Clueless at The Work: Advice from a Corporate Tyrant
“Sobering, and at times uncomfortable.”
“I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who does not want to be an automaton subject to routine and to unconsciously doing the will of others. It is also, of course, a beautifully presented product.”
Description
Jumpstart your career, develop momentum, learn how to influence and persuade people, and build a network that will serve you for decades. These are just a few of the skills outlined in the five-level framework described in Clueless at The Work.
Clueless at The Work is a collection of advice I’ve developed over twenty years of professional growth. Based on wisdom collected from over 40 books, dozens of interviews, a pile of academic papers, and personal experience, this book has changed the lives of several readers. It has a 100% rating on Amazon and, frankly, I’m pretty shocked at the superlative feedback I’ve gotten publicly and privately.
Cover and artwork designed by Dave Woodruff.
Some of the works that inspired Clueless at The Work:
Antifragile, Fooled by Randomness, and The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker
How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams
Influence and Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Crucial Conversation by Joseph Grenny, et. al.
“We are not bad people because we are clueless, but better to know we are clueless; otherwise we are dangerous.”
More Information
Published by Stairway Press in September 2019
Check out CluelessAtTheWork.com for podcasts, blog posts, sample content, and more.
Banding Together Webinar: Discover Your Cluelessness
Phoenix Staff kindly invited me to speak at their Banding Together webinar series. This one was aptly called Discover Your Cluelessness. The webinar was recorded and is available on YouTube. It was a great conversation. Here are the timestamps for the topics we discussed:
00:45 Why “The Work” in the title of the Clueless at The Work book?
02:17 The Buddhist teacup story from Ron Siegel’s The Science of Mindfulness lecture series.
04:15 Don’t assume you’re going to get promoted, Cluelessness
07:50 Victim’s mentality during the pandemic
12:45 How to identify whether you’re a “victim”
17:48 Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know, and know your weaknesses
23:25 Know your values and weaknesses, right now
28:04 Saying “I don’t know”
31:22 Should you prep for an interview or wing it?
36:55 How does one get feedback on a résumé and cover letter?
41:35 Your résumé is a sales pitch
43:50 Asking for a promotion
48:37 Rating yourself and your capabilities
54:30 How do you talk about 2020 without sounding like a victim?
57:10 When are you living? Past, present, or future?
58:13 What if you have a great offer at a company with a core weakness?
If you’d like to book me to speak on your podcast, webinar, or at your company, message me.
Where to Purchase Clueless at The Work: Advice from a Corporate Tyrant
Direct from my publisher (best option): Stairway Press
Amazon (available on paperback and Kindle ebook)
Audible (available as audiobook)
Listen to the Podcast
Clueless as ever.
Like father, like son.
Poor kid…