The Power of Owning Your Career

The Power of Owning Your Career
Author: Simone E Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2018-11-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780999438428

The Power of Owning Your Career will put you in the driver's seat and help you steer your career in the direction you want it to go, instead of allowing others to navigate you onto a path that doesn't resonate with you in the long run. This career management guidebook not only outlines the importance of taking ownership of your career, but will give you a process for doing so, taking a deep dive into the mindsets and behaviors you can adopt to find success while fulfilling your higher purpose.In the book, Simone shares her career journey, highlighting experiences that led her to the revelation that she was indeed in control of her destiny. Simone outlines a formula you can use to successfully own your career and provides insights and wisdom from diverse leaders about their own career journeys.

Power Your Career

Power Your Career
Author: Richard Dodson
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Career development
ISBN: 9781592987030

Tactful self-promotion is an extraordinarily useful--in fact, crucial-- career competency, relevant at any stage. This book is for you if you're: - new to your career, striving to establish a reputation in your profession. - at mid-career, feeling like you've plateaued or stalled, and need to build influence. - working in the "gig" economy, freelancing, and seeking contract work. - starting your own business, or becoming a consultant. - between jobs and trying to find a new opportunity. Based on thousands of conversations with people seeking more visibility, the authors outline actions that even the most reserved can take to increase their visibility without violating their integrity or values (and without triggering a panic attack!). Illustrated by real-world examples, it is full of practical approaches, immediate tips, and ideas to implement. Power Your Career: The Art of Tactful Self-Promotion at Work will help you find ways to promote yourself--tactfully!

Power Etiquette

Power Etiquette
Author: Dana May CASPERSON
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1999-03-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814437575

No-nonsense guidance to a crucial set of personal career skills. Can table manners make or break a megamerger? Can a faxing faux-pas derail a promising business relationship? Can an improper introduction cost you a client? Can manners (or lack of them) really kill a career? Absolutely. In an era when companies are competing on the basis of service, manners are much more than a social nicety — they're a crucial business skill. In fact, good manners are good business. This no-nonsense “manners reference” refreshes readers on everyday etiquette and makes sure they're on their best behavior. It provides quick guidance on such pertinent and timely topics as: * telephone and e-mail etiquette * table manners *grooming and business dress * written communications * gift giving * resumes and interviews * making introductions * public speaking * networking, and more.

Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career

Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career
Author: Rae A. Stonehouse
Publisher: Live For Excellence Productions
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2023-07-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1998813355

Introducing "Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career" by Rae A. Stonehouse Are you ready to take charge of your career and build strong, fulfilling relationships? Look no further than "Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career" by author Rae A. Stonehouse. This transformative book empowers you with the tools and techniques of responsible assertive behavior, helping you enhance your interpersonal skills and gain the respect you deserve. Respect lies at the heart of assertiveness, and this training program focuses on two essential parts: respecting yourself and honoring the needs and rights of others. By mastering assertiveness, you can establish meaningful connections, protect yourself from being taken advantage of, and make confident decisions that align with your values. In "Assert Yourself!," Stonehouse shares his personal journey of discovering the power of assertiveness and how it transformed his career. Drawing from his extensive experience as a mental health nurse, therapist, and author of self-help books, he offers practical exercises and insights to help you develop and strengthen your assertiveness skills. Through responsible assertive behavior, you'll learn how to engage in direct, honest communication while maintaining mutual respect. This approach creates a foundation for fair play, equal exchange, and effective conflict resolution. Worried about hurting others' feelings? Stonehouse reassures you that responsible assertiveness reduces this risk and encourages you to focus on your own needs and rights while still maintaining compassion for others. In "Assert Yourself!," Stonehouse guides you on a journey of self-discovery, enhanced communication, and fulfilling relationships. Each chapter builds on the previous ones, providing a comprehensive understanding of assertiveness. Practical exercises throughout the book let you apply what you've learned and incrementally build your self-confidence. Discover the benefits of assertiveness in the business world in Chapter 1, where Stonehouse explores effective communication, the distinction between assertiveness, aggression, and passivity, and the significance of assertive communication in achieving business goals. Gain insights into building strong relationships, enhancing decision-making, resolving conflicts, strengthening leadership skills, and excelling in negotiations. In later chapters, Stonehouse delves deeper into various parts of assertiveness, providing valuable guidance on applying assertive skills in different scenarios, whether in the workplace or personal life. Learn how to navigate the challenges of teamwork, conflict resolution, and decision-making, and unleash your full potential in your professional and personal endeavors. "Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career" is your key to unlocking personal growth and enriched relationships. Embrace your true self, appreciate your strengths and weaknesses, and cultivate a deep sense of self-liking and comfort. Invest in yourself and watch as your newfound assertiveness transforms every part of your life. Join Rae A. Stonehouse on this empowering journey of self-discovery, enhanced communication, and fulfilling relationships. Grab your copy of "Assert Yourself! Harnessing the Power of Assertiveness in Your Career" today and take the first step toward personal and professional empowerment.

INNER-POWER BLUE-PRINT FOR ACCELERATING YOUR CAREER

INNER-POWER BLUE-PRINT FOR ACCELERATING YOUR CAREER
Author: Chetan Bulsari
Publisher: Shashwat Publication
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 8119281810

In this empowering book, author takes readers on a transformative journey to unlock their inner power and accelerate their career growth. This book is designed for ambitious individuals who are looking to take their careers to the next level. Whether you are just starting out in your career or are a seasoned professional, the strategies and insights in this book will help you drive productivity, differentiate you from the crowd, accelerate your progress and achieve your goals faster than you ever thought possible. Book offers tools and techniques, including NLP techniques for one to unlock their inner potential to power-up their career.

