Undo Before You Become Undone

I am happy to tell you that Undo Before You Become Undone is now available! Please pick up a copy today - one for you and one for a pal! It is just $12.50 (about the same as two gallons of gas!).

It is a short, sassy, irreverent, and sometimes funny look at how we work. It challenges us to reinvent, and begs us not to take ourselves too seriously.

This is a self-published book, so you will not see it on the end caps of your local Barnes and Noble. You will not see a review posted in the New York Times Sunday Books Section. You will not see the authors on a jet-setting world book tour. You will not see the book cover on the home page of Amazon.com.

Being self-published means that the book will only get the press and attention that you - my dear readers and fellow bloggers - give it. How do I suck up love thee, let me count the ways.....

I am one of three authors of the book and was joined in this project by my smart and sassy pals Randy Boek and Kathleen Goodman. Here is our author portrait that is on the back cover (I'm on the left, the one with the butterfly wings, and yes, we posed on top of the Space Needle to take this shot - ah, what we do for attention!).

I would like to thank ALL of the readers who graciously volunteered their time and energy to read the book and offer a blurb. Here they are in alphabetical order:

“The thing that strikes me as I read the book is that after the ‘age’ of specialization, it sounds like the ‘Jack of all trades, Master of none’ will again become a valued member of the team. It sounds like the person with many non-specialized skills will have an advantage. They will be better able or more eager to undo because they will better see the ways the undone might be re-combined. I am very interested in this as I'm soon to be undone and looking for ways redo in other ways. I'm turning 60 and have 40 more years to live and I know I need to undo and recombine several more times before the end.” Bob Bennett
“Undone packs a punch.  Like being hit on the head by a piece of 4"x2".  Not all of it is original.  Some of it is not new.  But it carries a concise and powerful message for re-thinking the role of consultants, advisers, managers and leaders.  You might not agree with all of it.  But you will be stirred by it.” Mike Chitty, Progressive Managers' Network, Leeds UK

“Unbelievable!  Unparalleled insight!  Unmatched intellect!  Uncommonly good!  What can you undo today?” Michael Fulton, Enterprise Social Butterfly

“Boek, Goodman, and Haneberg make a case for skating on the other side of the ice in Undo Before You Become Undone.  If you are preparing for what you thought was going to be a knowledge work career, or even if you don't know that yet, you will find insights and inspirations in UNDO!  Of course some of their ideas do not apply to me: Who are they, experts?” Scott Johnson, Illinois Online Network, Online Learning Administrator (a career that didn't exist 15 years ago)

"Thanks for the slap in the face... I desperately need to get un-Bobbed and become part of con-cat-nation!" Nick McCormick, Author, Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager

“Undo Before You Become Undone is a quick read but far from shallow; more like a fast, cool dip in the deep end.  The authors’ cheeky poke at us consultants in ‘Experts Aren’t’ had me laughing so hard I blew coffee out my nose, until I heard the thermometer in my rear-end pop, and I realized that this turkey was done!  Boek, Goodman and Haneberg examine the impact of prevailing market forces driving change and end each of their six chapters in a manner designed to pop some new ideas out of your intellectual toaster.” Patrick J. McKenna, management consultant, founder of Edge International and author of the business bestsellers, Herding Cats and First Among Equals.

"This book reads like a refreshing splash of cold water in the face of our complacent natures."  T, improvisational actor and life coach

“The last company I worked for always made me feel like we were doing business in the forties. Everything they did was behind the times and usually made everyone feel more like a resource then a partner in the business. I hope they read this book and realize that by doing business with that kind of mentality, they will become extinct. This book teaches you to be fluid and stay open to what’s coming down the pike. Business is changing every second and only those that can master the art of being open will survive.” Jerry Verno, Inventory Planner

“Undo Before You Become Undone by Boek, Goodman, and Haneberg combines the wisdom of Zen master, Shunryu Suzuki’s statement of ‘In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few’ with a reverse swoosh of ‘Just Undo It.’ It also reminded me of the Guess Who lyrics from She’s Come Undone: ‘She's come undone, She didn't know what she was headed for, And when I found what she was headed for It was too late.’” David Zinger, Founder of the Employee Engagement Network and Blogger for Slacker Manager

We invite YOU to undo before you become undone!