Business Leadership Expert Wins Third Book Award

Online, June 30, 2011 (Newswire.com) - "Don't Bring It to Work" published by Jossey Bass and written by Sylvia Lafair, PhD, President of Creative Energy Option, Inc.,(CEO), won a third book award from the New York Book Festival. This annual competition celebrates books deserving greater recognition from the world publishing capital. The judging is a multifaceted process going through several tiers of evaluation.

"I'm honored to have been acknowledged knowing the competition was strong and I'm proud to be recognized with such a distinguished group of authors," said Lafair.

Her award winning book "Don't Bring It to Work" has been ranked in the top of Amazon's Best Selling Workplace books.

"Don't Bring It to Work" focuses on the 13 most common behavior patterns in the workplace includes - the avoider, martyr, pleaser, and procrastinator - and how to transform them for increased creativity and productivity.

In addition to the book, she is now offering the new "Pattern Aware Success Guide" as a daily method to consciously transform patterns.

Her leadership course, "Total Leadership Connections" utilizes many of the tools found in the book. The course, a four session program, offers individuals the opportunity to make long-lasting, sustainable change within the comfort of a small group setting; a unique format with people from various industries and organizations.

"Our "Total Leadership Connections" program, now in its 10th year, has proven results," said Herb Kaufman, CEO for CEO. "We can see the change in people and we can prove it with our 360 Degree Leadership Assessment that is conducted before someone starts the program and again six months following completion of the program. We're very proud of the strong results we're seeing with this assessment."

To explore how your company can benefit from "Total Leadership Connections," please view our website, www.ceoptions.com and call or email, Mary Jane Saras, [email protected] or 570-636-3858. She will be glad to provide an overview, the course syllabus, and a quote.

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Sylvia Lafair, Ph.D. and Herb Kaufman have a shared vision for creating extraordinary leaders in the 21st Century, authentic leaders who dare to do it differently, leading from a place of honesty, integrity, and creativity. They believe there is a new and better way for leaders to gain strategic advantage and improve their bottom line: by learning to observe, understand, and transform behavior patterns so that productivity and collaboration thrive.