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Think like an entrepreneur, act like a CEO : 50 indispensable tips to help you stay afloat, bounce back, and get ahead at work / Beverly E. Jones ; foreword by Kerry Hannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Beverly E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Professional employees--Psychology.
- Professional employees.
- Interpersonal communication.
- Career development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (166 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Wayne, New Jersey : Career Press, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Education plus experience once guaranteed a successful career, but no more! Today, success depends on your ability to adapt. You must be agile, willing to adjust your professional expectations, and able to respond quickly to opportunities and threats.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Kerry Hannon
- Introduction
- To launch something new, you need a good plan
- Think like an entrepreneur, wherever you are
- Listening is your sure-fire, go-to career strategy
- Tweak your brand to send clear messages
- Start now to build your leadership brand
- Power up by tweaking your personal style
- Talk back to the voice in your head
- How do other people get self-discipline?
- How and why to keep smiling
- The real meaning of "networking" may surprise you
- What to say when your work is praised
- Give positive feedback in smart ways
- Get over your fear of looking like a suck up
- Invent games to generate power and direction
- Be prepared with clever ways to brag
- Get the "it" factor : create "presence"
- To make a career shift, start with one grain of sugar
- How to take a career side step, one sugar grain at a time
- Those annoying speech habits may cost you
- Does your calendar support your success?
- Prioritize your priorities
- Getting your boss to listen
- Leading upward : manage the boss, in a good way
- The Jimmy Fallon touch : good manners help you shine
- Do's and don'ts of saying "sorry"
- Find the magic 20 percent
- How to create mentoring that works both ways
- Don't be sabotaged by your own frustration
- Yes, you can do something about difficult colleagues
- Find or build communities
- Manage meetings that work
- How to love your work again
- Make social media work for you
- Stress is contagious and debilitating
- but often manageable
- Snap out of it : coping with career rejection
- How to build great teams, even if you're not the leader
- Celebrate your wins and theirs
- It's not okay to be late
- usually
- Use numbers to make your goals powerful
- Use those amazing checklists
- Overcome "big project letdown"
- Know when to forget about status
- To lead without authority, know how to herd cats
- How bigger goals can take you further
- You might hesitate, but keep going
- Ageism is real : deal with it sooner than later
- How to stay steady when change is constant
- Art can boost your creativity at work
- The right way to move on
- Choose to be an optimist.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781632659811
- 1632659816
- OCLC:
- 935257207
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