Don't Bring It to Work (PDF)

How can you get to the bottom of workplace behaviors that simply
don't work for you or your organization?

Don't Bring It to Work explores what happens when patterns
originally created to cope with family conflicts are unleashed in
the workplace.?This groundbreaking book draws on the success of
Sylvia Lafair's PatternAware program Total Leadership Connections.
Throughout the book she shows how to break the cycle of pattern
repetition and offers the tools that can turn unhealthy family
baggage into creative energy that will foster better workplace
associations and career success.

Lafair identifies the thirteen most common patterns that
correspond to characters familiar to anyone who has ever worked in
an office: Super Achiever, Rebel, Persecutor, Victim, Rescuer,
Clown, Martyr, Splitter, Procrastinator, Drama Queen or King,
Pleaser, Denier, and Avoider. To help overcome destructive behavior
problems, she maps out the three main steps for becoming aware of
patterns and finding the way OUT:

* Observe your behavior to discern underlying patterns

* Understand and probe deeper to discover the origins of these
patterns

* Transform your behavior by taking action to change

The book includes a wealth of real-life anecdotes and practical,
workbook-style exercises that clearly show how anyone can get
beyond old, outmoded attempts at conflict resolution and empower
themselves to make profound differences both at work and in their
personal lives.