What is unusual about The Truth about Managing Your Career...And Nothing but the Truth is that readers at different levels in their careers will find this book useful. Someone graduating from school or someone aiming at the executive suite will benefit from reading it.
The underlying messages in the book are profound yet simple ways to develop the most effective mindset, behaviors and approaches to use in the workplace. The 60 chapters are truths which help you excel in your current job as well as pave the way to the next level in your career. One of the most practical aspects of this book is the way it unveils the causes and reasons for mistakes you have made without being aware of them until later when you are puzzled. I found this book and its examples very enlightening.
Anita Yeung
Hong Kong
Author(s): Karen Otazo
Edition: 1
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 266
City: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Contents......Page 13
Preface......Page 18
About the Author......Page 21
PART I: THE TRUTH ABOUT STARTING A NEW JOB......Page 22
TRUTH 1 Hitting the Ground Running Can Get You into Trouble......Page 24
TRUTH 2 Act Dumb and Think Dirty: The Less You Say, the More You Learn......Page 27
TRUTH 3 Having Made the Move, You Should Grow Where You’re Planted......Page 30
TRUTH 4 Take Ownership of Your Job Without Stepping on Toes......Page 33
TRUTH 5 It’s Important to Know Who Knows What: Build Your Circle of Information......Page 36
TRUTH 6 Recognizing Whom to Trust Keeps You from Getting Burned......Page 39
PART II: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKING WITH BOSSES......Page 42
TRUTH 7 Honor Your Boss: It Pays to Adjust to the Way Your Boss Likes to Do Things......Page 44
TRUTH 8 Your Boss Can Make (or Break) Your Reputation......Page 47
TRUTH 9 Kiss the Ring: Hierarchy Matters......Page 50
TRUTH 10 You Can Learn a Lot from Dealing with a Bad Boss......Page 53
PART III: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHERS......Page 56
TRUTH 11 Thrifty Executives Keep Goodwill Accounts Full......Page 58
TRUTH 12 Appreciating Diversity Increases Others’ Appreciation of You......Page 61
TRUTH 13 Good Listening Means Tuning in to Your Speaker......Page 65
TRUTH 14 Criticism Works Best When It’s Compassionate......Page 68
TRUTH 15 Promptness Matters: Begin and End Meetings on Time......Page 71
TRUTH 16 Confidentiality Counts......Page 74
PART IV: THE TRUTH ABOUT NETWORKING......Page 78
TRUTH 17 Good Networking Is About Enjoying the Conversation......Page 80
TRUTH 18 People Love to Be Asked Their Opinion......Page 83
TRUTH 19 You Have Connections to More People Than You Think......Page 86
TRUTH 20 Commonalities Cement Relationships......Page 89
TRUTH 21 Social Talk Is Social Grease......Page 92
PART V: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE......Page 96
TRUTH 22 “Closing the Sale” Is About Gauging the Right Moment to Ask for What You Want......Page 98
TRUTH 23 Putting the Bottom Line First Leads to Focused Action......Page 101
TRUTH 24 Obstacles at Work Are There to Be Negotiated......Page 104
TRUTH 25 Support Staff Deserve Give as Well as Take......Page 107
PART VI: THE TRUTH ABOUT MANAGING YOUR WORKLOAD......Page 110
TRUTH 26 Good Prioritizing Means Factoring Urgency Against Importance......Page 112
TRUTH 27 Knowing How to Say No Is a Key Time-Management Tool......Page 115
TRUTH 28 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Be Clear on Roles and Responsibilities......Page 118
TRUTH 29 Good Filing Saves Your Time and Your Reputation......Page 121
TRUTH 30 Promises Made, Promises Kept: Finishing on Time Matters......Page 124
PART VII: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING YOUR POINT ACROSS......Page 128
TRUTH 31 The Medium Really Is the Message: Match Your Message to Your Audience......Page 130
TRUTH 32 People Remember Beginnings and Endings......Page 133
TRUTH 33 It Pays to Get People in the Right Frame of Mind......Page 136
TRUTH 34 Some Questions Are Actually Statements: Be Ready for Them......Page 139
TRUTH 35 Meetings and Conference Calls Are Key Opportunities to Make an Impression......Page 143
TRUTH 36 E-mail Is Easy to Use and Easy to Abuse......Page 146
PART VIII: THE TRUTH ABOUT DEALING WITH ENEMIES AND ANTIBODIES......Page 150
TRUTH 37 In All Things, Moderation: You Get Back What You Put Out......Page 152
TRUTH 38 Play Your Cards Close to Your Vest......Page 155
TRUTH 39 Don’t Explain and Don’t Complain: No One Likes Whining......Page 158
TRUTH 40 Be a Force for the Positive: It’s Best to Buck Up When You’re Down......Page 161
TRUTH 41 A Teflon Temperament Is the Best Armor......Page 164
PART IX: THE TRUTH ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT IMPRESSION......Page 168
TRUTH 42 Think Central Casting: Looking the Part Matters......Page 170
TRUTH 43 Sounding the Part Matters Too!......Page 173
TRUTH 44 Mind Your Manners!......Page 176
TRUTH 45 Exits and Entrances Matter......Page 179
TRUTH 46 Your Work Space Reflects Who You Are (and Who You Want to Be)......Page 182
PART X: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING NOTICED......Page 186
TRUTH 47 Every Presentation Is an Opportunity for You to Shine......Page 188
TRUTH 48 Everyone Has His or Her Story on the Street......Page 191
TRUTH 49 How You Move Suggests Your Position in the Company......Page 194
TRUTH 50 If You Want It to Be Remembered, Put It in Writing......Page 197
PART XI: THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING AHEAD......Page 200
TRUTH 51 It’s Your Job to Prove That You’re Ready for the Next Level......Page 202
TRUTH 52 The Feel-Good Factor Fosters Commitment from Others......Page 205
TRUTH 53 Likeability Means Leverage......Page 208
TRUTH 54 Work Is a Game—And One Worth Playing Well......Page 211
TRUTH 55 Speaking with Impact Requires Pause and Punch......Page 214
PART XII: THE TRUTH ABOUT MOVING ON......Page 218
TRUTH 56 Good Career Planning Requires You to Know Yourself......Page 220
TRUTH 57 Moving Up Means Letting Go......Page 223
TRUTH 58 The Grass Isn’t Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence......Page 226
TRUTH 59 Career Derailment Can Happen at Any Time......Page 229
TRUTH 60 When You’ve Run Out of Real Estate, It’s Time to Move......Page 232
References......Page 236
