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Advice from the Presidents - The Student's Guide to Reaching the Top in Business and Politics (Hardcover)
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Advice from the Presidents - The Student's Guide to Reaching the Top in Business and Politics (Hardcover)
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The same skills and strategies can propel an aspiring executive to
the top of any organization, be it the Podunk High School Student
Council, the Acme Xylophone Corporation, or the government of the
United States of America. The student council president may be an
unpaid volunteer, and the Acme CEO may bark out orders in an office
that is rectangular, not oval. But the paths that lead to those
positions are remarkably similar to the trail that ends so
gloriously at the front door of the White House. Author G. Scott
Thomas spent two years examining the lives of nearly two hundred
presidential candidates--winners and losers, the famous and the
obscure--with an eye for the tactics and qualities that served
their careers well or damaged them beyond repair. He has distilled
their experiences into a comprehensive guide to success, Advice
from the Presidents. Thomas's book offers a wealth of advice,
quotations, and anecdotes that are pertinent to any up-and-coming
young man or woman. Which strategies for advancement are effective
and which are doomed to fail? Which personal traits should be
emulated and which are detrimental? Presidential candidates have
learned the answers the hard way, earning the education of a
lifetime in the gritty, cutthroat arena of national politics, a
field as competitive as any to be found in corporate America. And
now, for the first time, their valuable knowledge will be made
available to ambitious executives and eager students across the
country. Readers will learn the seven time-tested steps that can
transform a would-be chief executive or U.S. President into the
real thing: --Decide upon your long-term goal. --Develop your
skills and interests.--Polish your imageand your people skills.
--Organize a network of mentors and helpers. --Control your inner
demons and your opponents. --Maneuver to improve your position.
--Succeed with grace and serenity. In this book, readers will
follow the career paths of famous American politicians. There have
been smart presidents and unintelligent ones, honest and dishonest
ones, diligent and lazy ones. But all of these master politicians--
remarkably different in skills and personality --had one thing in
common. They all followed the same seven-step career plan detailed
in Advice from the Presidents. And so can any ambitious person in
any walk of life.
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Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2008 |
First published: |
June 2008 |
Authors: |
G.Scott Thomas
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Dimensions: |
257 x 183 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-35662-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-313-35662-9 |
Barcode: |
9780313356629 |
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