The Truth About Managing Your Career: ...and Nothing But the Truth (The Prentice Hall Truth About Business Series)

What is unusual about The Truth about Managing Your Career...And Nothing but the Truth is that readers at different levels in their careers will find this book useful. Someone graduating from school or someone aiming at the executive suite will benefit from reading it. The underlying messages in the book are profound yet simple ways to develop the most effective mindset, behaviors and approaches to use in the workplace. The 60 chapters are truths which help you excel in your current job as well as pave the way to the next level in your career. One of the most practical aspects of this book is the way it unveils the causes and reasons for mistakes you have made without being aware of them until later when you are puzzled. I found this book and its examples very enlightening. Anita Yeung Hong Kong Contents......Page 13 Preface......Page 18 About the Author......Page 21 PART I: THE TRUTH ABOUT STARTING A NEW JOB......Page 22 TRUTH 1 Hitting the Ground Running Can Get You into Trouble......Page 24 TRUTH 2 Act Dumb and Think Dirty: The Less You Say, the More You Learn......Page 27 TRUTH 3 Having Made the Move, You Should Grow Where You’re Planted......Page 30 TRUTH 4 Take Ownership of Your Job Without Stepping on Toes......Page 33 TRUTH 5 It’s Important to Know Who Knows What: Build Your Circle of Information......Page 36 TRUTH 6 Recognizing Whom to Trust Keeps You from Getting Burned......Page 39 PART II: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKING WITH BOSSES......Page 42 TRUTH 7 Honor Your Boss: It Pays to Adjust to the Way Your Boss Likes to Do Things......Page 44 TRUTH 8 Your Boss Can Make (or Break) Your Reputation......Page 47 TRUTH 9 Kiss the Ring: Hierarchy Matters......Page 50 TRUTH 10 You Can Learn a Lot from Dealing with a Bad Boss......Page 53 PART III: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHERS......Page 56 TRUTH 11 Thrifty Executives Keep Goodwill Accounts Full......Page 58 TRUTH 12 Appreciating Diversity Increases Others’ Appreciation of You......Page 61 TRUTH 13 Good Listening Means Tuning in to Your Speaker......Page 65 TRUTH 14 Criticism Works Best When It’s Compassionate......Page 68 TRUTH 15 Promptness Matters: Begin and End Meetings on Time......Page 71 TRUTH 16 Confidentiality Counts......Page 74 PART IV: THE TRUTH ABOUT NETWORKING......Page 78 TRUTH 17 Good Networking Is About Enjoying the Conversation......Page 80 TRUTH 18 People Love to Be Asked Their Opinion......Page 83 TRUTH 19 You Have Connections to More People Than You Think......Page 86 TRUTH 20 Commonalities Cement Relationships......Page 89 TRUTH 21 Social Talk Is Social Grease......Page 92 PART V: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE......Page 96 TRUTH 22 “Closing the Sale” Is About Gauging the Right Moment to Ask for What You Want......Page 98 TRUTH 23 Putting the Bottom Line First Leads to Focused Action......Page 101 TRUTH 24 Obstacles at Work Are There to Be Negotiated......Page 104 TRUTH 25 Support Staff Deserve Give as Well as Take......Page 107 PART VI: THE TRUTH ABOUT MANAGING YOUR WORKLOAD......Page 110 TRUTH 26 Good Prioritizing Means Factoring Urgency Against Importance......Page 112 TRUTH 27 Knowing How to Say No Is a Key Time-Management Tool......Page 115 TRUTH 28 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Be Clear on Roles and Responsibilities......Page 118 TRUTH 29 Good Filing Saves Your Time and Your Reputation......Page 121 TRUTH 30 Promises Made, Promises Kept: Finishing on Time Matters......Page 124 PART VII: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING YOUR POINT ACROSS......Page 128 TRUTH 31 The Medium Really Is the Message: Match Your Message to Your Audience......Page 130 TRUTH 32 People Remember Beginnings and Endings......Page 133 TRUTH 33 It Pays to Get People in the Right Frame of Mind......Page 136 TRUTH 34 Some Questions Are Actually Statements: Be Ready for Them......Page 139 TRUTH 35 Meetings and Conference Calls Are Key Opportunities to Make an Impression......Page 143 TRUTH 36 E-mail Is Easy to Use and Easy to Abuse......Page 146 PART VIII: THE TRUTH ABOUT DEALING WITH ENEMIES AND ANTIBODIES......Page 150 TRUTH 37 In All Things, Moderation: You Get Back What You Put Out......Page 152 TRUTH 38 Play Your Cards Close to Your Vest......Page 155 TRUTH 39 Don’t Explain and Don’t Complain: No One Likes Whining......Page 158 TRUTH 40 Be a Force for the Positive: It’s Best to Buck Up When You’re Down......Page 161 TRUTH 41 A Teflon Temperament Is the Best Armor......Page 164 PART IX: THE TRUTH ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT IMPRESSION......Page 168 TRUTH 42 Think Central Casting: Looking the Part Matters......Page 170 TRUTH 43 Sounding the Part Matters Too!......Page 173 TRUTH 44 Mind Your Manners!......Page 176 TRUTH 45 Exits and Entrances Matter......Page 179 TRUTH 46 Your Work Space Reflects Who You Are (and Who You Want to Be)......Page 182 PART X: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING NOTICED......Page 186 TRUTH 47 Every Presentation Is an Opportunity for You to Shine......Page 188 TRUTH 48 Everyone Has His or Her Story on the Street......Page 191 TRUTH 49 How You Move Suggests Your Position in the Company......Page 194 TRUTH 50 If You Want It to Be Remembered, Put It in Writing......Page 197 PART XI: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING AHEAD......Page 200 TRUTH 51 It’s Your Job to Prove That You’re Ready for the Next Level......Page 202 TRUTH 52 The Feel-Good Factor Fosters Commitment from Others......Page 205 TRUTH 53 Likeability Means Leverage......Page 208 TRUTH 54 Work Is a Game—And One Worth Playing Well......Page 211 TRUTH 55 Speaking with Impact Requires Pause and Punch......Page 214 PART XII: THE TRUTH ABOUT MOVING ON......Page 218 TRUTH 56 Good Career Planning Requires You to Know Yourself......Page 220 TRUTH 57 Moving Up Means Letting Go......Page 223 TRUTH 58 The Grass Isn’t Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence......Page 226 TRUTH 59 Career Derailment Can Happen at Any Time......Page 229 TRUTH 60 When You’ve Run Out of Real Estate, It’s Time to Move......Page 232 References......Page 236 This book reveals 60 proven principles and easy career management techniques. Discover powerfully effective ways to start a new job and make a great first impression; work more smoothly with bosses and colleagues; build a high-performance personal network; manage workloads; decide who to trust (and distrust); handle enemies and overcome career setbacks; recognize when to move on; get noticed, get ahead, and get to the top! From Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office : "A cutting-edge pioneer in the field of business coaching, Dr. Karen Otazo knows--and speaks--the truth about how to get and keep the job you want. Regardless of your age or stage of your career, you'll find practical tips and tools to make your workplace journey smoother, more enjoyable, and potentially more profitable. The Truth about Managing Your Career is a must-have for your career library."