Review by kicara90 -- The Pro-Achievement Principle
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Review by kicara90 -- The Pro-Achievement Principle
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Pro-Achievement Principle" by Dr. Deborah Bright.]
This book is an introduction to the concept of the pro-achiever and starts by defining the difference between responsibility and responsibleness and walks the reader logically through the concept of a pro-achiever from the tools you will need, to applying the principle to yourself, and then introducing it to teams and whole companies. The definition of a pro-achiever is best described in the book as "the conscious choice to internalize the acceptance of control in whatever one does, and a commitment to adding value to every endeavor", which can be found on page 29 of The Pro-Achievement Principle by Dr Deborah Bright. The principle discussed, when applied to yourself, improves both you work life and home life; improves your teamwork capabilities; and describes the principle as a key factor in improving the working environment as a whole.
The book is realistic in its expectations as it is frequently mentioned that this principle cannot be forced upon someone, it has to be their own choice to want to better their own work life; and that therefore people can only be advised and introduced to this principle of the pro-achiever the rest is up to the individual.
I found this book enjoyable and easy to read. As a reader I found the writers use of examples and scenarios very helpful and contributed well to the concept or principle the chapters each discussed. Each chapter, renamed lessons in this book, focused on a different aspect of the principle and was quite thought provoking. At the end of each chapter the lesson discussed had been summarised into key points which I felt made remembering the information in each chapter much easier; it also meant finding the information again after finishing the book much less difficult as well.
There was nothing that I disliked about this book, however the concepts and principles discussed within the book are unique and therefore there is limited literature discussing the same principle else where. I feel that each of the chapters in this book could have the potential to be expanded to fill entire books each and because of that this book was very much an introduction to the the principle of the pro-achiever.
I would rate the The Pro-Achievement Principle 4 out of 4 stars. I found no grammatical or spelling errors and found the book enjoyable.
This book, I would recommend, to anyone who is interested in self development and self improvement, and even though the book is written for both employer and employee to benefit from, I personally believe that this book is of the most benefit to employees.
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This book is an introduction to the concept of the pro-achiever and starts by defining the difference between responsibility and responsibleness and walks the reader logically through the concept of a pro-achiever from the tools you will need, to applying the principle to yourself, and then introducing it to teams and whole companies. The definition of a pro-achiever is best described in the book as "the conscious choice to internalize the acceptance of control in whatever one does, and a commitment to adding value to every endeavor", which can be found on page 29 of The Pro-Achievement Principle by Dr Deborah Bright. The principle discussed, when applied to yourself, improves both you work life and home life; improves your teamwork capabilities; and describes the principle as a key factor in improving the working environment as a whole.
The book is realistic in its expectations as it is frequently mentioned that this principle cannot be forced upon someone, it has to be their own choice to want to better their own work life; and that therefore people can only be advised and introduced to this principle of the pro-achiever the rest is up to the individual.
I found this book enjoyable and easy to read. As a reader I found the writers use of examples and scenarios very helpful and contributed well to the concept or principle the chapters each discussed. Each chapter, renamed lessons in this book, focused on a different aspect of the principle and was quite thought provoking. At the end of each chapter the lesson discussed had been summarised into key points which I felt made remembering the information in each chapter much easier; it also meant finding the information again after finishing the book much less difficult as well.
There was nothing that I disliked about this book, however the concepts and principles discussed within the book are unique and therefore there is limited literature discussing the same principle else where. I feel that each of the chapters in this book could have the potential to be expanded to fill entire books each and because of that this book was very much an introduction to the the principle of the pro-achiever.
I would rate the The Pro-Achievement Principle 4 out of 4 stars. I found no grammatical or spelling errors and found the book enjoyable.
This book, I would recommend, to anyone who is interested in self development and self improvement, and even though the book is written for both employer and employee to benefit from, I personally believe that this book is of the most benefit to employees.
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