Moving the Needle - by Joe Sweeney & Mike Yorkey (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Moving the Needle provides both the "kick in the pants" and the game plan many of us need to break out of the rut and get moving to achieve our goals. CEOs, vice presidents, professionals, military personnel, and even college students frequently express frustration at the entrenched status quo, in which initiating progress feels like moving mountains. This book lights a path toward continual improvement, helping readers first find a direction, then make the key transitions that jumpstart forward progress. This highly practical guide outlines a change process that can be applied to professional or personal goals, giving readers a concrete plan for making big things happen. Rather than blindly shooting for the moon, readers will formulate a solid, systematic, actionable plan that can only result in progress.

In today's tenuous business climate, employers and employees alike can be glued to the ground, unsure of the path they should take, or whether they have the freedom to move forward. Moving the Needle helps readers clarify their current position, identify their optimum position, and formulate a workable strategy for getting from here to there.

• Find what "moving forward" means for your career and life
• Shake off the doldrums of routine and establish a culture of innovation
• Improve performance on a consistent basis, at every level
• Break the inertia and get moving in the right direction

Stagnation is diametrically opposed to progress. Moving forward requires a vision, a plan, and the impetus to get things done. Those who sense that big things can happen need to get clear, get free, and start Moving the Needle.

From the Back Cover

"I'm stuck." Over the course of countless conversations with business clients, top--performing -athletes, and students, the author of Moving the Needle found that people from all walks of life -experience this feeling of being unable to move forward. This book was written as a guide to help in the process of getting unstuck. Readers from all walks of life--recent college grads, transitioning military vets, CEOs, first-time -entrepreneurs--will appreciate the straight-to-the-point approach that makes this book a life and career "coach" worth getting to know.

This book's three-part mantra get clear, get free, and get going is also a three-part framework that readers will learn to incorporate into their -daily lives. By enabling the clarity of purpose and direction, the freedom to make progress, and the motivation to act, Moving the Needle will help you achieve extraordinary results. Joe Sweeney has delivered keynote addresses at General -Electric, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, the Navy SEALs, the Minnesota Wild NHL team, numerous universities, and other high-profile -organizations. Despite the diversity of these audiences, the inspiring message of Moving the Needle has given thousands of lives and careers the jumpstart they needed.

Many of us feel we are on shaky ground in today's economic climate. Making a big move can seem illadvised, especially if it means branching out from a relatively secure position. But, as the author of Moving the Needle knows, each of us only has one life to live. It is possible to go after and achieve our business and personal goals, but it can be tough to do it alone. The probing questions and illuminating exercises at the end of each chapter of this book can provide the coaching you need to make a confident transition into the next phase of life, and create your winning game plan.

This book brings together decades of coaching insight from the author of the New York Times bestseller Networking Is a Contact Sport. The path outlined in Moving the Needle is not a shortcut, but rather an illuminating journey through which readers can discover what's holding them back--and learn how to overcome the obstacles with clarity, freedom, and the motivation to get going.

About the Author

JOE SWEENEY is the New York Times bestselling author of Networking Is a Contact Sport. Over the course of his 30-year career, Joe has built successful businesses by combining his love of business and his passion for sports.

MIKE YORKEY collaborated with Joe Sweeney on Networking Is a Contact Sport. In addition, he is the author or coauthor of more than 85 books with over 2 million total copies in print.

A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation and the transitional programs they support.