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The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary
Mark Sanborn
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ASIN: 0385513518
Release Date: 2004-04-20 |
Book Description
Meet Fred.
In his powerful new book THE FRED FACTOR, motivational speaker Mark Sanborn recounts the true story of Fred, the mail carrier who passionately loves his job and who genuinely cares about the people he serves. Because of that, he is constantly going the extra mile handling the mail – and sometimes watching over the houses – of the people on his route, treating everyone he meets as a friend. Where others might see delivering mail as monotonous drudgery, Fred sees an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those he serves.
We’ve all encountered people like Fred in our lives. In THE FRED FACTOR, Mark Sanborn illuminates the simple steps each of us can take to transform our own lives from the ordinary – into the extraordinary. Sanborn, through stories about Fred and others like him, reveals the four basic principles that will help us bring fresh energy and creativity to our life and work: how to make a real difference everyday, how to become more successful by building strong relationships, how to create real value for others without spending a penny, and how to constantly reinvent yourself.
By following these principles, and by learning from and teaching other “Freds,” you, too, can excel in your career and make your life extraodinary. As Mark Sanborn makes clear, each of us has the potential be a Fred.THE FRED FACTOR shows you how.
Customer Reviews:
Thinly-Veiled Worker Exploitation.......2007-06-26
This book has but one true purpose: for managers and others in the power structure to "motivate" their peons into working harder and longer for less compensation and rewards. It's transparent in its efforts to convince employees to put the company first, even at the expense of their own free time and personal concerns. Do the corporations that already consider forty-hour work weeks a "bare minimum" in their expectations of workers really need another tool to squeeze more from their employees? If so, they will have to find better sources than this thin excuse for a book, which the average reader should see for what it is, and recognize the oversimplified, even condescending way in which it presents its one simple theme, hammered out over and over like the steady rhythm of the drum played in the belly of the slave galleon.
The Fred Factor.......2007-05-13
Not only have I used this book as inspiration for a liaison group I work with, but I gave it as gifts to two other managers. Likewise they have bought it to share with their staff. A dear friend of mine is a real "Fred." She passed the book on to her mother who bought copies for her entire service staff. The "Fred" story reaches all of us and if we keep the conversation going, we're sure to develop more "Fred"s along the way.
Entertaining more than instructional.......2007-05-10
Not much in the way of "how to do it". But, full of great stories and examples.
A good book for a company to buy all their employees.
Amazing!.......2007-05-03
Very easy and quick read but a strong message! Great to have your team read to identify how even the smallest things that seem meaningless make such an impact to someone else. Very motivational book!
Great Book with a great message.......2007-03-18
As note, this is a great book with a great message. I purchased 20 books to share with my staff. What a great opportunity to turn ordinary people into inspired, self motivated and contributing individuals
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- This book is pretty short, but good
- The Fred Factor
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- The Fred Factor
- great tool for team and conference
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The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
Mark Sanborn
Manufacturer: WaterBrook Press
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ASIN: 1578568323
Release Date: 2004-04-20 |
Book Description
Seize the chance to be extraordinary.
Who has made the biggest difference in your life? Whose words and actions have uplifted and motivated you to excel? Chances are it was someone like Fred the postman--so outstanding in his service that Mark Sanborn realized this mail carrier could be an example for any person wanting to be extraordinary.
The “Fred factor” is summarized by four principles that will release fresh energy, enthusiasm, and creativity in your career and life:
• Make a Difference
• Build Relationships
• Create Value
• Reinvent Yourself
You, too, can apply The Fred Factor to enrich the lives of customers, co-workers, friends, and family members, as well as reach new levels of personal success yourself. Sanborn also shows how to discover and develop other “Freds.
Why not become a “Fred” yourself? You will turn the ordinary moments of life into extraordinary opportunities to make a difference in the world.
Customer Reviews:
This book is pretty short, but good.......2007-01-22
This is a very short book: something like 113 pages with not a lot of page surface for words. It's one of those books that should really have been longer (to get your money's worth) but couldn't really be without distorting the clarity of the message.
It is a quick and enjoyable read, and it has a lot of real life examples and ideas. Most of it is commonsense, but that doesn't mean it isn't useful. It is all about the excellent service that a mail carrier provides over his career, and why he chooses to go "above and beyond" all the time with his dedication.
It reminds me a lot of another book called "Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results". We read both books for our workplace book-club and enjoyed both. Both were written by motivational speakers, and both try to work their way into a whole teaching program with awards and special terms and the like. Personally, I don't care for this type of commercialization, and I'm not about to go out calling people "Freds" or hand out "Fred" pins, but I darn well am going to look at the message of the book seriously and take it to heart.
I recommend this as a book that will appeal to a lot of people because it is not intimidating (especially to non-readers) and because it is written in an easy conversational style. (I think it is a good book for reading clubs.)
And finally, as one of my favorite lines in the book said (spoken by Abraham Lincoln) "Whatever you are, be a good one."
The Fred Factor.......2007-01-09
Outstanding look at excellent customer service and what it takes to deliver it!
Fun and easy read.......2007-01-06
This is a very motivating book. I shared it with my team of guest service reps at our hospital and they loved it. It is a fun read and a great discussion piece.
The Fred Factor.......2006-11-10
Not an easy read, kind of slow. There is some good advice that we already know, but just don't utilize. I still haven'r finished reading.
great tool for team and conference.......2005-08-15
I thought this book was extremely helpful with ideas on how to improve service and thereby improve business
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The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary
Manufacturer: RH Audio
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Release Date: 2006-09-19 |
Book Description
Seize the chance to be extraordinary.
Who has made the biggest difference in your life? Whose words and actions have uplifted and motivated you to excel? Chances are it was someone like Fred the postman--so outstanding in his service that Mark Sanborn realized this mail carrier could be an example for any person wanting to be extraordinary.
The “Fred factor” is summarized by four principles that will release fresh energy, enthusiasm, and creativity in your career and life:
• Make a Difference
• Build Relationships
• Create Value
• Reinvent Yourself
You, too, can apply The Fred Factor to enrich the lives of customers, co-workers, friends, and family members, as well as reach new levels of personal success yourself. Sanborn also shows how to discover and develop other “Freds."
Why not become a “Fred” yourself? You will turn the ordinary moments of life into extraordinary opportunities to make a difference in the world.
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The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary (Unabridged)
Mark Sanborn
Manufacturer: audible.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B000IU3XBK |
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