Thriving at Work

Michael Mark Dennis: Dam

Description

"Technical" skills + "Soft" skills = Work and Career Success! This book is for the young people who are beginning to dip their toes in the professional world as well as current professionals. It provides a proven roadmap to fast-track your career. In the increasingly global workplace of today, being conversant with international business culture is the key to success. Thriving At Work is a smart and practical guide full of real-world examples and expert advice. Here are skills that are not usually taught in school and can otherwise take years to learn - often the hard way! Chapters include: How to Write a Compelling Resume How to Prepare for Interviews How to Run and Facilitate Meetings How to Understand and Use Business Idioms How to Handle Conflicts How to Ask for a Raise How to Work with Your Managers How to Handle Workplace Politics"An absolute gem... A personal bootcamp for invaluable soft skills. Every future-ready professional should read this!" A Kian Chong Lee, Board Director, BNF/Boston Business School

Sujets

• Employabilité, métiers et formations

Informations

• Publié par: Marshall Cavendish International
• Date de parution: 17 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789815044195
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Tapping their real-life experiences, Michael and Dennis have put together a great resource especially for young adults joining the workforce. Straightforward and easy to follow, the book maps out every important aspect of work life, giving the reader invaluable advice to navigate the office minefields and arrive at their career goals.
- Kai Hoe Tan, Chairman, Singapore Red Cross
This book succinctly illustrates and depicts the realities of the working world - not only for a new joiner but for an experienced working adult. The practical examples encapsulate the work challenges encountered by all - no matter where you are in your working career. An absolute must-read for all in the working world!
- Esther Lim, APAC HR Leader, US Multinational
If you want to get a great head-start in your career, this book is for you. The authors show you powerful solutions for handling work challenges and effective ways to fast-track your career. An insightful, practical and interesting read with lots of real work examples. I highly recommend it.
- Mari Young, Category Management Senior Director, Fortune 100 Company
With Thriving at Work , you don t have to learn the hard way to succeed at work and fast-track your career. This book shows you how.
- Raj Das, Senior Director, Seagate Technology
This book should have a prominent place on the book shelf of every person entering the workforce. One-of-a-kind book with lots of real work examples, and insightful and valuable suggestions to manage your career successfully.
- Loretta Li-Sevilla, Senior Director, Fortune 100 Company
Wish I d had something like this when starting out. Concise, well organized and practical insight into work environments. Like having access to a personal career coach.
- Chris Bennett, former Vice President, NetApp Company
This book is an absolute gem! It is a personal bootcamp for invaluable soft skills. Full of actionable insights and real-life scenarios, every future-ready professional should have one!
- Kian Chong Lee, Board Director, BNF/Boston Business School
Honest, direct and tangible! Invaluable insights and tips to thrive on the most common challenges professionals face at work. This is a must-have career 101 handbook.
- Shalyn Lee, former Vice President, HP
In the many years Michael and I worked together, I was very impressed with his ability to communicate, build consensus and lead in any situation. The insights I learned from Michael have been valuable to my career growth. It s great that Michael is sharing his lifelong career wisdom, learnings and insights through this book. If you can put half of what s in this book to practice, you will do very well in your career.
- Paul Chou, former Vice President, Foxconn

