Manage Your Career: 10 Keys to Survival and Success When Interviewing and on the Job, Second Edition

Professor Sathe is a great gift, a passionate teacher who cares deeply about the life arc of each individual student. In his vibrant classroom, he translates strategic management into a personal discipline-and here in these pages, he brings to you and me the bene ts of his wise mentorship. -Jim Collins, author of Good to Great This book gives the reader the keys to survival and success as his or her career progresses from one job to the next in the same, or a different, organization-be it for-pro t, nonpro t, government, or volunteer. It is designed to help the reader avoid the many traps and pitfalls encountered along his or her career path and to help facilitate increased personal effectiveness during all three stages of the job cycle-interviewing, new hire, and long-term employment. Whether preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or in early, middle, or later career stages, this book will show the reader how to avoid jobs and organizations that are not a good fit. It will also go beyond survival and show how to achieve success by doing the job well and making other contributions to the organization in ways that improve job performance, satisfaction, happiness, and personal and professional growth. The keys this book provides will work whether the reader is an independent contributor, a manager responsible for the work of others, or an executive responsible for the enterprise. Organizational leaders, human resource professionals, career coaches, and mentors can also utilize this book to educate and train employees to be more productive at work and happy in their worklife.

Author: Vijay Sathe
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Published: 05/07/2015
Pages: 82
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9781631570612
ISBN10: 1631570617
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management
- Business & Economics | Careers | General

About the Author
Vijay Sathe was previously on the faculty at the Harvard Business School and has taught occasionally at IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Pune, India; an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin; and an M.B.A and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Ohio State University. Vijay is an expert in the areas of leadership and cultural change, building winning executive teams, and revitalization of the organization and self. He has published numerous articles and several books including: Culture and Related Corporate Realities (Irwin) and with Phyllis Schlesinger, Leonard Schlesinger, and John Kotter, Organization (Irwin). Professor Sathe has advised and coached top executives and others in a variety of enterprises, including entrepreneurial startups; domestic and multinational corporations; professional service, nonprofit, and volunteer organizations; and government agencies. He has taught in a number of M.B.A., executive education, and corporate programs around the world and has received the "Professor of the Year" award from the Drucker M.B.A. graduating class seven times in the last 10 years in recognition of his outstanding teaching.