The Portable Mentor: Your Anywhere, Anytime Career Coach and Problem Solver / Edition 2

The Portable Mentor: Your Anywhere, Anytime Career Coach and Problem Solver / Edition 2

by Cy Charney
ISBN-10:
0814472125
ISBN-13:
9780814472125
Pub. Date:
09/22/2003
Publisher:
AMACOM
ISBN-10:
0814472125
ISBN-13:
9780814472125
Pub. Date:
09/22/2003
Publisher:
AMACOM
The Portable Mentor: Your Anywhere, Anytime Career Coach and Problem Solver / Edition 2

The Portable Mentor: Your Anywhere, Anytime Career Coach and Problem Solver / Edition 2

by Cy Charney

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Overview

"Up-and-coming professionals may have smarts, but they don't have all the answers. Every day presents issues they've never had to consider before. They'll be thankful for The Portable Mentor. This one-stop resource is jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common yet critical concerns, from goal-setting, decision-making, and project management to self-development and career planning. A ""24-7"" coach, adviser, and problem solver, The Portable Mentor will help readers: * Be more productive and make better decisions * Build better relationships with peers and supervisors * Enhance skills like writing, speaking, listening, time management, and negotiation * Take better care of their physical and mental well-being * Get ahead and lay the groundwork for further advancement Read start-to-finish or consulted as needed, this A-Z companion gives rising professionals practical guidance when they need it: every day."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814472125
Publisher: AMACOM
Publication date: 09/22/2003
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 17 Years

About the Author

Cy Charney (Thornhill, ON) is president of Charney and Associates, an organizational and individual performance-improvement consulting firm. He is the author of The Manager's Tool Kit(0-8144-7881-6) and The Trainer's Tool Kit(0-8144-7944-8).

Table of Contents

"Absenteeism

Accident Prevention

Anger

Assertiveness

Attitude Survey

Benchmarking

Career

Career Planning

Change

Coaching Your Teammates

Commitment

Communicating

Conflict

Couseling Interview

Creativity

Customer Service

Decision-Making

Delegation

Difficult People

Disciplinary Interview

Diversity

Empowering

Ethical and Moral Behavior

Etiquette in the Office

Exit Interview

Feedback

Goal-Setting

Harassment

Health and Wellness

Hiring

Influencing People

Influencing Senior Management

Leadership

Learning

ListeningMeasuring Your Performance

Meetings

Mentor

Mentoring

Mistakes

Money

Negotiating

Networking

Paperwork

Performance Review

Planning

Politics in the Office

Presentations

Problem —Solving

Productivity

Project Management

Re-engineering and Downsizing

Re-engineering Work Processes

Relationships

Safety

Self-Confidence

Self-Development"

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Paul Tulenko, syndicated columnist: "In each of the chapters you are presented with a panoply of tips, suggestions, comments and so-forth on the specific subject. It's a fun book that has a great number of good suggestions and ideas to spark that fertile mind of yours to come up with a meaningful answer to your problem(s). The author is a Canadian and the language is wonderful. This book rates 4 stars. (Only the Bible and the Constitution rate six stars)."

The Kansas City Star: "There’s a ton of information packed into this book...this book will let you zero in on whatever topic you need help with, from absenteeism and assertiveness to voice mail and writing skills."

Today’s Black Woman: “A must-have book for busy professionals, this one-stop resources features hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common, yet critical concerns, from goal setting, decision-making, and project management to self-development and career planning.”"

Paul Tulenko

In each of the chapters you are presented with a panoply of tips, suggestions, comments and so-forth on the specific subject. It's a fun book that has a great number of good suggestions and ideas to spark that fertile mind of yours to come up with a meaningful answer to your problems. The author is a Canadian and the language is wonderful. The book rates 4 stars. (Only the Bible and the Constitution rate six stars).

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