How to Rise to the Top...and Stay There!: A Leadership Manual [Paperback]

The present dire economic environment has greatly affected business and the opportunities for advancement or even holding a job. Even universities, although not directly in business, are feeling the impact of diminishing endowments, resulting in lower disposable funds and reduction in innovative, unproven programs, which, in the past, often led to breakthroughs. These conditions we hope are only temporary, and they will not affect careers in the long run.This book is written to guide the reader on how to progress in his or her chosen career, how to reach a high position in which one is actually in charge of a unit, department, school, or business and how to run it successfully.

Written with the current economic crises in mind, this book guides the reader on how to progress in his or her chosen career, how to reach a high position in which one is in charge of a unit, department, school, or business and how to run it successfully.

Be in Charge: A Leadership ManualHow to Reach the Top and Stay There2nd editionForeword- author to be selectedIntroduction- why is this book neededPart I. On the Way Up What a Successful Career Entails The Two Basic Administrative Hierarchies What it Takes To Achieve a Successful Career The Importance of Mentors Different Paths to Career Advancement: Business vs. Academia The New Era and its Impact on Careers: Whistle Blowing and Transparence in the Cyber Age Interviewing Well Negotiating a Job Offer Choosing Between Two (or more) Opportunities Impact of Gender, Dress, Foreign Accent, Usage of Provincialism, and Slang Eloquence in speech: Richness of Vocabulary What Can Be Incorporated in a Plan How to Succeed Education: Where, What, How, and How Much Be Computer Literate, Keep Up With Advances and Without Bragging Have Your Technical Skills Noted Physical Appearance, Grooming, and Fitness Your Office Behavior With Employees, Equals, Superiors, Traveling on Business Choosing Your Friends And Allies At Work How To Behl£Ý