2022 Dennis Mark and Michael Dam
Published in 2022 by Marshall Cavendish Business
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National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Name(s): Mark, Dennis. | Dam, Michael, author.
Title: Thriving at work : what school doesn t teach you / Dennis Mark, Michael Dam.
Description: International edition. | Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Business, 2022.
Identifier(s): e-ISBN 978 981 5044 19 5
Subject(s): LCSH: Vocational guidance. | Career development. | Success in business.
Classification: DDC 650.1--dc23
Printed in Singapore
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: Starting Out
1. How to Build, Maintain and Grow Your Network
2. How to Search for Job Opportunities
3. How Companies Hire
4. How to Explore Job Options
5. How to Write a Compelling Resume
6. How to Handle Interviews with Confidence
7. How to Start Your Job on the Right Foot
Part 2: Communicating
8. How to Communicate Effectively - Verbal and Written
9. How to Organize and Develop Presentation Content
10. How to Present Persuasively
11. How to Communicate and Present to Specific Audiences
12. How to Run and Facilitate Meetings
Part 3: Collaborating
13. How to Collaborate Successfully
14. How to Earn Trust
15. How to Get People to Listen
16. How to Give and Receive Feedback
17. How to Handle Conflicts and Difficult Situations
18. How to Deal with Difficult Co-workers
Part 4: Negotiating
19. How to Become a Good Negotiator
20. How to Negotiate a Job Offer
21. How to Ask for a Raise
22. How to Say No Smartly
23. How to Stand Out and Promote Yourself
Part 5: Managing Your Manager
24. How to Manage Up
25. How to Work with Different Types of Managers
26. How to Prepare for a Performance Review
27. How to Work with Human Resources (HR)
Part 6: Optimizing Your Success
28. How to Manage Time and Prioritize Effectively
29. How to Deal with Changes at Work
30. How to Understand and Use Business Idioms
31. How to Handle Workplace Politics Smartly
32. How to Engage in Small Talk Naturally
References
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
This book is the brainchild of countless hours of discussion with our extended family members, friends, colleagues and students. As Asians working for US multinational companies, we both enjoyed the great learning and growth journey over the decades. We both were fortunate to receive inputs, coaching and exposures in the fast-paced technology business environment that covered most markets across the world. We are grateful for the journey and felt even more privileged to come together to share our experience and learning with our readers, just like those who taught us along the way.
With gratitude:
To Linda for the thorough and excellent initial editing work and the wonderful ideas to keep the content up to date, especially in this fast-changing world.
To Thomas for the great insight and suggestions from the millennial s perspective.
To Orion and Christopher for the tremendous final editing work and for your dedication and labour of love.
To Alice, Esther, Eugene, Thomas for many of the Asian markets knowledge, youthful insights and encouragement.
To the many colleagues, friends and students for reviewing the book s content and giving us valuable feedback and encouragement.
To the executives for taking the time from your busy schedule to review the book and sharing your valuable insight and wisdom.
To Joey for your creative ideas, loyalty and generosity. You are my inspiration.
To the learning institutions that appreciate the lifelong learning journeys and their supportive effort in expanding the reach of this book content into lessons and learning curriculums.
To our family for your support, unconditional love, sacrifices and heartfelt encouragement. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you for this learning journey. We will get even better learning each and every day! Never stop learning!
Introduction
Technical skills + Soft skills = Work and Career Success
We wrote this book for young people who are beginning to dip their toes in the professional world as well as current professionals. This book provides a proven roadmap for you to achieve immediate success and to fast-track your career. The soft skills discussed in this book will enable you to get a head-start and navigate the many changes and challenges in the workplace and throughout your career. These are the skills not usually taught in school and can otherwise take years to learn.
What This Career Handbook Is About
This book is a comprehensive collection of the best practices and skills to help professionals succeed throughout their career. These career skills were learned and developed over a combined 50 years of professional experience, as well as captured from observing and interviewing successful professionals, from individual contributors to high-level executives.
This book covers different situations in the workplace that employees will likely face and suggests ways to handle them effectively. In addition, it includes important skills required to succeed not only at your job, but also throughout your career.
Why This Book Was Written
Colleges and other tertiary educational institutions, for the most part, focus on teaching students academic and technical skills of their field, and fall short on teaching students the soft skills to complement their academic and technical training, such as the ability to work effectively with people to solve difficult business issues.
While mastering academic and technical discipline is fundamental to a student s profession, it s not nearly enough to guarantee them success in their career. According to a survey released by PayScale (PayScale, 2016), the majority of new college graduat