Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO: 50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back, and Get Ahead at Work

  • 3h 21m
  • Beverly E. Jones
  • Career Press, Inc.
  • 2016

Education plus experience once guaranteed a successful career, but no more! Today, success depends on your ability to adapt. You must be agile, willing to adjust your professional expectations, and able to respond quickly to opportunities and threats.

In Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO you will learn practical ways to handle vexing workplace challenges. Each chapter uses true stories to illustrate the answers to common questions, including:

  • How to leave your old job smoothly and start your new one with confidence and flair.
  • How to gracefully accept praise for your work.
  • How to recover from stress, setbacks, or the upheaval of a major project.
  • How to stay steady in the midst of endless change.

It's not enough to know how to manage common work-life challenges; you must also deal with the uncommon ones. Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO gives you proven, easy, go-to techniques for handling even the biggest career surprises, one step at a time.

About the Author

Beverly Jones, MBA, JD, PCC, is a master of reinvention. She led university programs for women before trailblazing her career as a Washington lawyer and Fortune 500 energy executive. For 40 years she has helped other professionals and leaders survive and thrive.

Since 2002, Jones has built a respected executive coaching and consulting practice, leading retreats and mentoring professionals of all ages to advance their careers, shift directions, or boost their productivity. Based in the nation's capital, she works with accomplished leaders in Congress, at major federal agencies, NGOs, universities, and large corporations. She is a popular blogger, and her podcasts are distributed through public media.

In this Book

  • Think like An Entrepreneur, Act like A CEO─50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back, and Get Ahead at Work
  • Introduction
  • To Launch Something New, You Need a Good Plan
  • Think Like an Entrepreneur, Wherever You Are
  • Listening Is Your Sure Fire, Go-to Career Strategy
  • Tweak Your Brand to Send Clear Messages
  • Start Now to Build Leadership into Your Brand
  • Power Up by Tweaking Your Personal Style
  • Talk Back to the Voice in Your Head
  • How Do Other People Get Self-Discipline?
  • How and Why to Keep Smiling
  • The Real Meaning of “Networking” May Surprise You
  • What to Say When Your Work Is Praised
  • Give Positive Feedback in Smart Ways
  • Get Over Your Fear of Looking Like a Suck-Up
  • Use Games to Create Power and Direction
  • Be Prepared with Clever Ways to Brag
  • Get the “It” Factor: Create Presence
  • To Make a Career Shift, Start with One Grain of Sugar
  • How to Take a Career Side Step, One Sugar Grain at a Time
  • Those Annoying Speech Habits May Cost You
  • Does Your Calendar Support Your Success?
  • Prioritize Your Priorities
  • Getting Your Boss to Listen
  • Leading Upward: Manage the Boss, in a Good Way
  • The Jimmy Fallon Touch: Good Manners Help You Shine
  • Do’s and Don’ts of Saying “Sorry”
  • Find the Magic 20 Percent
  • How to Create Mentoring that Works Both Ways
  • Don’t Be Sabotaged by Your Own Frustration
  • Yes, You Can Do Something about Difficult Colleagues
  • Find or Build Communities
  • Make Your Meeting Time More Productive
  • How to Love Your Work Again
  • Make Social Media Work for You
  • Stress Is Contagious and Debilitating—but Manageable
  • Snap Out of It: Coping with Career Rejection
  • How to Foster Great Teams, Even if You’re Not the Leader
  • Celebrate Your Wins and Theirs
  • It’s (Usually) Not Okay to Be Late
  • Measuring Progress Makes Your Goals Powerful
  • Use Those Amazing Checklists
  • Overcome Big Project Letdown
  • Know When to Forget about Status
  • To Lead without Authority, Know How to Herd Cats
  • How Bigger Goals Can Take You Further
  • You Might Hesitate, but Keep Going
  • Ageism Is Real: Deal with It Sooner than Later
  • How to Stay Steady When Change Is Constant
  • Art Can Boost Your Creativity at Work
  • The Right Way to Move On
  • Choose to Be an Optimist
  • Bibliography
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