From Chaos to Confidence [Hardcover]

Susan Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

As American business heads into the uncertain and turbulent global economy of the mid-'90s, companies and employees alike must learn to adjust to a world where change is the only constant. Susan Campbell, consultant to managers of several Fortune 500 companies, introduces skills that will allow managers to be enlightened, productive, and in charge of a stable workplace.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Virtually only in the final section does Campbell, a California business consultant, concentrate on the business organization, making the book applicable to one's workplace with suggestions on how to gain acceptance for the precepts presented. Her buzzword, Learning/Discovery values?meaning respect, trust, etc.?doesn't disguise the paucity of original ideas Campbell has to offer in this self-help guide positing that one needs a "vision shift to deal with the ever-changing flow of reality." If we function in the Security/Control mode, we are attempting to control the uncontrollable, whereas by adopting the Learning/Discovery perspective, we can turn crises into opportunities. Chapters discuss how to discover your essence?the person you were before you were conditioned to be something else; how to find your "cosmic vocation"?nurturer, advocate, etc.; how to cultivate Both/And thinking, which brings together all perspectives on a problem. Plenty of self-evaluation questionnaires are included.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684802538
• ISBN-13: 978-0684802534
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,793,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Psychologist Susan Campbell has worked as a corporate trainer and relationship coach for over 40 years. A former professor at the University of Massachusetts, she is author of nine books on the topic of relationships and human communication. Her most recent work centers on how to use honest, present-centered communication as vehicle for personal healing and expanded self-awareness. This body of work has put her at the forefront of the Honesty Movement in Psychology and is described in her best-selling, Getting Real and her more recent books, Truth in Dating, and Saying What's Real. Her work has been featured in many popular magazines including New Woman, Psychology Today, Self, Harvard Business Review, Seventeen, Men's Health, New Age, Fast Company, and Yoga Journal. To view her recent work on video, go to You Tube and search for drsusan95472. For more information, visit her website www.susancampbell.com

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable book on managing transitions!, October 18, 2000

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This review is from: From Chaos to Confidence: Your Survival Strategies for the New Workplace (Paperback)

A very useful book on the subject of managing transitions. Describes very lucidly the shift from a command/control model to a discovery/learning model in the work place. Concept of the six strategic meta-skills and the eight stages of change one usually undergoes when we encounter change are well explained. The case studies are also very enlightening in understanding change and transition management.