Power of 3

Robb Hiller combines personal stories of overcoming cancer and his own success in business and personal coaching to share his success model titled The Power of 3. Without giving away too much of his model, The Power of 3 focuses on Ask, Activate, and Advocate. Within each of these three parts, there are additional acronyms that are shared. Of the three parts, I found Ask the most useful particularly as Hiller flips the questions to de-emphasize the "why" that has been an emphasis in so many recent books. I found Activate interesting, but the accompanying acronym is quite long which makes it difficult to utilize easily. Advocate was a good reminder as well.

Hiller does mention faith quite a bit and assumes the audience is primarily Christian which given the book is published by Tyndale Momentum is probably accurate. However, if you subtract the faith element, the information and other examples is comparable to other self-help, business titles on the market and would be useful to anyone.

While interesting and providing some helpful information, The Power of 3 did not leave me with a "Wow! I need to do this right now!" Instead my reaction was more of a "There are some interesting things here to consider doing." The content provided isn't necessarily new but has been re-packaged in an interesting way.

I received a complementary copy of this book via NetGalley and Tyndale Momentum. I was not required to provide a positive review and all opinions are my own.

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

Everyone wants to be indispensable in their work place. Doing so can be difficult and possibly lead to burnout or being overwhelmed and overcommitted. The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, published by Harvard Business Review Press, provides the resources you need to become the go-to person in your workplace and teach others how to be indispensable as well. After reading this book, being indispensable won't feel like a lofty and out of reach goal.

Tulgan emphasizes that businesses today are using a collaborative model instead of an hierarchical model. This flatter organizational chart can provide opportunities for more cross-departmental projects and collaboration. But cross-departmental projects can lead to confusion as to who is in charge and who has authority over projects. With this collaborative work environment in mind, Tulgan emphasizes the importance of working both vertically with a boss or supervisor and individuals whom report to you as well as sideways and diagonally with individuals in other departments. In all of these relationships Tulgan encourages readers and provides a blue print to become a go-to person who gets things done fast, right, and on time.

From page one until the end of the book, Bruce Tulgan provides practical how-tos and examples everyone can understand and relate to--in fact you will recognize yourself or someone you work with in the examples. While published by a noted business publishing company, this book is not limited to people who work in an office setting or are business executives. This is demonstrated by the fact that Tulgan uses examples drawn from the medical field and manual labor including ditch digging in addition to traditional businesses. The Art of Being Indispensable at Work is highly recommended as a textbook or as a book to read with colleagues. While some might want to keep the secret to being indispensable to themselves, Tulgan encourages that a true indispensable person helps others to become indispensable as well.  Buy this book for yourself and for everyone in your office and learn how to work better and smarter regardless of your position.

I received a complementary copy of The Art of Being Indispensable at Work from Harvard Business Review Press via NetGalley.