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Fast-Tracking Your Career provides engineers and IT professionals with a complete set of soft skills they can use to become more effective on the job and gain recognition from management and colleagues. The 11 core skills covered here are accompanied by more than 40 detailed guidelines on how to master those skills. The book offers first-rate advice on how to go about acquiring communication skills, people skills, presentation skills, time management skills, and others. Specific examples about current situations are discussed, exploring the impact of the Facebook phenomenon and the subprime…mehr
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Fast-Tracking Your Career provides engineers and IT professionals with a complete set of soft skills they can use to become more effective on the job and gain recognition from management and colleagues. The 11 core skills covered here are accompanied by more than 40 detailed guidelines on how to master those skills. The book offers first-rate advice on how to go about acquiring communication skills, people skills, presentation skills, time management skills, and others. Specific examples about current situations are discussed, exploring the impact of the Facebook phenomenon and the subprime mortgage crisis.
Visit the author's website for more information:
www.FastTrackingCareers.com
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www.FastTrackingCareers.com
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 192
- Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
- Gewicht: 295g
- ISBN-13: 9781118521786
- ISBN-10: 1118521781
- Artikelnr.: 37705574
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 192
- Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
- Gewicht: 295g
- ISBN-13: 9781118521786
- ISBN-10: 1118521781
- Artikelnr.: 37705574
Dr. WUSHOW "BILL" CHOU was Deputy Assistant Secretary and the founding CIO of the U.S. Treasury where he oversaw fourteen bureau CIOs and an annual budget of two billion dollars. He was also the founding Vice President of Telecommunications for Network Analysis Corporation; founding Director of Computer Studies at North Carolina State University; founding editor in chief of one journal and one magazine; and consultant to more than thirty organizations (both government and private sector). He is a Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University and Chair of the Advisory Board of IT Professional magazine. Dr. Chou is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Foreword xiii Dr. Sorel Reisman Guest Introduction i xv Dr. Simon Y. Liu Guest Introduction ii xvii Dr. Arnold "Jay" Bragg Guest Introduction iii xix Frank E. Ferrante Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Introduction and Summary 1 Engineers Are Potentially Better Positioned as Executives
1 Categorization of Smart Soft Skills
2 Rules for Mastering Smart Soft Skills
3 Relationships among the Soft Skills
8 PART ONE: Communications: The Absolutely Necessary Chapter 1 Communications Smart 13 Rule 1: Being always ready for elevator pitches/speeches
14 Rule 2: Mastering a presentation by mastering the onset
16 Rule 3: Using three diagrams to simplify complexity
18 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the audience
20 Rule 5: Being careful of careless comments
23 Rule 6: Using plain language
24 Rule 7: Using jokes and self-deprecating humor
26 PART TWO: Dealing with People: The Essential Chapter 2 People Smart 31 Rule 1: Getting accepted by accepting others fi rst
32 Rule 2: Winning by understanding both ourselves and our counterparts
34 Rule 3: Being aggressive by being nonaggressive
36 Rule 4: Gaining by giving
38 Rule 5: Successful networking by networking less
41 Rule 6: Being heard by listening
46 Chapter 3 Marketing Smart 49 Rule 1: Sizing up and resonating with our "customers"
51 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our "product"
53 Rule 3: Making a convincing presentation with a well-crafted presentation
