Succeeding in the Workplace : Critical Skills for a Rewarding Career and Life You Love

by Susan E. Race; Mary Beth Regan; Jason Greene

• ISBN13: 9780967354279
• ISBN10: 0967354277
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Personal Growth Systems

Author Biography

Susan E. Race, is a career coach, training consultant, and professional speaker. She founded Personal Growth Systems after 25 years of coaching, teaching, training, and managing human resources functions in Fortune 500 companies. Susan earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education and Human Behavior and Development and holds a permanent secondary teaching certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Working with individuals who want to succeed in the workplace and life and with organizations that want to maximize their human resource, Susan facilitates the learning that compels individuals to excel in their chosen fields. She has coached, hired and trained thousands of individuals, helping them to build careers and achieve peak performance.

Table of Contents

The Choice is Yours-What do you want to do?	p. 1
Choosing Careers
Interests
Finding Your Passion
Defining Success
Motivation
Tips to SOAR!
Minding Your Business	p. 30
Types of Business
Organizational Structure
Levels of Authority
Customers
Corporate Culture
Tips to SOAR!
Well, Well, Well...What do you know?	p. 55
What Employers Want
Thinking and Reasoning
Interpersonal Relationships
Planning and Organizing
Tips to SOAR!
You think you've got problems?	p. 69
What is a problem?
Courage to Choose
Communicating Problems
Tips to SOAR!
Whose life is this anyway?	p. 85
Accountability
Results-Orientation
Productivity
More about customers
Attitude
Initiative
Tips to SOAR!
You want it WHEN?	p. 102
Goals
Driving Forces
Have it Your Way
Prioritizing
Tips to SOAR!
Like I said...	p. 125
Intention
React and Respond
Diversity
Verbal Communication: Fine art of listening
Non-verbal Communication
Written Communication
Tips to SOAR!
It's a small world after all...	p. 150
Your Beliefs
Behavioral styles
Myers-Briggs
How your beliefs affect behavior and relationships
Recognition
How to use this information
Male and Female component
Tips to SOAR!
Follow the leader...	p. 175
Leadership styles
Assessing potential
Mentors
Leadership roles
Types of Power
Tips to SOAR!
Let's try it this way...	p. 198
Networking
Adaptability and Flexibility
Tips to SOAR!
How to succeed in business without really trying...	p. 217
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Interviews
Common Interview Questions
Lifelong Learning
Tips to SOAR!
If it's to be, it's up to me!	p. 237
Attitude
Beliefs
Commitment
Continuous Learning
Tips to SOAR!
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