THINK
OUTSIDE THE CUBICAL
“The Detachment Paradox,”
builds company profits
while giving professionals
back their lives.
Long Beach, Calif. – Between cell phones,
e-mails, BlackBerry devices, Bluetooth technology, pocket PCs, PDAs and
wireless networks available everywhere, it’s more difficult today to escape
work and have a personal life.
If you are bound by the company e-leash
or think Scott Adams is secretly spying in your office to get all his material
for his “Dilbert” comic strip, then “The Detachment Paradox,” by author
Anthony Zolezzi may be exactly what you need to break out of the cubical
existence that has taken over your real life.
“Discovering your purpose in life is often
dominated by the need to get a paycheck,” says Zolezzi. “Our discovery
of who we are and why we are here can still be accomplished but the secret
lies in being able to separate your personal identity from your corporate
one.”
In his book, “The Detachment Paradox,”
Zolezzi leads you through seven working exercises that show you how to
develop a more “detached” relationship with your boss and company. Thus
allowing you to regain your “life,” sanity and health, while retaining
your position and pay. The author says some of the people who have followed
these steps, including himself, have actually found more success through
“detachment” in the workplace.
“I believe that once you start the process
of detachment, you will not only be happier and more productive, but –
and here’s the paradox – you are likelier to earn more money from the very
company whose psychological control you’ve managed to escape,” says Zolezzi
who has also used the methods from his book to develop new companies and
revamp stagnant businesses. “The “detachment” method also works for upper
management. The only way you get productivity and innovation out of your
team is by letting people be themselves in the workplace without undue
pressure or stress. That’s good leadership.”
“The Detachment Paradox,” (ASM Books, 2004,
ISBN: 0-9753157-0-6, price: $15.00) can be purchased at major bookstores,
Amazon.com, and DetachmentParadox.com.
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