53 Rule 4: Inciting enthusiasm with enthusiasm
54 A Marketing Role Model: Steve Jobs (and His Embodiment
Apple)
55 PART THREE: Dealing with the Self: The Basic Chapter 4 Work Smart 59 Rule 1: Achieving outstanding results by not seeking perfection
60 Rule 2: Avoiding blunders of overconfi dence
62 Rule 3: Focusing on self-examination
not on blaming others
when things gone awry
63 Chapter 5 Time Smart 65 Rule 1: Investing time with the same zeal as venture capitalists investing money
66 Rule 2: Killing two birds with one stone
68 Rule 3: Minding ROI
70 Rule 4: Making nonproductive time productive
71 Rule 5: Turning spare time into opportunities
73 Rule 6: Keeping the mind sharp by taking catnaps
74 Chapter 6 Career Smart 77 Rule 1: Opting to be a big fi sh in a small pond
78 Rule 2: Hopping to a more opportune pond at opportune moments
80 Rule 3: Never polishing a sneaker
84 Rule 4: Making a good lasting impression by making a good first impression
86 PART FOUR: Dealing with the Boss: Earning Trust and Recognition Chapter 7 Job-Interview Smart 89 Rule 1: Being well prepared by collecting relevant information
90 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our qualifi cations
91 Rule 3: Preparing targeted elevator pitches/speeches
91 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the interviewer
92 Rule 5: Winning interviewers' confi dence in us by exhibiting confidence
93 Rule 6: Avoiding gaffes by avoiding overconfi dence
93 Stories of Failed Interviews
93 A Successful Interview Story
98 Chapter 8 Boss Smart 101 Rule 1: Winning trust by showing loyalty
102 Rule 2: Gaining gratitude by sharing credit and taking blame
104 Rule 3: Being astute by watching for nuances
105 Rule 4: Being proactive and farsighted
107 Rule 5: Showing enthusiasm for challenging assignments
108 PART FIVE: Dealing with Staff: Inspiring Loyalty and Productivity Chapter 9 Motivating Smart 111 Rule 1: Winning loyalty by being loyal
112 Rule 2: Getting credit by not taking credit
114 Rule 3: Motivating by complimenting
115 Chapter 10 Delegating Smart 117 Rule 1: Getting more done by doing less
118 Rule 2: Delegating successfully by matching tasks with staff
119 Rule 3: Making controversial decisions by not making them
122 PART SIX: Being Visionary: Leading to the C-Suite Chapter 11 Beyond the Box 127 Rule 1: Examining the big picture to identify opportunities
128 Rule 2: Forming a visionary plan
131 Rule 3: Marketing the vision
131 Successful Fast-Tracking Stories
132 Final Thoughts 137 The Book's Objective
137 "Soft Skills" and "Rules" Outside the Scope of This Book
137 High Achievers' Soft Skills
139 Personal Career Goals
140 Appendix Tables for Principles
Strategies
and Rules 141 Table A.1 Principles and Strategies
141 Table A.2 Communications Smart
142 Table A.3 People Smart
143 Table A.4 Marketing Smart
144 Table A.5 Work Smart
145 Table A.6 Time Smart
146 Table A.7 Career Smart
146 Table A.8 Job-Interview Smart
147 Table A.9 Boss Smart
148 Table A.10 Motivating Smart
149 Table A.11 Delegating Smart
149 Table A.12 Beyond the Box
150 Abbreviations 151 Index 153
1 Categorization of Smart Soft Skills
2 Rules for Mastering Smart Soft Skills
3 Relationships among the Soft Skills
8 PART ONE: Communications: The Absolutely Necessary Chapter 1 Communications Smart 13 Rule 1: Being always ready for elevator pitches/speeches
14 Rule 2: Mastering a presentation by mastering the onset
16 Rule 3: Using three diagrams to simplify complexity
18 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the audience
20 Rule 5: Being careful of careless comments
23 Rule 6: Using plain language
24 Rule 7: Using jokes and self-deprecating humor
26 PART TWO: Dealing with People: The Essential Chapter 2 People Smart 31 Rule 1: Getting accepted by accepting others fi rst
32 Rule 2: Winning by understanding both ourselves and our counterparts
34 Rule 3: Being aggressive by being nonaggressive
36 Rule 4: Gaining by giving
38 Rule 5: Successful networking by networking less
41 Rule 6: Being heard by listening
