The road to success : a career manual : how to advance to the top / Alexander R. Margulis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margulis, Alexander R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The exciting new follow-up to Alexander Margulis' Be in Charge this book offers a guide for those who desire advancement to top positions in business and academia. It discusses and presents advantages of progress and presents the inherent sacrifices to the individual and family in that pursuit. Essential 'do-s' and 'don't-s' are included as well as some hilarious items from the Internet and illustrated with 14 cartoons by Tom Reese a respected US cartoonist.

Contents:

Introduction

Do you wish to advance to the top?

How high would you like to rise in your outfit?

What type of chief do you aspire to be?

Are there still gender difference on the way up the career ladder?

Difference between advancing in the two types of hierarchy : business and academia

How to behave at committee or board meetings

The importance of dress

Physical appearance, grooming, and fitness

Your office

E-mail and telephone

How to gain respect and loyalty while you advance in your career

Budgeting your time

Making your chief an ally as you advance

How to successfully negotiate for a new job

Should you go back to school?

How to choose a mentor and make the bond precious

Entertaining

Family, marriage, and career

The two-career marriage

Working, advancing in a career, and enjoying life

Planning retirement.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-70764-X

9786610707645

0-08-046600-1

OCLC:

437175627