Early Stage Professional: starting off right - Softcover

Mellon, Fergus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099655520X ISBN 13: 9780996555203

Publisher: Fergus Mellon, 2015

Synopsis

“EARLY STAGE PROFESSIONAL: getting it right” is designed to help the very smart, but professionally unsophisticated group of employees who are in the workplace: those in their first five years following graduation. The book provides Early Stage Professionals ("ESP's") with everything that they need to meet their goals as they move from early stage through to more sophisticated, Growth Stage Professionals. Everything means charting out the basics (when to get into the office, how to take vacation, have effective one-to-ones with their manager) through to the more difficult topics such as the appropriate expectations of managers, dealing with workplace conflict, how to avoid office politics and everything in between. This is a battlefield- (ok workplace-) tested guide to being successful as an ESP. This is not a “if you do this you will be Mark Zuckerberg” work of fiction (although if it leads to that, then great!). Instead this is a realistic guide for everyone who wants to succeed in their first five years and ensure that they can meet their personal goals over a 45+ year career (skilled individual contributor, first level manager and then onto something even more lofty and maybe even CEO). It is not a get rich scheme! It is "real". Being "real" is important. As I say above there are books out there that set recent graduates up to fail primarily by setting sky high expectations (CEO by 29, founder of multi-billion dollar business by 30 etc) which can make Early Stage Professionals feel like failures and so trip them up by making poor decisions either in the workplace (misplaced ideas on how to get ahead that cause more harm than good). In addition to setting ESP’s up to be disappointed they do not provide good advice on how to achieve in their early years in the work place as well as help define what success really is. All this is a recipe if not for disaster, then certainly sadness and confusion! Move over Helicopter Parents (or maybe “Buy this for your ESP Helicopter Parents”!), this is a truly invaluable guide for “Professionals in the Making” and compared to the $100,000+ cost of college education is a bargain!

About this title

About the Author:

Fergus Mellon is an experienced manager and Digital Media executive who has worked in a variety of businesses in the United States and Europe. 

He started the Early Stage Professional project, initally as he wanted to help members of his team be successful at work. Based on the success of this, he then wrote Early Stage Professional: starting off right, set up the website EarlyStageProfessional.com, speaks at Colleges and runs training programs. All with the goal of helping Early Stage Professionals be effective in the workplace. 

Why listen to Fergus? Because he has helped others succeed! 

See these sample reviews from people he has worked with and get a flavor of his management and coaching style:

"It is completely idealistic and often rare a senior manager becomes a mentor and coach for a team who report into them - however this is exactly the exchange Fergus created. Fergus motivated and led his team with enthusiasm, positivity, and down to Earth humor, that created a hard working and excited creative team. Always extremely approachable and willing to help, Fergus created strong bonds between his reports and departments within the entire office. His presence and humor is missed, however Fergus would be an incredible asset to managing any team!"
Team Member, Early Stage Professional-level

"Fergus is the type of boss that any employee would be extremely lucky to have. He was supportive, encouraging, knowledgable, understood the bigger picture, and was appreciative of his team. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of media, business infrastructure, and management and encourages those that work for him to reach their potential. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to have worked for him."
Direct Report, Early Stage Professional-level

About this edition

• Publisher: Fergus Mellon
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 099655520X
• ISBN 13: 9780996555203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162