Temping with Tycoons – Reader’s Guide
Last week, I launched my latest level playing field special report with you in mind.
“Temping with Tycoons: Reinvention Lessons for the Laid off Leader” was written to share with you my experiences 20 years ago working as a temporary secretary at the Wall Street investment bank Lazard Freres.
“Why is that relevant now?” you might be asking.
The main reason is because temping was a way that I gained knowledge to reinvent myself as a leadership coach and management consultant. Wherever you work, you can use the workplace as a training room—a place to hone your skills for when the economy gets better.
Another reason is that leadership behaviors on Wall Street haven’t changed that much in two decades.
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Working to Win These pages put the topic of reinvention into the context of the worst economy since the Great Depression. And what you can do to survive these difficult times.
Lesson #1: Risking the Unknown. Get out of your comfort zone—like I did at a company whose name I couldn’t pronounce and whose business I didn’t understand.
Lesson #2: Managing Yourself. Set up your own rules of acceptable behavior, especially helpful if you find yourself working in a master-servant environment.
Lesson #3: The Young and the Entitled. Name your workplace environment after a soap opera to summarize the behaviors of difficult people.
Lesson #4: Organizational Behavior. To remain detached, ask yourself questions like, “Do you need a penis to run a calculator?” When the company where you are working is considered by New York Woman one of, “The 15 Worst Places to Work,” the answer could be obvious.
Lesson #5: Talent Development. Educate others and teach those who are willing to learn knowing that your chances are better with lower income students at a 2-year college than they are with bankers.
Lesson #6: Executive Leadership. Remain cool when a partner places a brown paper bag containing his morning stool sample on the corner of your desk.
Lesson #7: Return on Investment. See the bigger picture and be grateful for what you’ve learned. Then reinvent yourself for the new economy.
Most importantly: share with others what you’ve learned.
Click here to view my Recession Seminars that give you the opportunity to learn how to develop your own reinvention initiative.