
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills
workplace lessons smart people wish they'd learned sooner
$27.16
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2008
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 |
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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 |
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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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