The Compromise Trap: How to Thrive at Work Without Selling Your Soul | by Elizabeth Doty | 2009 | ISBN: 9781576755761. Success Books. Career Success Principles. Personal Foundations for Success.

December 6, 2009 by kutenk
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The Compromise Trap: How to Thrive at Work Without Selling Your Soul

by Elizabeth Doty
2009 (337 pages)
ISBN:9781576755761

Through more than 50 first-hand accounts of compromise and courage in business, this book details a strategy that enables you to remain a positive force–for yourself and whatever you define as the greater good–no matter how difficult the circumstances.

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The Compromise Trap—How to Thrive at Work Without Selling Your Soul



Foreword
Introduction—Seeing with Peripheral Vision
Overview
What to Expect
How to Use This Book

Chapter 1 – The Compromise Trap
Overview
Healthy and Unhealthy Compromise
Healthy and Unhealthy Pressure
How Shall I Engage?
The Compromise Trap
Redefining the Game
Personal Foundations
Thriving at Work without Selling Your Soul
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 2 – A Devil’s Bargain by Degrees
An Appreciative Inquiry into the “Dark Side” of Work
General Pressure to Conform
Routine Pressure to Compromise
Making a Gradual Deal with the Devil
How Playing Along Becomes a Trap
How Do You Know If You’re in the Compromise Trap?
How to Free Yourself
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS




Chapter 3 – Ten Misconceptions about Compromise at Work
Overview
Misconception 1: Compromise Is Always Healthy
Misconception 2: Good Companies Don’t Create Unhealthy Pressure
Misconception 3: Unhealthy Pressure Is the Leader’s Fault
Misconception 4: You Have to Go Along to Survive
Misconception 5: You’ll Always Know If You’re Crossing a Line
Misconception 6: The Company Sets the Terms
Misconception 7: You Should Just Say No
Misconception 8: Refusing to Compromise Means Fighting Back
Misconception 9: You Thrive When You Get to the Top
Misconception 10: Individual Integrity Adds Up to Organizational Integrity
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 4 – How Do I Redefine the Game?
Overview
Welcome to the Parallel Universe
What It Means to Redefine the Game
Becoming Bigger
Creating Room to Redefine Your Game
Bigger Questions
Do I Have to Leave to Engage at a Higher Level?
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS




Chapter 5 – Reconnect to Your Strengths
Overview
The Six Personal Foundations

Chapter 6 – See the Larger Field
Overview
What It Means to See the Larger Field
Seeing the Larger Field in the Moment
Seeing the Larger Field over Time
Where to Go from Here
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 7 – Define a Worthy Enough Win
What It Means to Define a Worthy Enough Win
Defining a Worthy Enough Win in the Moment
Defining a Worthy Enough Win over Time
Where to Go from Here
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 8 – Find Your Real Team
Overview
What It Means to Find Your Real Team
Finding Your Real Team in the Moment
Finding Your Real Team over Time
Where to Go from Here
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 9 – Make Positive Plays
Overview
What It Means to Make Positive Plays
The Five Positive Plays
Where to Go from Here
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 10 – Keep Your Own Score
Overview
What It Means to Keep Your Own Score
Keeping Your Own Score in the Moment
Keeping Your Own Score over Time
Where to Go from Here
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 11 – Thriving at Work
Overview
The Heart of the Choice
What It Means to Thrive at Work
It Begins with a Decision
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Chapter 12 – It’s Bigger Than a Game
Overview
Larger Forces at Work
Moving toward Organizational Integrity
Let’s Make This Real
KEY CONCEPTS
REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Individual and Small-group Activities
ACTIVITY #1
ACTIVITY #2
ACTIVITY #3
ACTIVITY #4
ACTIVITY #5
ACTIVITY #6

Online Resources



Diagnostic Questionnaires
Decision Point Tools
Individual and Small-group Activities
Professional Quest Groups
More about the Interviews
Further Reading
Acknowledgments

Notes
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Compromise Trap
Chapter 2: A Devil’s Bargain by Degrees
Chapter 3: Ten Misconceptions about Compromise at Work
Chapter 4: How Do I Redefine the Game?
Chapter 5: Reconnect to Your Strengths
Chapter 6: See the Larger Field
Chapter 7: Define a Worthy Enough Win
Chapter 8: Find Your Real Team
Chapter 9: Make Positive Plays
Chapter 10: Keep Your Own Score
Chapter 11: Thriving at Work
Chapter 12: It’s Bigger Than a Game
Individual and Small-group Activities

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