The Tragedy in the Workplace: The Longest Running Show in the Country [Paperback]

Danna Beal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2001

The drama occurring in today's workplace is causing incredible suffering and insecurity due to intensely battling egos. It is the "longest running show in the country and is seen not in your local theaters but in every business in America." This book illuminates a "theater" model which brings clarity to the tightly woven web of intertwined egos that are currently operating in businesses and industries throughout the country.

The goals of this book are short term--healing the pain, and long term--healing the soul. As leaders understand this new model they can replace the current environment of fear with trust and compassion.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Danna Beal's book puts relationships in the workplace under the microscope and offers practical, helpful, spiritual nuggets as ways of healing the workplace." -- Gerald G. Jampolsky, M. D. Author of

Her work is highly original and offers a unique, fresh and very effective way to view the workplace. -- Robert Beale, President, Beale International, Denver, CO

It goes to the source of power struggles, insecurities and fears, bringing new insight for transformation. -- Chris Schnug, CPA, Moss Adams

There is a fine line between good and great. This book illuminates the path to greatness. -- Jim Kremmel, MBA, MA in Psychology. Sport Psychologist Consultant,Los Angeles Dodgers

From the Publisher

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The curtains are about to open. You've heard and seen it all, every day at work.

The drama of the ego is being staged with splendor in the workplace.

Danna Beal shines the spotlight on the star and all its actions, then takes you backstage in her book.

Must the show go on?

"Of course," says the ego, "it's my show! Seen not in your local theaters, but in every business in America."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pine Orchard Pr (May 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930580053
• ISBN-13: 978-1930580053
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,539,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Danna Beal, business consultant and international speaker has been conducting her groundbreaking workshop series, "Healing the Workplace Culture" and keynotes on, "Enlightened Leadership: Replacing Fear with Trust and Compassion" to over 300 businesses and organizations throughout the United States and Canada. She has been on over 60 radio and TV talk shows discussing her new model for enlightened leadership and cooperative workplaces.

Boldly addressing the ego drama, internal rivalry and fear in so many workplaces, she reveals a path for creating a safe and trusting workplace environment where all people work at their highest potential. Her clients have included hospitals, physician practices, CPA and law firms, senior living, automobile dealerships, government, insurance agencies, non-profits, retail businesses and banks.

Her new book, "The Extraordinary Workplace: Replacing Fear with Trust and Compassion" is about rebuilding relationships in the workplace so people can be restored to their true identities, their inner greatness. Her companion workbooks are based on a transformational process she has entitled "A Personal Restoration Plan". Her workshops and speaking engagements have inspired thousands of people at all levels within a multitude of industries.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uses theatrical metaphors, May 22, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tragedy in the Workplace: The Longest Running Show in the Country (Paperback)

To write her ground breaking book, Tragedy In The Workplace: The Longest Running Show In The Country, Danna Beal draws upon her more than twenty years as a professional business consultant and trainer working in all kinds of industries to create a new model for understanding how the modern workforce is besieged with envy, fear, battling egos, power competitions, office politics, cliques and power struggles, personal agendas, dishonesty, managers disempowering employees, co-workers sabotaging one another, as well as the general and pervasive atmosphere of insecurity in today's workplace. Using theatrical metaphors, Beal shows readers how they can cast others in roles to play out their own workplace dramas and by doing so, come to grips with workplace problems, issues, and personalities in order to minimize anxiety, resolve disputes, increase job satisfaction levels, and enhance productivity and the corporate bottom line. Tragedy In The Workplace is very highly and invaluable reading especially recommended to business owners, managers, personnel directors, and anyone caught up in the age old games of office politics.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars read this book in book store to pass some time its a easy re, May 30, 2001

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Blaze - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tragedy in the Workplace: The Longest Running Show in the Country (Paperback)

and you can clearly get her message that runs through- out the book.What I found most helpful was she defines the ambiguous game playing and ego roles that go on in a work enviroment. You can by reading this book get a birds eye view of this -process- and build your confidence knowing these people are trapped in roles they may not even be aware of but with this book you have insight and awareness to rise above it and see your own ego at work-this book is freedom.Rather than feel slighted next time by a co-worker keep in mind this person is trying to live up to some primetime expectation-and its your job to help them live it because corporate culture is full of these hopeless gyrating pychopaths-my opinion-but on a kinder note once -u-instill this authors advise into yourself your human essence of compassion will transfer nonvebally-real confidence-to your co-worker and they will begin to relate to you from the same level.Although big ego's can be intertaining they often follow unconcious and unreal ambitions blindly-only to end up as lonely lost souls on death beds chasing desperate gods and expiring in teriffied last gasps.My advise is find a talent and to discover that you need to know who you are and that takes looking at yourself from a dynamic perspective because what you are looking for you will never see but only glimpse.Once your remove your status expectations about your primetimed self your talent will surface and lead you to prosperity. Good luck my friend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A way out of the suffering in the workplace!, October 22, 2000

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"goldpaw" (SPOKANE, WASHINGTON USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tragedy in the Workplace: The Longest Running Show in the Country (Paperback)

The insightful analogy of the theatre is so adaptable to the workplace "stage". It illuminates the ongoing power struggles while leading to a way out of the disfunction in the workplace. It addresses a critical problem in our businesses today. Very original and unique on how to unravel the innner twined egos in the workplace. A "must" read for everyone who interacts in the business world.