Staying power : 30 secrets invincible executives use for getting to the top-and staying there /

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Hlavní autor: Schweich, Thomas A 1960-
Korporativní autor: Books24x7, Inc
Médium: Kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2003.
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  • Machine derived contents note: PART I THE INVINCIBLE CAREER PATH 1
  • RULE 1 Do Not Map Out Your Career 3
  • RULE 2 Discover Your Talents Early, and Discard Your Fantasies Immediately 13
  • RULE 3 Maintain Pervasive Professional Flexibility 23
  • RULE 4 Get Lucky 33
  • RULE 5 Promote the Organization, Not Yourself 47
  • RULE 6 Connections Get You a First Chance, but Never a Second One 55
  • RULE 7 When You Suffer a Setback, Come Clean and Bounce Back 67
  • RULE 8 Learn to Take a Punch 77
  • RULE 9 Work Is a Member of the Family 87
  • RULE 10 Find a Job That You Look Forward to Every Day 93
  • PART II THE INVINCIBLE PERSONALITY 99
  • RULE 11 Anger Is a Tactic, Not an Emotion 101
  • RULE 12 Harness Your Fear to Sharpen Your Professional Judgment 111
  • RULE 13 Respect Ambition, but Destroy Opportunism 119
  • RULE 14 Value Loyalty, but Do Not Depend on It 127
  • RULE 15 Put a Very Fine Line Between Yourself and Your Subordinates 133
  • RULE 16 Wield a Spiritual Shield, but Not a Spiritual Sword 143
  • RULE 17 You Do Not Have to Be Good-Looking, but You Have to Look Good 151
  • RULE 18 Take the High Ground and Never Give It Up 163
  • RULE 19 Don't Lose Your Confidence for Very Long 177
  • RULE 20 You Can and Must Develop Professional Charisma 183
  • PART III THE INVINCIBLE MANAGEMENT STYLE 189
  • RULE 21 You Can Only Micromanage Ten Employees and About Six Hundred Square Feet 191
  • RULE 22 The Invincible Executive Delves into Specific Problems at Great Depth 197
  • RULE 23 Intimidation Chases Away Talent, Opportunity, and Creativity 203
  • RULE 24 Spend More Time on Information Inflow than Information Outflow 209
  • RULE 25 Wring the Emotion out of Risk Analysis 215
  • RULE 26 Take Decisive Action to End Discord 221
  • RULE 27 Get Results Through Alignment and Adjustment, Not Democracy 227
  • RULE 28 Minimize Meetings 233
  • RULE 29 Negotiate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, but Leave the Games to Others 237
  • RULE 30 Put the Interests of the Organization Over the Interests of Individuals-Very Carefully 243
  • Conclusion 249
  • Appendix: List of Those Profiled 251
  • Index 259.