Eat THAT Cookie!

Make Workplace Positivity Pay Off... For Individuals, Teams, and Organizations

By: Liz Jazwiec

Narrated by: Liz Jazwiec

Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Is it possible to create a positive workforce in negative times?

Yes, it is, says speaker, strategist and consultant Liz Jazwiec, RN. But first, you have to get real about how tough a job in healthcare really is. About the negative things you and your staff members do to make it even tougher.

In her audiobook, Eat THAT Cookie! How Workplace Positivity Pays Off... For Individuals, Teams and Organizations, Liz gets real about all that and more. In her darkly humorous, ever-so-slightly sarcastic style - after all she was an ER nurse - she builds a case for the powerful benefits of a positive workplace. (Hint: better patient service, improved efficiencies and lower employee turnover all make the list.)

Funny, inspiring and relatable, Eat THAT Cookie! is packed with realistic, down-to-earth tactics leaders can use right now to infuse positivity into their culture.

Listeners will learn:

• How to decree and enforce mandatory fun so that it's really, well, fun.
• Guidelines for doing celebrations the right way.
• Strategies for dealing with queens, poisoners, complainers and other problem people.
• How not to succumb to process paralysis.
• Why victim thinking is so destructive, and how to eliminate it from the organization.
• How to stop judging shoe-heel smashers, pants unzippers, and other irritating patients.

©2009 Fire Starter Publishing & Liz, Inc. (P)2013 Fire Starter Publishing & Liz, Inc.

Spot on funny and motivational

the narrator was probably my favorite part. Great message. if you work in Healthcare or know someone who works in Healthcare this is the book for you!

wish it could have been longer

I am a manager to an acute care unit and felt I needed some help with my staff. This audiobook did that for me. It may be a few years old, but the principles still apply. It provided me with real life scenarios and tool examples of what I CAN DO for each scenario. As a nurse, our job isnt easy, but this book will help make it easier for my staff. It is the least I can do.
I recommend this book to all in management, especially healthcare. I was so into this book, that i finished it in one day and was sad that it ended too soon.

Game Changer

I have listened to this book numerous times! After becoming a leader myself, I have shared this book with all of my charge nurses, lead providers and administration. When I interview applicants, I reference this book and state that it’s free to be nice and smile. Having one-on-one conversations with folks in the facility, it is much easier to discuss what makes them happy about their roles in their departments and to make those connections to make them feel like they make a difference…because they do, they just need that validation sometimes. Liz is an inspiration and I absolutely credit her with with many decisions I have made with my role as a leader! THANK YOU LIZ!!!

Motivational

The book is aimed at Healthcare, but the stories could be applied to most workplaces. No new ideas, or ground breaking suggestions, are revealed, and the author regularly states, "so much had already been written on this subject." However, her stories of applying those known motivational tactics, to transform the culture of the hospital where she worked, were motivating to me and I intend to begin modeling some of the behaviors she espouses.

Much needed read

This story came at the perfect time. It is so uplifting. She makes it fun and enjoyable.

Transformational

This book applies to every workplace. I cannot wait to apply some of the life changing things Liz had to say. An super easy read!!!!

Cookie? I love cookies!

What did you love best about Eat THAT Cookie!?

Okay, so the book is not really about cookies but it is wonderful. This is an easy listen, or read, on stepping up and being your best in the work place. It really helps to guide you in taking a look at your personal attitudes and behaviors while making you chuckle. I have given this book to others and always get excited and positive feedback.

Any additional comments?

I also love, Hey Cupcake and can't wait for her new book that is coming soon!

LOVED IT!

This book hit home and will impact the way I practice and view my work. Thank you!

An amazing book for all leaders

This is an amazing book for all leaders and incredibly fun to listen to. We read it in a book club for the nurse leaders at my facility and now I have make it a requirement for my new charge nurses. Enjoy!

Wow her voice.

Nails on a chalkboard. If I have to listen to her voice one more time I may jump off a building head first. The fake laugh. The annoyance of her voice. Why did she read it? Geez. So bad.