Work Smarts

£21.99

Work Smarts

What CEOs Say You Need To Know to Get Ahead

Finance and accounting Advice on careers and achieving success

Author: Betty Liu

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley

Published on: 27th November 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 832 Kb

ISBN: 9781118744932


Award-winning Bloomberg television host Betty Liu compiles the wisdom of the world's best CEOs into a fun, insightful, and practical guide for success.

Betty Liu is famous the world over for asking the tough questions of today’s most successful people—and for her uncanny ability to get straight answers where others have failed. As an award-winning financial journalist and Bloomberg Television anchor, Betty has sat down with billionaires, CEOs, politicians, and celebrities to get their views from the top.

Now, in Work Smarts, Betty helps you get to the top by distilling the wisdom of some of the most prominent CEOs in the country. Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk, Sam Zell, John Chambers, Anne Mulcahy, and many more spill the beans on what it really takes to be successful, giving practical, “from the street” advice on how to get ahead in your career.

Packed with candid, often humorous, revelations from leaders in the world of finance, technology, retail, telecom, entertainment, and more, Work Smarts delivers priceless guidance on:

How to really network

The importance of being likable

What your boss is thinking when you ask for a raise

Winning every negotiation

Bouncing back from a firing or layoff

Thinking like a true entrepreneur

The secret skill every successful person needs

Overcoming fear

Being a standout job candidate

Knowing what’s holding you back

Knowing what can propel you forward

Why sometimes being good at your job just isn’t enough

Combining the trademark, hands-on approach of one of today’s most respected financial journalists with the wisdom of the world’s most successful business leaders, Work Smarts is a gold mine of real-world insight and advice on how to get ahead in business and forge a career that maximizes all your best talents and skills.

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