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The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner
Peggy Klaus
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Description for The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner
Paperback. Offers the tools necessary for developing the soft skills in the following areas: Workload management, Handling critics, Communication, Leadership, Office politics, Personal image, and Dealing with differences. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
As a coach and trainer to hundreds of managers and executives from Fortune 500 companies, Peggy Klaus works daily with individuals who have hit career blocks: they are excellent at their jobs, but don't seem to be able to get ahead. The source of their frustrating career inertia is rarely a result of a shortfall in their technical expertise, but rather a shortcoming in their soft skills - the personal skills and attitudes, communication, and social dexterity necessary to succeed in the business world. Many highly-trained executives and educated professionals are clueless about the importance of soft skills, failing to ... Read more
As a coach and trainer to hundreds of managers and executives from Fortune 500 companies, Peggy Klaus works daily with individuals who have hit career blocks: they are excellent at their jobs, but don't seem to be able to get ahead. The source of their frustrating career inertia is rarely a result of a shortfall in their technical expertise, but rather a shortcoming in their soft skills - the personal skills and attitudes, communication, and social dexterity necessary to succeed in the business world. Many highly-trained executives and educated professionals are clueless about the importance of soft skills, failing to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061284144
SKU
V9780061284144
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Peggy Klaus
Peggy Klaus trains professionals worldwide at leading companies that include Credit Suisse, Disney, UNICEF, and Kaiser Permanente. Author of BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, she is regularly featured in a wide range of media including the Today Show, 20/20, BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and O Magazine. Klaus has lectured ... Read more
Reviews for The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner
"[Klaus's] practical advice is delivered in the conversational style of a one-on-one session with a personal coach... The volume is recommended for those who are in need of a more personable approach to rising up professionally."
Publishers Weekly "The authors offer 54 important workplace lessons...[and]...offers important insight for career management which will be helpful to a wide range of ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "The authors offer 54 important workplace lessons...[and]...offers important insight for career management which will be helpful to a wide range of ... Read more