Political Dilemmas at Work : How to Maintain Your Integrity and Further Your Career - new book

EAN (ISBN-13): 9780470440735
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0470440732
Publishing year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
256 Pages
Language: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 0470440732

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0-470-44073-2, 978-0-470-44073-5
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Book author: mike colin, gary, ranke, phipps, marc siegel, turner marc, ranker

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Author: Gary Ranker
Title: Political Dilemmas at Work - How to Maintain Your Integrity and Further Your Career
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley & Sons
256 Pages
Publishing year: 2008-10-16
Language: English
19,99 € (DE)

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Foreword (Marshall Goldsmith). Preface. Chapter 1: Political Rival. You've always played it straight and got good results. Nowyou're up against a strong and cunning political rival who seemsdetermined to derail your success. Chapter 2: Power Vacuum. Your boss has moved on, and a successor has yet to beappointed. Suddenly, nobody is quite sure what to do. Chapter 3: Victoria's Secrets. You've got the inside track on a big issue, and you are boundby confidentialityâ?? but everyone keeps asking anyway. Chapter 4: Troublemaker. You have a troublemaker in your team who is extremely wellconnected. You'd like to fire himâ??but you can't! Chapter 5: Consultant's Rule. You're going to be judged on the success of a project, butconsultants with a direct line to the CEO are doing most of thework and getting it wrong. Chapter 6: Tough Act to Follow. Thrilled at your new appointment, you are dismayed to discoverthat everybody keeps telling you how great your predecessor was,and they seem unable to accept you. Chapter 7: Home Alone. Your main political ally has suddenly left the organization,and only now do you realize that you have very few friends in highplaces. Chapter 8: Turf Wars. Two powerful people are fighting to win control of yourfunctionâ??and you are caught in the middle. Chapter 9: Mr. Nice Guy. Many powerful people keep demanding things of you, and you fearthe consequences of saying no. Chapter 10: The Apprentice. The new guy has arrived and is strongly favored by the CEO. Heis creating lots of disruption for your team. Chapter 11: The Emperor Wears Prada. You have a compelling vision and a practical plan that nobodyis opposing or resisting. Is this too good to be true? Chapter 12: Culture Shock. In your new organization, you are unable to make things happen,and are failing to get the results you expect. Chapter 13: Firestarter. You were hired to push through change, even if that meantstarting a few fires and upsetting people. However, resistance isgrowing, and your support has vanished. Chapter 14: The Outsider. You are outside of the main power circles and find it difficultto influence the right people to get the job done. Chapter 15: Friendly Fire. Your team is spending too much time and energy fighting eachother, rather than fighting the competition. Chapter 16: Road to Nowhere. The pressure is on to head up a special project, yet youstrongly suspect that it will lead you into a career dead end. Chapter 17: The Status Trap. Your position carries high status which should enable you toget things done, yet you seem powerless to influence those belowyou. Chapter 18: The Success Trap. You've been highly successful, but suddenly, everything seemsto be going wrong. Chapter 19: The Interim. You've accepted a fantastic job. The problem is that you'vebeen toldâ??and everyone knowsâ??it's only a temporaryposition. That's when things quickly start to get awkward. Chapter 20: Spin Doctor. The president is due to arrive, and your boss has told you notto reveal a serious flaw in the proposal. He said to use a bit ofspin. Chapter 21: A New Charter for Career Success. Conclusion: Seizing the Opportunity. Building on Your Success. Index.