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BA to Boardroom with no BS, Skills For Life (Paperback)
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BA to Boardroom with no BS, Skills For Life (Paperback)
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Loot Price R284
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What does a person have to do to achieve success in the workforce,
or more broadly, in life? If you've ever asked yourself these
questions, look no further than here. Author Christopher Wilson's
BA to Boardroom with No BS, Skills for Life delivers an answer
that's straightforward, sensible, and, as the title suggests,
devoid of all the "BS" clouding most forms of career advice these
days. Described by Paul F. Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, as "one of those essential life guides
that everyone should have," BA to Boardroom with No BS gives
readers what they need to know. The book offers pragmatic, usable
advice on how to affect positive change and practical growth in
one's career and personal life. By honing the interpersonal and
professional skills necessary not only to spur, but also to respond
to, one's rise through the ranks, individuals are set up to achieve
more successful outcomes. Wilson's unique brand of no-nonsense
advice is based on the premise that, while knowledge is important
in any job, skills are what ultimately move people forward and
enable them to climb the workplace ladder. To illustrate this
point, Wilson compares the accumulation of job skills to the act of
filling a toolbox with tools. With each new tool added to the box,
one becomes more equipped to build a better outcome, more mindful
of the results each tool produces, and more capable of choosing,
and effectively using, the right tools for the right job. Through a
series of very relatable, often funny, and always edifying stories,
Wilson identifies very specific personal and professional skills
and depicts the application of those skills to actual workplace
scenarios, as he encountered them during his thirty-plus years
working as a corporate employee, CEO, mentor, parent, and executive
coach. While the stories in BA to Boardroom with No BS can be read
straight through and in order, success-driven individuals will want
to revisit the text over and over again as they progress through
career and life, calling upon it as a reference whenever the need
arises to learn how to deal with a new, different, or challenging
work or personal situation. An "Index of Skills" near the front of
the book enables readers to do just that. After finding the desired
skill in the index, they need only flip to the correct page to find
the desired information. Some of the skills featured in the book
include: personal skills, such as resume writing, salary
negotiation, and peer relations; management skills, such as hiring
people, building a team, and managing up; leadership skills, such
as influencing, situational leadership, and stakeholder analysis;
and life skills, such as investing, credit, and insurance basics.
However accurate the title may be when it comes to "No BS," do not
be deceived by the appearance of "BA" in the title. Though the book
is intended primarily for college students and graduates entering
the workforce for the first time, BA to Boardroom with No BS offers
benefits to a much larger audience. In addition to providing a
resource for new workers, the book offers invaluable information,
instruction, and motivation for those who are returning to work
after hiatus, assuming greater leadership and/or management roles
in an existing job, looking to get a tighter grasp on workplace
dynamics, or simply looking to get ahead in any aspect of life. For
more complete information, visit www.batoboardroom.com.
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