You Can't Win a Fight With Your Boss - Softcover

Tom Markert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0732280052 ISBN 13: 9780732280055

Publisher: HarperCollins,Australia, 2004

Synopsis

In the tradition of Who Moved My Cheese? this book of wisdom will help you stay out of trouble and get ahead in any organisation.Working your way up in a company can be a great adventure, even a wild ride. While there is no formula or magic potion to guarantee success, there are some black-and-white things you must do - and do well - to get ahead.Whether you are a recent graduate just entering the workforce, or already in the corporate game, the 90 minutes it will take to soak up tom Markert's straightforward rules for success will be some of the best time you have ever spent.things you may never have considered before might be hindering your How clean is your car? What are you like at parties? What are you wearing right now - would you wear it if you were the CEO? How often do you smile? Should you choose the best job or the best money?Drawing on over 20 years of experience with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Citicorp and, most recently, information giant ACNielsen, tom Markert's book of advice will give you the edge you need to get ahead and stay there

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About the Author

Tom Markert is CEO of Ipsos Loyalty Worldwide, a Market Research provider to many Fortune 500 companies and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of State Auto, a publicly traded property and casualty insurer based in Columbus, Ohio. He has held leadership positions at ACNielsen, Citicorp, and Procter & Gamble and has held positions on the board of directors of the Australian professional basketball team the Sydney Kings and the American Chamber of Commerce in New South Wales, Australia. He lives in Connecticut.

From Booklist

Drawing on 20 years of experience with such companies as Procter & Gamble, Citicorp, and, most recently, information-giant ACNielsen, Markert presents a set of 56 rules of survival for working your way to the top in the corporate world. Designed more as snippets of inspiration to draw on randomly than as a book, these concise rules are a somewhat Zen approach to what otherwise might be a challenging and competitive environment. In rule number 26, "Take the Best Job," Markert advises, "Never go for the money, always go for the best job. The two are not necessarily linked." Topics include mentoring, looking the part, coaching your team, smiling and saying "thank you" as often as possible, and embracing change. In the title rule, which is number 9, he cautions that picking a fight with your boss is the quickest way to destroy your career. "It is a fight you cannot win under any circumstances, so why bother?" Sage advice indeed. David Siegfried
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Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins,Australia
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0732280052
• ISBN 13: 9780732280055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176