Launch Your Career

Launch Your Career
Author: Sean O'Keefe
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 152309270X

This book shows how any college student can land the position they want by creating relationships with professionals in the industries they're interested in by using the author's proven Career Launch Method. Did you know only 20 percent of jobs and internships are posted online? This means 80 percent of positions are filled in what Sean O'Keefe and others calls the hidden job market. This book will teach you how to tap into that 80 percent! O'Keefe, in partnership with the Career Leadership Collective, is now sharing his proven eight-step Career Launch Method that will help any student explore career options and land the internships and jobs they want by creating professional relationships from scratch. This book demystifies the concept of intentional, proactive relationship building by teaching all the practical microsteps needed to succeed. And O'Keefe teaches readers how to "play the student card," turning inexperience and eagerness to learn into a powerful advantage. Launch Your Career features first-person stories of students from all backgrounds and programs of study who have used the Career Launch Method to earn jobs or internships at all types of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, social enterprises, and institutions across the country and around the world. The book includes the Career Launch Readiness Assessment, which helps students evaluate their competency in five key areas. This book will become a go-to resource for students looking to find internships and jobs, as well as a needed tool for colleges looking to increase retention rates and student's return on investment.

Power Your Profits

Power Your Profits
Author: Susie Carder
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1982137681

“The book I wish I had when I was struggling to figure out how to take my business to the next level. Follow Susie’s strategies and power up your success!” —JJ Virgin, founder of Mindshare Collaborative and New York Times bestselling author A comprehensive, bulletproof start-to-finish plan for taking your business from startup mode to the multi-million-dollar mark straight from the inventor of the Predictable Success Method™. In the United States, most people who own small businesses struggle daily to make ends meet. Two-thirds of businesses earn less than $25,000 a year. Thankfully, Susie Carder—entrepreneur and business coach to everyone from Steve Harvey to Paul Mitchell—has developed the ultimate formula for incredible success. But she didn’t create it overnight. Susie Carder was at rock bottom financially during the Great Recession of 2008 when she was inspired to dig in and rebuild her fortune from the ground up. Today, she takes what she learned during that difficult time and shares her radical business strategies that have helped countless entrepreneurs and small business owners increase their revenues by more than 3,000%. As the creator of the Predictable Success Method™, Carder has a proven, twenty-year track record that includes building two $10 million companies herself, which she later sold. Filled with clear-eyed and practical advice, Power Your Profits teaches you how to run your daily operations, understand your finances, account for sales, and employ marketing systems that lead to predictable and substantial revenue and profit growth. And now, she’s sharing her hard-won wisdom—worth $5,000 an hour in coaching fees—with you.

Improve Your Career Performance (Collection)

Improve Your Career Performance (Collection)
Author: Ken Blanchard
Publisher: FT Press
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2013-08-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0133739848

In Leading at a Higher Level , Updated Edition, Blanchard and his colleagues bring together everything they've learned about world-class leadership. You'll discover how to create targets and visions based on the "triple bottom line"...and make sure people know who you are, where you're going, and the values that will guide your journey. From start to finish, this book extends Blanchard's breakthrough work on delivering legendary customer service, creating "raving fans," and building "Partnerships for Performance" that empower everyone who works for and with you. Updated throughout, this new edition contains two powerful, important new chapters: one on coaching to create higher-level leaders, and another on creating a higher-level culture throughout your organization. It also offers the definitive, most up-to-date techniques for leading yourself, individuals, teams, and entire organizations. Most importantly, it will help you dig deep within, discover the personal "leadership point of view" all great leaders possess-and apply it throughout your entire life. In Helping People Win at Work , WD-40 Company President/CEO Garry Ridge reveals how his company has used Blanchard's techniques to "Partner for Performance" with every employee, and achieve unprecedented levels of employee engagement and commitment. Ridge introduces WD-40's performance review system, explaining its goals, its features, and the cultural changes it required. Next, Ridge shares his "leadership point of view": what he expects of people, what they can expect of him, and where his beliefs about leadership and motivation came from. Finally, in Part IV, Ken Blanchard explains why WD-40's Partnering for Performance program works so well and how it can work for you, too. This book isn't about cheerleading: it's about transforming performance review one step at a time and reaping record-breaking results!

Manage Your Career

Manage Your Career
Author: Vijay Sathe
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631570625

Professor Sathe is a great gift, a passionate teacher who cares deeply about the life arc of each individual student. In his vibrant classroom, he translates strategic management into a personal discipline—and here in these pages, he brings to you and me the bene ts of his wise mentorship. —Jim Collins, author of Good to Great This book gives the reader the keys to survival and success as his or her career progresses from one job to the next in the same, or a different, organization—be it for-pro t, nonpro t, government, or volunteer. It is designed to help the reader avoid the many traps and pitfalls encountered along his or her career path and to help facilitate increased personal effectiveness during all three stages of the job cycle—interviewing, new hire, and long-term employment. Whether preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or in early, middle, or later career stages, this book will show the reader how to avoid jobs and organizations that are not a good fit. It will also go beyond survival and show how to achieve success by doing the job well and making other contributions to the organization in ways that improve job performance, satisfaction, happiness, and personal and professional growth. The keys this book provides will work whether the reader is an independent contributor, a manager responsible for the work of others, or an executive responsible for the enterprise. Organizational leaders, human resource professionals, career coaches, and mentors can also utilize this book to educate and train employees to be more productive at work and happy in their worklife.