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Be A Shortcut: The Secret Fast Track to Business Success

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This book grabs me in the gut with gratitude for the amazing Shortcuts in my life and calls me to find my place in the world as a valuable Shortcut for others. The stories are educating as well as entertaining. It's very clear why the subject of Shortcuts is important, what the basic components of a Shortcut are, and precisely how I can become a better shortcut. The Shortcut Inventory Quotient included in the book and also online is a great assessment of current Shortcut capabilities and also a way to demonstrate progress and development over time. As an organization development practitioner, I can only imagine the performance and value companies can unlock by helping every single employee be a better Shortcut. The leaders that embrace the Shortcut concept will transform their organizations.

I truly enjoyed this book. As a Realtor, it made me think about how I could become a better short cut for my clients. In these troubled times, being a short cut is more important than ever! It also made me remember to be thankful for all of the amazing short cuts I have in my life who have helped make me successful. The stories were great and the approach refreshing.

Scott Halford has hit a homerun with this book! Be A Shortcut is to the point with great ideas and a common sense approach on how to live life and be a success in business. I hope everyone I know reads this book and becomes "A shortcut". Christmas shopping just became easy ....all my friends and colleagues will be getting this book from me this year.

Molly McNichols, Asheville, NC

Scott's no-nonsense recommendations are the key to creating greater personal wealth even as an employee. Find out how to transform a "job" into owning part of a successful business.

If you're a student, you'll discover how you can get the perfect job while your friends move home with their parents.

Practical advice for the 21st century.

Brilliant!

Scott Halford does an excellent job in highlighting the neccessity and security of being a "Shortcut".
I believe it will challenge and motivate readers to access there own "Shortct" status.

This book helped me open my mind to how I can be more useful and eliminate career-limiting behaviors and attitudes. I recommend it highly for those in limbo or researching the next move/improvement to their career.

Business consultant Scott G. Halford helps employees boost their emotional intelligence (EI), the capacity to assess and influence the emotions of other people. He coined the term "Shortcuts" to describe emotionally intelligent people - and companies - who make life better for their customers and cohorts. Companies prize employees with strong EI skills because consumers would rather deal with people who treat them well and make them feel good. Halford explains how you and your company can become shortcuts. Much of his information is old-fashioned common sense: Make yourself indispensable, maintain a positive attitude, and treat everyone around you with solicitude and respect. However, Halford blends these venerable verities with timely, in-the-know tips on how individuals and firms can pull onto the shortcut superhighway. He believes that anyone who doesn't become a shortcut is shortchanging his or her career, and he tells you why. getAbstract finds that his book can help you and your business make short work of your transformation to shortcut status in the shortest possible time.

Of course there are shortcuts to success! In fact, author Scott Halford makes a good case for his premise that the secret to success is to be a shortcut for as many people as possible. When clients, colleagues and decision-makers can count on you to save them time, money and hassles . . .they're apt to give you their projects, promotions and accounts because they know they can trust you to deliver results. A worthy addition to any office library.

This book has some great insight into making yourself a positive addition in the work force and sales force. Easy to read and good stories which makes it enjoyable. Not the same run of the mill deal which alot of these books have become.

This is a book that really gets you focused and on track in your business. Especially in these tough economic times, it is a must read! I highly recommend it to anyone no matter what your level in your company.