Azelby, brothers and successful executives in their own right.
Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye will help all professionals find their individual BUT--whether it's a lack of skills, a distracting behavior, or a personality quirk that interferes with achieving success. Using road-tested techniques, Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye helps you examine your BUT, understand it, manage it, cover it, and most important, shrink it. It also enables managers to help their employees discover personal weaknesses and to learn how to deliver the direct, honest feedback every worker needs and deserves.
Finding your BUT can be tough medicine, but the Azelbys deliver it with a tasty spoonful of sugar. Get ready for success . . . get ready to Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye.
About the Author :
Joe Azelby is the managing director and CEO of the Global Real Assets Group of a large financial firm, leading a team of more than 400 investment professionals. A graduate of Harvard University, he earned an MBA in finance from NYU's Stern School of Business. While at Harvard, he was the captain of the football team and then went on to play professionally with the Buffalo Bills.
Bob Azelby is the vice president and general manager of the oncology unit of a large West Coast biotechnology firm, overseeing more than 500 sales and marketing personnel and responsible for more than $5 billion in annual revenue. He received his undergraduate degrees in economics and religious studies from the University of Virginia and his MBA from Harvard University.
Review :
"America could have a great economic renaissance, if only Washington could get its "Buts" out of the way. The U.S. federal government is the largest enterprise in the world but is littered with unmet promises and unfulfilled dreams. Every federal employee, from the President to our park attendants, needs to read this book. Wouldn't you love to watch the Sunday political talk shows without hearing a single but? I know I would. Bring it on." - Rick Lazio, Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives and Partner, Jones Walker
"Every successful leader knows that shortcomings in performance, if left unaddressed, limit professional growth. With humor and practical wisdom, this book shows you how to identify and strengthen your weak spots. Read it if you want to say hello to new career opportunities." - Marshall Goldsmith, the world's leading executive coach & bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There
"This book refreshingly exposes the harsh reality that even the most talented professionals are held back each and every day by their unaddressed weaknesses. Bob and Joe offer the kind of insight that can only be earned from productive careers in the middle of it all. For anyone that has ever missed out on that big job promotion, I highly recommend reading this book. " - Jason Kilar, CEO, Hulu
"You can't improve as a leader unless you find ways to see yourself as others see you. That's hard, painful work. But it just got a lot easier, thanks to Kiss Your BUT Goodbye. This valuable, no-nonsense book shows how honest feedback can fuel a career and an entire organization." - Lanham Napier, CEO, Rackspace Hosting
"The Azelbys provide practical and powerful insights into how you can acknowledge and fix those things that may be limiting your career opportunities. No ifs, ands, or BUTs." - Clayton Rose, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
"If you care deeply about your career and seek long-term happiness through work, then put this book on your required reading list. You will learn to empower your team with this no-nonsense guide to eliminating excuses and speaking truth in the workplace. The Azelby brothers' plain talk gives you the boost you need to advance your career." - Betsy Morgan, former CEO of The Huffington Post, president of The Blaze
