Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Monica Padman, who left college with two degrees in hand, moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actor and comedian. She eventually became a trusted employee of actress Kristen Bell, and when Bell and her husband, actor Dax Shepard, asked her to work for them full-time, she was understandably reluctant.

#2 There are three different categories of contributors in the workplace: high-impact contributors, typical contributors, and under-contributors. The book will focus primarily on the distinction between the first two categories to explore the subtle, but often counterintuitive, differences in mindset that become big differentiators in impact.

#3 I found that the typical contributors were no slouches. They were capable, diligent, and hardworking professionals. However, I found four key differences between high-impact players and other hardworking contributors.

#4 The approach taken by Impact Players is radically different from that of typical contributors. They were more easily flummoxed by uncertainty, and they got stuck amid ambiguity. When others may have freaked out or checked out, Impact Players dove into the chaos head-on.