46 Chapter 3 Marketing Smart 49 Rule 1: Sizing up and resonating with our "customers"
51 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our "product"
53 Rule 3: Making a convincing presentation with a well-crafted presentation
53 Rule 4: Inciting enthusiasm with enthusiasm
54 A Marketing Role Model: Steve Jobs (and His Embodiment
Apple)
55 PART THREE: Dealing with the Self: The Basic Chapter 4 Work Smart 59 Rule 1: Achieving outstanding results by not seeking perfection
60 Rule 2: Avoiding blunders of overconfi dence
62 Rule 3: Focusing on self-examination
not on blaming others
when things gone awry
63 Chapter 5 Time Smart 65 Rule 1: Investing time with the same zeal as venture capitalists investing money
66 Rule 2: Killing two birds with one stone
68 Rule 3: Minding ROI
70 Rule 4: Making nonproductive time productive
71 Rule 5: Turning spare time into opportunities
73 Rule 6: Keeping the mind sharp by taking catnaps
74 Chapter 6 Career Smart 77 Rule 1: Opting to be a big fi sh in a small pond
78 Rule 2: Hopping to a more opportune pond at opportune moments
80 Rule 3: Never polishing a sneaker
84 Rule 4: Making a good lasting impression by making a good first impression
86 PART FOUR: Dealing with the Boss: Earning Trust and Recognition Chapter 7 Job-Interview Smart 89 Rule 1: Being well prepared by collecting relevant information
90 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our qualifi cations
91 Rule 3: Preparing targeted elevator pitches/speeches
91 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the interviewer
92 Rule 5: Winning interviewers' confi dence in us by exhibiting confidence
93 Rule 6: Avoiding gaffes by avoiding overconfi dence
93 Stories of Failed Interviews
93 A Successful Interview Story
98 Chapter 8 Boss Smart 101 Rule 1: Winning trust by showing loyalty
102 Rule 2: Gaining gratitude by sharing credit and taking blame
104 Rule 3: Being astute by watching for nuances
105 Rule 4: Being proactive and farsighted
107 Rule 5: Showing enthusiasm for challenging assignments
108 PART FIVE: Dealing with Staff: Inspiring Loyalty and Productivity Chapter 9 Motivating Smart 111 Rule 1: Winning loyalty by being loyal
112 Rule 2: Getting credit by not taking credit
114 Rule 3: Motivating by complimenting
115 Chapter 10 Delegating Smart 117 Rule 1: Getting more done by doing less
118 Rule 2: Delegating successfully by matching tasks with staff
119 Rule 3: Making controversial decisions by not making them
122 PART SIX: Being Visionary: Leading to the C-Suite Chapter 11 Beyond the Box 127 Rule 1: Examining the big picture to identify opportunities
128 Rule 2: Forming a visionary plan
131 Rule 3: Marketing the vision
131 Successful Fast-Tracking Stories
132 Final Thoughts 137 The Book's Objective
137 "Soft Skills" and "Rules" Outside the Scope of This Book
137 High Achievers' Soft Skills
139 Personal Career Goals
140 Appendix Tables for Principles
Strategies
and Rules 141 Table A.1 Principles and Strategies
141 Table A.2 Communications Smart
142 Table A.3 People Smart
143 Table A.4 Marketing Smart
144 Table A.5 Work Smart
145 Table A.6 Time Smart
146 Table A.7 Career Smart
146 Table A.8 Job-Interview Smart
147 Table A.9 Boss Smart
148 Table A.10 Motivating Smart
149 Table A.11 Delegating Smart
149 Table A.12 Beyond the Box
150 Abbreviations 151 Index 153
Foreword xiii Dr. Sorel Reisman Guest Introduction i xv Dr. Simon Y. Liu Guest Introduction ii xvii Dr. Arnold "Jay" Bragg Guest Introduction iii xix Frank E. Ferrante Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Introduction and Summary 1 Engineers Are Potentially Better Positioned as Executives
1 Categorization of Smart Soft Skills
2 Rules for Mastering Smart Soft Skills
3 Relationships among the Soft Skills
8 PART ONE: Communications: The Absolutely Necessary Chapter 1 Communications Smart 13 Rule 1: Being always ready for elevator pitches/speeches
14 Rule 2: Mastering a presentation by mastering the onset
16 Rule 3: Using three diagrams to simplify complexity
18 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the audience
