Manage Your Career : 10 Keys to Survival and Success When Interviewing and on the Job, Second Edition

Manage Your Career was the first book BEP published. We are proud to present the authors revised edition. The revision features some organizational restructuring. Key 1 and Key 2 in the book are recast as gaps to be overcome, and Keys 3 and 4 as bridges to be built to cross these gaps in order to enhance ones personal and professional effectiveness. Key references have been updated and new ones have been added. A brand new checklist for self-reflection, and a model self-reflection paper, will be included in an all new Appendix II, and the current Appendix will become Appendix I. Appendix II is a valuable new addition to the work that individuals as well as instructors who use the book -- can use to help themselves and their students for analyzing ones own prior work experience using the framework of the book to gain new insights that could enhance ones personal and professional effectiveness at work Professor Sathe is a great gift, a passionate teacher who cares deeply about the life arc of each individual student. In his vibrant classroom, he translates strategic management into a personal discipline—and here in these pages, he brings to you and me the bene ts of his wise mentorship. —Jim Collins, author of Good to GreatThis book gives the reader the keys to survival and success as his or her career progresses from one job to the next in the same, or a different, organization—be it for-pro t, nonpro t, government, or volunteer. It is designed to help the reader avoid the many traps and pitfalls encountered along his or her career path and to help facilitate increased personal effectiveness during all three stages of the job cycle—interviewing, new hire, and long-term employment. Whether preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or in early, middle, or later career stages, this book will show the reader how to avoid jobs and organizations that are not a good fit. It will also go beyond survival and show how to achieve success by doing the job well and making other contributions to the organization in ways that improve job performance, satisfaction, happiness, and personal and professional growth. The keys this book provides will work whether the reader is an independent contributor, a manager responsible for the work of others, or an executive responsible for the enterprise. Organizational leaders, human resource professionals, career coaches, and mentors can also utilize this book to educate and train employees to be more productive at work and happy in their worklife. Professor Sathe is a great gift, a passionate teacher who cares deeply about the life arc of each individual student. In his vibrant classroom, he translates strategic management into a personal discipline—and here in these pages, he brings to you and me the bene ts of his wise mentorship. —Jim Collins, author of Good to Great This book gives the reader the keys to survival and success as his or her career progresses from one job to the next in the same, or a different, organization—be it for-pro t, nonpro t, government, or volunteer. It is designed to help the reader avoid the many traps and pitfalls encountered along his or her career path and to help facilitate increased personal effectiveness during all three stages of the job cycle—interviewing, new hire, and long-term employment. Whether preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or in early, middle, or later career stages, this book will show the reader how to avoid jobs and organizations that are not a good fit. It will also go beyond survival and show how to achieve success by doing the job well and making other contributions to the organization in ways that improve job performance, satisfaction, happiness, and personal and professional growth. The keys this book provides will work whether the reader is an independent contributor, a manager responsible for the work of others, or an executive responsible for the enterprise. Organizational leaders, human resource professionals, career coaches, and mentors can also utilize this book to educate and train employees to be more productive at work and happy in their worklife. "This book gives the reader keys to survival and success as a career progresses from one job to the next in the same, or different, organization—be they for-profit, nonprofit, government, or volunteer. It is designed to help the reader avoid the many traps and pitfalls encountered along the career path as well as to help facilitate increased personal effectiveness during all three stages of the job cycle—interviewing, new hire, and long-term employment. Whether preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or in early, middle, or later career stages, this book will show the reader how to avoid jobs and organizations that are not a proper fit. It will also go beyond survival and show how to achieve success by doing the job well and making other contributions to the organization in ways that improve job performance, satisfaction, happiness, and personal and professional growth.The keys this book provides are effective for an independent contributor, a manager responsible for the work of others, or an executive responsible for the enterprise. Organizational leaders, human resource professionals, career coaches, and mentors should also utilize this book to educate and train employees to be more productive while gaining personal rewards, not only for themselves but for their clients as well." -- Publisher Content: Part I. Strive to create a positive impact for your organization and yourself -- Part II. Determine your "values gap" and your "skills, effort, and support gap" before accepting a new job -- Part III. Talk less and listen more for effective onboarding -- Part IV. Continue to deliver results and make other contributions -- Part V. How the keys work for those who do not work in an organization -- Part VI. Secret sauce for career success -- Appendix 1. Template for self-reflection -- Appendix 2. Harvard cases that can be used with this book -- Notes -- References -- Index. A revised edition of the first book BEP published. This edition features some organizational restructuring. Key references have been updated and new ones have been added. A brand new checklist for self-reflection, and a model self-reflection paper, are included.