marianne@mariannepowers.com

Albuquerque, NM

 

MARIANNE POWERS

 

Welcome

 

Hi, I’m Marianne Powers, a writer and public speaker in the areas of business management, conflict resolution, work relationships, and personal growth and development.

 

You can read my book by clicking on this link, Doing the Right Thing and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time, or buy a copy of the book.   If the information on this site helps you, you can leave a donation.

 

My book is about people who work in offices and why we fight.  Why do we fight?  Because we are not being treated the way we want to be treated.  What do we want?  Different things but, principally, respect for our strengths and compassion for our weaknesses.  How do we give that to others and get it for ourselves?  That’s what Doing the Right Thing is all about.

 

 

 BOOK

 

 

 

ARTICLES

 

"Office Politics”

 for Life in the USA Magazine

 

“We Are Who We Are”

for The Albuquerque Tribune

 

BLOG

 

 

 

SPEAKING

 

 

 

 

Doing the Right Thing and Achieving All Your Goals at the Same Time

Full Book Outline:

INTRODUCTION

KNOWING
---People Are What They Are and It's Irrelevant Anyway
---We Don't Know What Other People Are Capable of Achieving
---People Are Not Accountable for Their Thoughts and Feelings
---We Don't Know What Other People are Thinking and Feeling
---People Are Accountable for Their Words and Actions
---Assume Everyone is Doing the Best They Can
---Assume Everyone Has a Good Reason for What They Say and Do

LISTENING
---Listen Very Carefully
---Welcome Information, Criticism is Information
---If You Have a Choice, Don't Choose to be Hurt
---Examine Your Motives
---Targeting Problems is Good, Targeting People is Evil
---If You Want Someone to Do Something for You, You Have to Be Completely on Their Side
---When People Don't Understand, Listen Better

SPEAKING
---State Your Position Clearly and Ask for What You Want Specifically
---Tell Them Even If You Know They Won't Understand
---All You Can Do is Tell Them, You Can't Make Anyone Do Anything
---When People Don't Meet Your Expectations, Change Your Expectations
---Give Them 100 Tries to Get It Right
---If They Can't Get It Right in 100 Tries, There Must Be Something Wrong with the Procedure
---Teach Everyone to Do Everything

 

 

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