20 Rule 5: Being careful of careless comments
23 Rule 6: Using plain language
24 Rule 7: Using jokes and self-deprecating humor
26 PART TWO: Dealing with People: The Essential Chapter 2 People Smart 31 Rule 1: Getting accepted by accepting others fi rst
32 Rule 2: Winning by understanding both ourselves and our counterparts
34 Rule 3: Being aggressive by being nonaggressive
36 Rule 4: Gaining by giving
38 Rule 5: Successful networking by networking less
41 Rule 6: Being heard by listening
46 Chapter 3 Marketing Smart 49 Rule 1: Sizing up and resonating with our "customers"
51 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our "product"
53 Rule 3: Making a convincing presentation with a well-crafted presentation
53 Rule 4: Inciting enthusiasm with enthusiasm
54 A Marketing Role Model: Steve Jobs (and His Embodiment
Apple)
55 PART THREE: Dealing with the Self: The Basic Chapter 4 Work Smart 59 Rule 1: Achieving outstanding results by not seeking perfection
60 Rule 2: Avoiding blunders of overconfi dence
62 Rule 3: Focusing on self-examination
not on blaming others
when things gone awry
63 Chapter 5 Time Smart 65 Rule 1: Investing time with the same zeal as venture capitalists investing money
66 Rule 2: Killing two birds with one stone
68 Rule 3: Minding ROI
70 Rule 4: Making nonproductive time productive
71 Rule 5: Turning spare time into opportunities
73 Rule 6: Keeping the mind sharp by taking catnaps
74 Chapter 6 Career Smart 77 Rule 1: Opting to be a big fi sh in a small pond
78 Rule 2: Hopping to a more opportune pond at opportune moments
80 Rule 3: Never polishing a sneaker
84 Rule 4: Making a good lasting impression by making a good first impression
86 PART FOUR: Dealing with the Boss: Earning Trust and Recognition Chapter 7 Job-Interview Smart 89 Rule 1: Being well prepared by collecting relevant information
90 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our qualifi cations
91 Rule 3: Preparing targeted elevator pitches/speeches
91 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the interviewer
92 Rule 5: Winning interviewers' confi dence in us by exhibiting confidence
93 Rule 6: Avoiding gaffes by avoiding overconfi dence
93 Stories of Failed Interviews
93 A Successful Interview Story
98 Chapter 8 Boss Smart 101 Rule 1: Winning trust by showing loyalty
102 Rule 2: Gaining gratitude by sharing credit and taking blame
104 Rule 3: Being astute by watching for nuances
105 Rule 4: Being proactive and farsighted
107 Rule 5: Showing enthusiasm for challenging assignments
108 PART FIVE: Dealing with Staff: Inspiring Loyalty and Productivity Chapter 9 Motivating Smart 111 Rule 1: Winning loyalty by being loyal
112 Rule 2: Getting credit by not taking credit
114 Rule 3: Motivating by complimenting
115 Chapter 10 Delegating Smart 117 Rule 1: Getting more done by doing less
118 Rule 2: Delegating successfully by matching tasks with staff
119 Rule 3: Making controversial decisions by not making them
122 PART SIX: Being Visionary: Leading to the C-Suite Chapter 11 Beyond the Box 127 Rule 1: Examining the big picture to identify opportunities
128 Rule 2: Forming a visionary plan
131 Rule 3: Marketing the vision
131 Successful Fast-Tracking Stories
132 Final Thoughts 137 The Book's Objective
137 "Soft Skills" and "Rules" Outside the Scope of This Book
137 High Achievers' Soft Skills
139 Personal Career Goals
140 Appendix Tables for Principles
Strategies
and Rules 141 Table A.1 Principles and Strategies
141 Table A.2 Communications Smart
142 Table A.3 People Smart
143 Table A.4 Marketing Smart
144 Table A.5 Work Smart
145 Table A.6 Time Smart
146 Table A.7 Career Smart
146 Table A.8 Job-Interview Smart
147 Table A.9 Boss Smart
148 Table A.10 Motivating Smart
149 Table A.11 Delegating Smart
149 Table A.12 Beyond the Box
150 Abbreviations 151 Index 153
1 Categorization of Smart Soft Skills
2 Rules for Mastering Smart Soft Skills
3 Relationships among the Soft Skills
8 PART ONE: Communications: The Absolutely Necessary Chapter 1 Communications Smart 13 Rule 1: Being always ready for elevator pitches/speeches
