Make it happen : how to get ahead and be happy at work /: how to get ahead and be happy at work. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Introduction by Dena Michelli.
• Contents: Cover ; Titlepage ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Build Self-Confidence; Manage Your Image: Make an Impact; Develop Presence; Manage Perceptions; Become More Assertive; Becky Leyland -- Building Assertiveness at Work; Understand Your Values; Get Your Message Across; Prepare Presentations. Deliver PresentationsOvercome Nerves; Structure and Write Good Reports; Write Great E-mails; Negotiate with Confdence; Deal with Stress; Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance; Manage Your Time; Delegate without Guilt; Cope with Information Overload; Manage Your Inbox; Manage Successful Projects; Simon Stenner -- Managing Projects; Manage Meetings Effectively; Solve Thorny Problems; Make Sound Decisions; Are You in the Right Job?; Weigh Up the Pros and Cons of Looking for a New Job; Create a Career Plan; Know When It's Time to Move On; Make the Decision to Take a Risky Career Move. Enter an Entirely New FieldCope with Job Burnout; Consider Taking a Career Break; Manage Dual-Career Dilemmas; Resign with Style; Return to Work After a Career Break; Survive Redundancy; Reinvent Yourself; Pete Maynard -- Target Car and Van Hire Ltd; Go Freelance; Set Up and Maintain Your Home Offce; Manage Working from Home; Work as Part of a Virtual Team; Martin Lee -- Working from home at Acacia Avenue; Apply for an Internal Vacancy; Move Sideways: Beneft from a Lateral Move; Make Yourself Promotable; Get the Pay Rise You Deserve; Learn How to Network; Revitalise Your CV. Write a Great Covering LetterMake an Impact in Interviews; Prepare for Different Types of Interviews; Get Your Head Round Psychometric Tests; Negotiate the Best Deal in Your New Job; Handle Offce Politics; Cope with a Nightmare Boss; Deal with Bullying or Harassment; Helen Reed -- Fighting back against workplace bullying; Cope with Discrimination; Transform Poor Performance; Succeed As a New Manager; Susannah Briggs -- Learning the ropes as a new manager; Build Great Teams; Learn How to Appraise Others; Give and Receive Feedback Well; Understand Non-verbal Behaviour; Develop Your Creativity. Manage Others' CreativityDevelop Your People; Becky Leyland -- Building Assertiveness at Work; Simon Stenner -- Managing Projects; Viewpoint: Martin Lee- Working from home at Acacia Avenue; Helen Reed -- Fighting back against workplace bullying; Susannah Briggs -- Learning the ropes as a new manager; Pete Maynard -- Target Car and Van Hire Ltd; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : A & C Black
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 650.1; Advice on careers & achieving success; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills; Career development; Self-actualization (Psychology); Success in business; Business & Economics -- General; Business & management; Success in business; Self-actualization (Psychology); Career development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408101858; 1408101858
• Related ISBNs: 0747572372; 9780747572374
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.