Stay Confident!

by John Caunt

Confidence has always been a key determinant of success, but in today s pressurised workplace the ability to come through difficulties and crises with assurance and enthusiasm intact is more important that ever.Challenges to self-belief occur in all manner of everyday work situations and may severely limit performance and progress. This concise guide offers practical strategies for maintaining your resilience and beating those confidence threats.

156 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Sarah Mawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives an excellent summary of the various issues you encounter in the workplace and how to deal with them with confidence, including how to: recognise your own successes, bounce back from disappointment, deal with difficult people, build trust, handle feedback, work in a negative environment, deal with stress, prioritise etc.

In dealing with a multitude of insecurity inducing situations, Caunt tackles each in a fairly high-level manner. As someone moving into a more senior role in a corporate environment I made notes on the topics to build on in the future when I inevitably deal with such issues.

I wish I had read this book when I first started my career in the financial services as I'm sure it would have helped me navigate, what was at the time, a very negative and arduous working environment.

My only criticism is that the blurb and cover of the book is fairly misleading. I was expecting a book on general confidence rather than that specific to the workplace. Nonetheless, it's contents was very applicable to my career and I am glad this was lent to me.