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Executive Warfare: Pick Your Battles and Live to Get Promoted Another Day
Executive Warfare: Pick Your Battles and Live to Get Promoted Another Day in Bloomington, MN
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The
New York Times
Bestseller
WIN THE WAR FOR SUCCESS
It's not enough anymore to be smart, hard-working, and able to show results; At this level, everybody is smart, hard-working, and able to show results. Now it's a game for grown-ups. What really sets you apart is the relationships you build with people of influence. These people can include your peers, your employees, your organization's directors, reporters, vendors, and regulators-as well as the people directly above you in the organizational hierarchy.
In senior management, you no longer answer to just one boss. There is now a hazy matrix of hundreds of bosses both inside and outside the office, any one of whom can stop you cold or give you a tremendous push forward.
Executive Warfare
offers concrete advice for handling all of them, including
YOUR PEERS:
They are the most valuable of allies or the most dangerous of enemies
THE CEO:
Her office is often where the real fairy dust is kept. Make sure you have a good relationship here
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
They won't judge you fairly if all they see of you is your PowerPoints
YOUR DIRECT REPORTS:
They are your vital organs, so treat them accordingly. And if you find a blood clot among them-excise that person before he kills you
YOUR RIVALS:
It's not always wise to shoot at them, but if you do, do
not
shoot to wound
In his bestsellers
Brand Warfare
and
Career Warfare
, author David D'Alessandro offered sharp advice for building a brand and building a career. Now
is the advanced class for the truly ambitious. Learn what it takes to rise to the top-and to do the even harder thing, which is survive there.
New York Times
Bestseller
WIN THE WAR FOR SUCCESS
It's not enough anymore to be smart, hard-working, and able to show results; At this level, everybody is smart, hard-working, and able to show results. Now it's a game for grown-ups. What really sets you apart is the relationships you build with people of influence. These people can include your peers, your employees, your organization's directors, reporters, vendors, and regulators-as well as the people directly above you in the organizational hierarchy.
In senior management, you no longer answer to just one boss. There is now a hazy matrix of hundreds of bosses both inside and outside the office, any one of whom can stop you cold or give you a tremendous push forward.
Executive Warfare
offers concrete advice for handling all of them, including
YOUR PEERS:
They are the most valuable of allies or the most dangerous of enemies
THE CEO:
Her office is often where the real fairy dust is kept. Make sure you have a good relationship here
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
They won't judge you fairly if all they see of you is your PowerPoints
YOUR DIRECT REPORTS:
They are your vital organs, so treat them accordingly. And if you find a blood clot among them-excise that person before he kills you
YOUR RIVALS:
It's not always wise to shoot at them, but if you do, do
not
shoot to wound
In his bestsellers
Brand Warfare
and
Career Warfare
, author David D'Alessandro offered sharp advice for building a brand and building a career. Now
is the advanced class for the truly ambitious. Learn what it takes to rise to the top-and to do the even harder thing, which is survive there.
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