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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Ding, Dong! The Bitch Is Dead; You Crafty Career Planner, You: How to Use This Book; PART ONE: CUT THE CRAP; Section 1: Self-Awareness; 1 Getting Rid of the "Hob" on Your Brain; The Three Biggest Career-Killing Hobs and How to Handle Them; Woman 2 Woman: Knowing Your Worth; 2 If Busy Were the Indicator of Success, We'd All Be Billionaires; 3 Reining in the Mommy Guilt; Sanity 101: Five Must-Have Tradeoffs for Working Moms; Woman 2 Woman: On Parenting and Career; 4 Om the Job: How to Beat Stress and Anxiety; Keeping in Mind @ Work |
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Action Plan: Self-Awareness GoalsSection 2: Social Skills; 5 Indirect, Emotions, and Tears (Oh, My!); Why Surveyed Women Preferred Male Bosses; Attention Crybabies!; 6 Competition (Yeah, Let's Talk About It); Why Do Comparisons Trip Us Up So Much?; The Real C-Word; 7 Seriously, Don't Bring Sexy Back; Woman 2 Woman: On Harassment; How to Handle: Tricky Social Situations @ Work; Action Plan: Social Skills Goals; PART TWO: CALL IN THE GOOD STUFF; Section 3: Personal Effectiveness; 8 Be More to Do More: Creating Your Virtues, Intentions, and Goals (VIG) List; Virtues: Your Evergreen Self |
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Intentions: Your Present SelfGoals: Your Future Self; So ... Now It's Your Turn; 9 Building VIG-ilicious Habits; VIG-ilicious Scorecard A; VIG-ilicious Scorecard B; 10 Six Ways to Earn Respect Under the Corporate Umbrella ... and Seven Ways to Screw It Up Royally; Small Business versus Large Organizations: Two Different Cultures, Two Different Games; Woman 2 Woman: Owning Your Career; 11 A Note to New Grads; Must-Have Skill #1: Communication; Must-Have Skill #2: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Woman 2 Woman: Get the Job Before You Get the Job |
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How to Handle: Tricky Service Situations @ WorkAction Plan: Personal Effectiveness Goals; Section 4: Team Development; 12 Women Were Raised to Be Nice. So What?; 13 The Cure for Fake Harmony: 100 Coaching Questions for Team Leaders; 14 Solve the Freakin Problem! (Plus: Two Really Simple Anger Management Techniques); When The Sh*t Hits the Fan-H.E.A.L; Woman 2 Woman: Managing Through Turbulent Times; How to Handle: Tricky Team Situations @ Work; Action Plan: Team Development Goals; PART THREE: ALIGN WITH WHAT WORKS; Section 5: Leadership |
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15 Having Authority Is Like Having a Gun in Your Closet: There If You Need It, but Hopefully You Won't Have to Pull the TriggerLeading from Where You Are; Meeting Other People Where They Are; No Like-y? No Problem; Influence Right Now; Woman 2 Woman: Finding Your Voice; 16 That's Great and All, but Nobody Knows Who You Are; What's Your Worth?; The Difference Between Mentors and Sponsors; Woman 2 Woman: On Networking; How to Handle: Tricky Leadership Situations @ Work; Action Plan: Leadership Goals; Section 6: Toolbox; Tool 1: Career Plan Template; Tool 2: Six-Month Check-In Template |
| Summary |
Women are primed to level the corporate playing field. What does this mean for you? Absolutely nothing, if you don't know how to earn the respect and credibility it takes to see real traction in your career. In this book you'll find specific actions and answers you need to enter the executive suite, including: measurable steps you can take to enhance your reputation in five key areas: self-awareness, social skills, personal effectiveness, team building, and leadership; eye-opening assessments that will help you identify your most effective actions, map out your personal career plan, and gauge your own promotability; career-planning templates, worksheets, and tools for applying the book's lessons; first-person narratives detailing lessons hard-learned by highly successful women executives; "how to handle it" sections that give you step-by-step guidelines for navigating tricky situations. With this no-nonsense approach, you'll not only learn how to "play the game" at work but how to win it on your own terms.--From publisher description |
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Includes index |
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English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Women executives.
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Businesswomen.
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Career development.
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Women -- Vocational guidance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate Governance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
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Businesswomen
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Career development
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Women executives
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Women -- Vocational guidance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020690144 |
| ISBN |
9780814431887 |
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0814431887 |
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