Amy Cooper Hakim, Ph.D., is an industrial-organizational psychology practitioner and workplace expert. She is a speaker, author, and the executive consultant and founder of The Cooper Strategic Group. Her book, Working with Difficult People, provides clear strategies to effectively handle the ten types of difficult bosses, colleagues, and subordinates.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Amy’s Grandmother
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Everyone is replaceable regardless even the CEO but I needed to find certain aspects that were irreplaceable where the company would really benefit from using me if I opened up a company and so I eventually took the plunge because I wanted to be able to work remotely and be home with my young family and I asked the executive in the company if they would consider becoming my first client and I was honoured and thrilled that they said yes”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others don’t Book by James C. CollinsFavourite Quote:
“Carpe Diem – Seize the day”
Recommended Online Resources:
Linkedin – is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Do not think or assume that you know all of the answers, always be hungry and thirsting for more information that can help you to help yourself and ultimately once you get to where you want to be, be generous to help others get there too”…[Listen for More]
More About Amy Cooper Hakim:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Other Quotes From the Chat with Amy Cooper Hakim:
“We have to be ready to truly be honest with ourselves, I don’t like yes sayers, I don’t want people to just pat me on the back and just say oh this looks great, I want it to be hey this is good but do you think maybe we should change this, I listen to that person more so because we can’t just assume that we know everything, we don’t, we need to surround ourselves with people who have a skillset which compliments ours so that we can do even better”
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