The Hard Truth About Soft Skills, 9780061284144
Paperback
Soft skills: underrated power to unlock your career potential.

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills

workplace lessons smart people wish they'd learned sooner

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2008

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Summary

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Master the Untaught Skills That Catapult Careers

Soft skills get little respect but will make or break your career. Master your soft skills and really get ahead at work!

Fortune 500 coach Peggy Klaus encounters individuals every day who excel at their jobs but aren’t getting where they want to go. It’s rarely a shortfall in technical expertise that limits their careers, but rather a shortcoming in their social, communication, and self-manage…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780061284144
ISBN-10:0061284149
Author:Peggy Klaus
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:Harper Business
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:31 March 2008
Weight:159g
Dimensions:203mm x 135mm x 12mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“This is a good book to read with a notebook at your side, in case you spot anything you’ve been doing to hold yourself back in the workplace.”

”[Klaus’s] practical advice is delivered in the conversational style of a one-on-one session with a personal coach… The volume is recommended for those who are in need of a more personable approach to rising up professionally.” – Publishers Weekly “The authors offer 54 important workplace lessons…[and]…offers important insight for career management which will be helpful to a wide range of library patrons.” – Booklist “This is a good book to read with a notebook at your side, in case you spot anything you’ve been doing to hold yourself back in the workplace.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

About The Author

Peggy Klaus

Peggy Klaus trains professionals worldwide at leading companies that include Credit Suisse, Disney, UNICEF, and Kaiser Permanente. Author of BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, she is regularly featured in a wide range of media including the Today Show, 20⁄20, BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and O Magazine. Klaus has lectured at Harvard; the University of California, Berkeley; and Wharton. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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