Stop Sabotaging Your Career: 8 Proven Strategies to Succeed--in Spite of Yourself

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Grand Central Publishing, Apr 23, 2007 - Business & Economics - 368 pages
From the New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, a surprising and universal guide to avoiding career pitfalls. 

From entry-level employees to senior executives, no one is exempt from career derailment. According to internationally recognized business coach Dr. Lois Frankel, the most common sources of unexpected changes in career momentum are not your shortcomings but your strengths--an overdependence on the exceptional abilities that contributed to past success. It is the employee who exhibits the widest array of technical and interpersonal capabilities who will rise to the top.

Now, in a guide for business people across all fields and professional levels, Dr. Frankel has identified the eight most effective strategies for overcoming career obstacles and becoming an invaluable member of any work environment. With self-tests and dozens of real world examples, Stop Sabataging Your Career helps readers identify their dominant professional behaviors and offers proven strategies to maximize their career potential--in spite of themselves.

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Build Strong 360Degree Relationships
Be an Integral Member of Your Team
Capitalize on the Power of Perception
Develop Your Emotional Intelligence and Likability Quotients
Manage
Balance Detail Orientation with Strategic Thinking
Network for Success
Personal Development Planning
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Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., is the President of Corporate Coaching International and sought-after for speaker engagements all over the world. She is a recognized expert in the fields of workplace behavior and female empowerment showing that half of the American workforce is made up of women, and they still earn 76.5 cents to every dollar earned by men.

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