The Ultimate Career Coach : Everything You Need to Know to Succeed at Work

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Elisabeth.

Contributor:

Middleton, John, 1954-

Wilson, Elisabeth.

Series:

Goddess Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Success.

Women--Finance, Personal.

Local Subjects:

Career development.

Success.

Women--Finance, Personal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (514 p.)

Other Title:

Ultimate Career Coach, The

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2009.

Summary:

The ultimate career coach is the goddess's guide to getting to the top and staying there. Packed with advice to help readers achieve career success and ensure a financially stable future, The ultimate career coach will prove an indispensable tool for identifying areas where improvements can be made, and will empower readers to effect the changes that will enable them to be successful, secure and happy. The 149 brilliant ideas contained within The ultimate career coach covers everything the modern woman needs to know about work and money including how to cultivate a cool career, ways to balance

Contents:

front cover; front page; front matter; copyright; table of contents; front matter intro; Section 1: Be amazing; 1 Increase your brand value; 2 Create success; 3 Know your strengths; 4 A short cut to coping with obstacles; 5 Make more mistakes faster; 6 Look at things another way; 7 Know what you can't do; 8 Come back in the morning; 9 Don't do lunch; 10 Don't reinvent the wheel; 11 Take on another role; 12 Making swift, smart decisions; 13 Revamp your to-do list; 14 How to love the job you've got; 15 Maximise your self esteem; 16 Being the best version of you; 17 How to make everyone love you

18 Que? Speak their language19 How to read minds; 20 Become a people wizard; 21 Before you act, rehearse; 22 How to give incentives; 23 Handling your boss; 24 Ask, don't tell; 25 Dress the part; 26 Just give them the facts; 27 Listen - really listen; 28 Be a networker; 29 Become fluent in body language; 30 Be polite and be persistent; 31 Learn the art of negotiation; Section 2: Rocket to the top; 32 Take a pragmatic approach to work; 33 Make good suggestions loudly; 34 Taking problems to your manager; 35 Be in the right place; 36 Act on decisions; 37 Know what to say to whom

38 Create your next job39 How to negotiate a pay rise; 40 It's not about time, it's about decisions; 41 Get noticed by the right people; 42 When to work for bastards; 43 You are totally responsible for you; 44 Act as if you are the CEO; 45 Talk less, listen more; 46 Get a personal development plan; 47 Impress the senior management; 48 Get to know the sales force; 49 Think now and think ahead; 50 Hone your presentation skills; 51 Help people think for themselves; 52 Are you a leader?; 53 Pick the right management style; 54 Find out what you are supposed to be doing; 55 Ready, aim, fire

56 Creating a team strategy57 Keep up the good work; 58 Everybody lives by selling something; 59 How to succeed at failure; 60 Make the budget work for you; Section 3: Upgrading your job; 61 Getting back to work; 62 Top notch CVs; 63 Look good on your CV...without lying; 64 Changing employers mid-career; 65 Great body language; 66 How do you balance risk and return?; 67 How do you work with difficult people?; 68 So, why do you want this job?; 69 What would your team change about you?; 70 Why should we hire you over better qualified candidates?; 71 Role-plays and assessment centres

72 What are your strengths and weaknesses?73 Is there anything you want to ask me?; 74 Panel interviews; 75 How will you know when you've found the right job?; 76 What are your salary expectations?; Section 4: Be the boss; 77 Read this first; 78 Raising the funds; 79 Influencing the bank; 80 Who are your customers?; 81 Getting to grips with finances; 82 Effective budgeting; 83 Number crunching; 84 How to be an entrepreneur; 85 Business banking for beginners; 86 Business angels and venture capitalists; 87 Choosing your company's status; 88 Why you need a solicitor

89 Choosing and using accountants

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-908864-74-5

1-282-31642-7

9786612316425

1-907518-36-3

OCLC:

645937900