14 Rule 2: Mastering a presentation by mastering the onset
16 Rule 3: Using three diagrams to simplify complexity
18 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the audience
20 Rule 5: Being careful of careless comments
23 Rule 6: Using plain language
24 Rule 7: Using jokes and self-deprecating humor
26 PART TWO: Dealing with People: The Essential Chapter 2 People Smart 31 Rule 1: Getting accepted by accepting others fi rst
32 Rule 2: Winning by understanding both ourselves and our counterparts
34 Rule 3: Being aggressive by being nonaggressive
36 Rule 4: Gaining by giving
38 Rule 5: Successful networking by networking less
41 Rule 6: Being heard by listening
46 Chapter 3 Marketing Smart 49 Rule 1: Sizing up and resonating with our "customers"
51 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our "product"
53 Rule 3: Making a convincing presentation with a well-crafted presentation
53 Rule 4: Inciting enthusiasm with enthusiasm
54 A Marketing Role Model: Steve Jobs (and His Embodiment
Apple)
55 PART THREE: Dealing with the Self: The Basic Chapter 4 Work Smart 59 Rule 1: Achieving outstanding results by not seeking perfection
60 Rule 2: Avoiding blunders of overconfi dence
62 Rule 3: Focusing on self-examination
not on blaming others
when things gone awry
63 Chapter 5 Time Smart 65 Rule 1: Investing time with the same zeal as venture capitalists investing money
66 Rule 2: Killing two birds with one stone
68 Rule 3: Minding ROI
70 Rule 4: Making nonproductive time productive
71 Rule 5: Turning spare time into opportunities
73 Rule 6: Keeping the mind sharp by taking catnaps
74 Chapter 6 Career Smart 77 Rule 1: Opting to be a big fi sh in a small pond
78 Rule 2: Hopping to a more opportune pond at opportune moments
80 Rule 3: Never polishing a sneaker
84 Rule 4: Making a good lasting impression by making a good first impression
86 PART FOUR: Dealing with the Boss: Earning Trust and Recognition Chapter 7 Job-Interview Smart 89 Rule 1: Being well prepared by collecting relevant information
90 Rule 2: Putting a positive spin on our qualifi cations
91 Rule 3: Preparing targeted elevator pitches/speeches
91 Rule 4: Sizing up and resonating with the interviewer
92 Rule 5: Winning interviewers' confi dence in us by exhibiting confidence
93 Rule 6: Avoiding gaffes by avoiding overconfi dence
93 Stories of Failed Interviews
93 A Successful Interview Story
98 Chapter 8 Boss Smart 101 Rule 1: Winning trust by showing loyalty
102 Rule 2: Gaining gratitude by sharing credit and taking blame
104 Rule 3: Being astute by watching for nuances
105 Rule 4: Being proactive and farsighted
107 Rule 5: Showing enthusiasm for challenging assignments
108 PART FIVE: Dealing with Staff: Inspiring Loyalty and Productivity Chapter 9 Motivating Smart 111 Rule 1: Winning loyalty by being loyal
112 Rule 2: Getting credit by not taking credit
114 Rule 3: Motivating by complimenting
115 Chapter 10 Delegating Smart 117 Rule 1: Getting more done by doing less
118 Rule 2: Delegating successfully by matching tasks with staff
119 Rule 3: Making controversial decisions by not making them
122 PART SIX: Being Visionary: Leading to the C-Suite Chapter 11 Beyond the Box 127 Rule 1: Examining the big picture to identify opportunities
128 Rule 2: Forming a visionary plan
131 Rule 3: Marketing the vision
131 Successful Fast-Tracking Stories
132 Final Thoughts 137 The Book's Objective
137 "Soft Skills" and "Rules" Outside the Scope of This Book
137 High Achievers' Soft Skills
139 Personal Career Goals
140 Appendix Tables for Principles
Strategies
and Rules 141 Table A.1 Principles and Strategies
141 Table A.2 Communications Smart
142 Table A.3 People Smart
143 Table A.4 Marketing Smart
144 Table A.5 Work Smart
145 Table A.6 Time Smart
146 Table A.7 Career Smart
146 Table A.8 Job-Interview Smart
147 Table A.9 Boss Smart
148 Table A.10 Motivating Smart
149 Table A.11 Delegating Smart
149 Table A.12 Beyond the Box
150 Abbreviations 151 Index 153