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"Up-and-coming professionals may have smarts, but they don't have all the answers. Every day presents issues they've never had to consider before. They'll be thankful for The Portable Mentor. This one-stop resource is jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common yet critical concerns, from goal-setting, decision-making, and project management to self-development and career planning. A ""24-7"" coach, adviser, and problem solver, The Portable Mentor will help readers: * Be more productive and make better decisions * Build better relationships with peers and supervisors * Enhance skills like writing, speaking, listening, time management, and negotiation * Take better care of their physical and mental well-being * Get ahead and lay the groundwork for further advancement Read start-to-finish or consulted as needed, this A-Z companion gives rising professionals practical guidance when they need it: every day."
List of contents
"Absenteeism
Accident Prevention
Anger
Assertiveness
Attitude Survey
Benchmarking
Career
Career Planning
Change
Coaching Your Teammates
Commitment
Communicating
Conflict
Couseling Interview
Creativity
Customer Service
Decision-Making
Delegation
Difficult People
Disciplinary Interview
Diversity
Empowering
Ethical and Moral Behavior
Etiquette in the Office
Exit Interview
Feedback
Goal-Setting
Harassment
Health and Wellness
Hiring
Influencing People
Influencing Senior Management
Leadership
Learning
ListeningMeasuring Your Performance
Meetings
Mentor
Mentoring
Mistakes
Money
Negotiating
Networking
Paperwork
Performance Review
Planning
Politics in the Office
Presentations
Problem --Solving
Productivity
Project Management
Re-engineering and Downsizing
Re-engineering Work Processes
Relationships
Safety
Self-Confidence
Self-Development"
About the author
Cy Charney (Thornhill, ON) is president of Charney and Associates, an organizational and individual performance-improvement consulting firm. He is the author of
The Manager's Tool Kit(0-8144-7881-6) and
The Trainer's Tool Kit(0-8144-7944-8).
Summary
"Up-and-coming professionals may have smarts, but they don't have all the answers. Every day presents issues they've never had to consider before. They'll be thankful for The Portable Mentor. This one-stop resource is jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common yet critical concerns, from goal-setting, decision-making, and project management to self-development and career planning. A "24-7" coach, adviser, and problem solver, The Portable Mentor will help readers: * Be more productive and make better decisions * Build better relationships with peers and supervisors * Enhance skills like writing, speaking, listening, time management, and negotiation * Take better care of their physical and mental well-being * Get ahead and lay the groundwork for further advancement Read start-to-finish or consulted as needed, this A-Z companion gives rising professionals practical guidance when they need it: every day."
