Make It Work Or Make It Go Away

DoD programs are, at once, the most challenging and the most critical endeavors that will take place in the United States – now and for years to come. The success of DoD programs depends on the thoroughness and professionalism of the contracts which direct their creation and operation. DoD contracts must reflect, in the scope of work to be done, the measuring criteria, the governing management structure, robust strategies of risk management, due diligence, synergy, innovation, feedback, follow-up, and accountability. The International Standards Organization (ISO) Family of management and auditing standards are a tremendous “Value-add” to developing and managing a DoD program. The same measuring criteria used to keep a program going can tell the program manager when it should be cancelled. DoD programs need input and guidance from warfighters, whose lives depend on program success. “Politics” makes for bad programs and bad results; and the selection of contractors based essentially on affiliations with members of Congress can lead to mission failure; maybe even loss of life.

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

A career consultant’s empowering, inspiring strategies for beating dissatisfaction and disillusionment—and making your work life better. Are you frustrated by the indignities of today’s workplace? More work, longer hours, fewer benefits, incompetent bosses—career consultant and executive coach Andrea Kay has heard it all. In this book, Kay connects with the 85 percent of the workforce who feel unsatisfied with their careers. You may recognize yourself in some of the stories she tells, gleaned from thousands of unhappy workers who’ve responded to her nationally syndicated column and appearances. But Kay doesn’t just explore what’s wrong with the workplace today—she empowers workers to think about their careers in a new way, to get past disillusionment and feelings of powerlessness to see the possibilities and control they do have. She counsels you on how to: aim high and be fearless in presenting new ideas cope with the unpredictable determine whether a company is a good match for you define the kind of work arrangement you want—and get up the nerve to ask for it With tips and thought-provoking exercises, she offers concrete, positive steps to improve both your career and your life. Work may indeed be a bitch sometimes, but with Andrea Kay’s help, you can work it out. Praise for Andrea Kay “Surprisingly insightful . . . no-nonsense advice.” —Publishers Weekly

Celebrity coach and speaker Tony A. Gaskins shares proven principles—gleaned from real life failures and successes—for building and sustaining a healthy relationship in today’s times. Tony A. Gaskin’s appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show launched his career as a life coach and relationship counselor. After speaking about domestic violence, he felt empowered to speak his truth. Since then, Gaskin has been a faithful and committed husband for over a decade, and has counseled thousands, leading to millions following him online and making him one of America’s foremost experts on love and relationships. Practical and accessible, Make It Work walks you through a series of lessons on how to maintain a healthy and long-lasting relationship. Drawing inspiration from the Bible and using his own successes and failures, Gaskins offers a framework for how you can identify the right person to settle down with, set standards which prompt longevity in love, and know what to avoid in a relationship. All this is told in his empowering and empathetic tone that his loyal and devoted following has come to love and trust. In a hopeful response to culture where breakups and divorces are all too common, Make It Work is as an essential resource to help your relationship thrive in this day and age.

Shows how to carve out a new career path filled with passion and enthusians without leaving your organization for greener pastures elsewhere.

#1 International Bestseller Anxiety transforms from a crutch into an ally with this empowering self-help guide to mastering fear Caroline Foran is not here to “cure” your anxiety. When crippling panic attacks upended her job, her health, and her life, she tried everything—from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to acupuncture, and yoga to medication. She found that there’s no such thing as a stress-free life . . . but, armed with the right tool kit, she could live with anxiety, and not spend her days running away from it. In Own It., Caroline shares her hard-earned knowledge and kick-*ss strategies, including: A panic attack rescue guide The Assess & Address technique (how to get to the root of the problem) The brain chemistry behind anxiety (and how to outsmart it) How to break down the negativity bias. Drawing on her lived experience, plus insights from mental-health professionals, Caroline will help you ditch your fear and anxiety—and own it!

Love Your Work and Make More Money helps women learn to love what they do and buy their freedom. Do the words you can’t speak at the office come out as private anguish? Are your work days filled with mixed messages from your leaders? Do you find yourself staying, despite long hours and unreasonable demands? Are you only there because it is the “responsible” thing to do? The truth is that you can make conscious choices about your career. And create a work life that is fun, fulfilling, financially rewarding, and gives both your soul and your voice the freedom to express themselves. Jenny Krengel worked her way from $16,000 a year as a college drop-out receptionist to a highly-paid sales rep in the high-tech industry. Then, single and 31 years old, she started over again, leaving a beloved six-figure job to finish her college degree. Jenny was ready to have the life she wanted for herself. Keeping a positive mindset, trusting herself, honing her skills, and leaning on others, Jenny has refocused on her heart work: to educate and inspire women to live into their potential as happy, confident contributors in this modern workforce that needs their lights to shine. Love Your Work and Make More Money teaches women how to be FEARLESS, have integrity in their job, feel like they matter, help their customers, and buy their freedom!

Reach new levels of organizational productivity and achievement by redefining the phrase “workplace health” In Make Work Healthy, a team of distinguished organizational transformation professionals delivers an insightful how-to manual for improving organizational performance with a new approach to workforce management. The book offers organizations, leaders, and managers with the knowledge, data, frameworks, and methodologies they need to radically transform how they approach day-to-day operations into a sustainable and resilient business success model. The authors focus on workplace health—in a broad sense—as a way of focusing organizational attention on culture, building work capacity, productivity, and sustainability. They explain the tangible business value that comes from focusing on wellbeing as well as the symbiotic relationship between organizational health and employee health. Make Work Healthy includes: Strategies for moving beyond typical “wellness” initiatives such as just addressing illness and absence reduction to a more holistic understanding of “healthy work” Ways to locate, attract, recruit, and retain talent over the long-term by aligning organizational goals with employee health Tactics to help managers of dispersed, hybrid, and remote teams manage feelings of pressure and isolation An indispensable, effective, and holistic new take on organizational and employee health, Make Work Healthy will earn a place in the hands of managers, executives, board members, and other business and human resources leaders who seek impressive gains in company productivity and fulfilment.