The Road to Success: How to Advance to the Top
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Contents
- Frontmatter
- Foreword ix
- Preface xi
- INTRODUCTION 1
- DO YOU WISH TO ADVANCE TO THE TOP? 3
- HOW HIGH WOULD YOU LIKE TO RISE IN YOUR OUTFIT? 9
- WHAT TYPE OF CHIEF DO YOU ASPIRE TO BE? 13
- ARE THERE STILL GENDER DIFFERENCES ON THE WAY UP THE CAREER LADDER? 15
- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADVANCING IN THE TWO TYPES OF HIERARCHY: BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA 23
- HOW TO BEHAVE AT COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEETINGS 31
- THE IMPORTANCE OF DRESS 37
- PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, GROOMING, AND FITNESS 39
- YOUR OFFICE 41
- E-MAIL AND TELEPHONE 45
- HOW TO GAIN RESPECT AND LOYALTY WHILE YOU ADVANCE IN YOUR CAREER 49
- BUDGETING YOUR TIME 53
- MAKING YOUR CHIEF AN ALLY AS YOU ADVANCE 57
- HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE FOR A NEW JOB 67
- SHOULD YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL? 71
- HOW TO CHOOSE A MENTOR AND MAKE THE BOND PRECIOUS 75
- ENTERTAINING 79
- FAMILY, MARRIAGE, AND CAREER 85
- THE TWO-CAREER MARRIAGE 87
- WORKING, ADVANCING IN A CAREER, AND ENJOYING LIFE 93
- PLANNING RETIREMENT 97
- Bibliography 99
- Index 101
