Save Yourself!: Six Pathways to Achievement in the Age of Change

by Robert D. Gilbreath

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070234620
• ISBN13: 9780070234628
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Among the first few books I own on personal change management...Fine Read!

Among the many early books I own on personal change management, I like this book the most. I had bought it at about the time I had started to look out for options for my mid-life transition in the late 80's/early 90's. During that period, the book gave me interesting insights about six critical pathways to personal achievement in the Age of Rapid Change. First, let me outline the various chapters of the book to give readers a sense of how the book is structured: - Introduction: Welcome to Curnch Time; - Chapter 1 Break the Sound Barrier (The Listen Pathway); - Chapter 2 Break the Code to Problems (The Prospect Pathway); - Chapter 3 Break Away from Convention (The Innovate Pathway); - Chapter 4 Break the Speed Limit (The Respond Pathway); - Chapter 5 Break into the Future (The Adapt Pathway); - Chapter 6: Break out in Front (The Lead Pathway); In a nutshell, these were the intended results of the six pathways: LISTEN pathway: discovering ways to tune in to what's out there; PROSPECT pathway: finding out what you can do about them...by working smart...exploring purposefully...; INNOVATE pathway: getting what you want with what you have; RESPOND pathway: moving in new directions & taking short cuts to the payoffs...breaking rules...; ADAPT pathway: reshaping yourself to suit external environmental conditions & learning to grow...; LEAD pathway: pulling others with you in the pursuit of excellence...taking charge...; Even till today, I always find the pathways still very relevant in today's context. In the book, the author also offered some thirty FAST FORWARD techniques to help in expediting the journey along the pathways. At the end of each chapter, the author obviously took pains to incorporate some fascinating picto-games to help in understanding possible barriers along the pathways. In fact, within each chapter there are one or two graphic symbols & /or illustrations to highlight key points of the particular chapter. I really enjoy reading books that are graphically illustrated as such, which makes reading a breeze! Overall, I found the book entertaining, humourous & funny at times, but best of all, it had given me excellent perspectives to deal with a constantly changing world. I would enthusiastically recommend this book to all busy professionals, particularly those still working in quiet desperation!.