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Introduction | p. xi |
Practice | p. 3 |
Retrain Your Brain | p. 5 |
Look for Angels Wearing Overalls | p. 8 |
Create Camaraderie | p. 11 |
Offer Others an All-Access Pass | p. 14 |
Don't Work in a Goat's Stomach | p. 17 |
"I Wondered Where That Was...." | p. 20 |
Home Office Professionalism | p. 21 |
Adopt a Renaissance Attitude | p. 23 |
Corporate CliffsNotes | p. 26 |
Recognize "Opportunity Costs" | p. 27 |
The Chute You Pack May Be Your Own | p. 30 |
See the Whole Board; Think Several Moves Deep | p. 32 |
Who's Your "Fish"? | p. 35 |
Pick Limiting Features | p. 37 |
"If I Only Had X Back at My Office..." | p. 39 |
"No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent" | p. 41 |
What Two Things... | p. 44 |
Breakups Are Like Handguns | p. 44 |
Don't Break Your Own Heart | p. 46 |
Business Class Is About More Than the Salted Almonds | p. 48 |
Summing It Up | p. 49 |
Know | p. 51 |
Manners Matter | p. 53 |
Elevator Etiquette | p. 57 |
Off-Duty Do's and Don'ts | p. 58 |
Stick a Fork in Me | p. 62 |
For the Love of Pete | p. 64 |
"No Problem" Is One | p. 65 |
(Mis)Pronunciation(s) | p. 65 |
(No Need to) Second That Emotion | p. 66 |
"In Other Words" | p. 67 |
Sample Script: "This Is She" | p. 67 |
The Six Layers of Why | p. 69 |
Why Not | p. 71 |
Master the Medium | p. 73 |
Eye Spy | p. 75 |
Sign with Style | p. 78 |
URGENT!! | p. 82 |
Texting-Time Out | p. 84 |
The Must-Have FAQ | p. 85 |
It's All in the Timing | p. 91 |
Human Resources: An Insider's Guide | p. 97 |
Sample Script: Your Greatest Strength | p. 103 |
Presenting Your (Checkered) Past | p. 104 |
The Compensation Conversation | p. 105 |
The Artful Dodge | p. 106 |
The Toddler Treatment | p. 108 |
Problem Solving is Personal | p. 109 |
"You Can Discover More About a Person in an Hour of Play Than in a Year of Conversation" | p. 110 |
Get Something on the Calender | p. 112 |
Your Problems Are Not (Necessarily) Their Problems | p. 113 |
You Must Have the Cattle | p. 114 |
Now You're Speaking My Language | p. 116 |
The Ten Worst Business Sayings | p. 117 |
Summing It Up | p. 118 |
Do | p. 121 |
Plan for Courage | p. 123 |
There's a New Kid in Town | p. 127 |
"Can You Come Speak to an Old Friend?" | p. 129 |
"Let Us Not Commit Suicide for Fear of Death" | p. 130 |
Job Search Secret: "Do It, Delegate It, or Delete It" | p. 131 |
Abandon All Nonessential Functions | p. 133 |
Research Roundup | p. 134 |
Job Interview Time Line | p. 136 |
Have a Thick Face | p. 140 |
Just Say Yes | p. 141 |
Sample Script: Embed Yourself | p. 142 |
Be "Dress-Ready" | p. 142 |
Do Go There | p. 144 |
Bypass the Bureaucracy | p. 146 |
Call with No News | p. 147 |
Your Approximate Waiting Time Is... | p. 150 |
Keep Current Outside Your Comfort Zone | p. 151 |
Have a Scheme (or at Least a Blog) | p. 154 |
Favor the Moment | p. 160 |
Return Receipt Requested | p. 163 |
Brain Barter | p. 165 |
The Elegant Extrication | p. 167 |
Stop the Bombing | p. 167 |
Make Expectations Explicit | p. 168 |
Build and Advisory Board | p. 170 |
Don't Ask Permission | p. 174 |
Summing It Up | p. 176 |
Remain Calm and Carry On: An Afterword | p. 179 |
Website Roundup | p. 187 |
Recommended Reading | p. 191 |
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