Are you struggling to be effective at your job but it's just not happening? Do you feel like you need a mentor to help you improve?
If you want to excel at your job, but you're struggling, you need to make a turnaround...fast! This book will show you simple ways to change the way you approach daily tasks, projects, coworkers, your boss, etc., in order to be more effective at work. Not getting the promotion you want? This book just might help you figure out why.With this guide, you'll follow the day in the life of Frank, who does all of the wrong things at work and you'll see how things could have turned out differently for him if he had implemented a few simple habits. You'll discover how to improve other people's perceptions of you at work and how to be a go-getter. Here are the chapters included in this book:
Chapter 1: Focus
-8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
-Get to work on time
-Show up early
-Bring pen and paper
-Multitasking
-Leave your phone behind
-Don’t check out
-Set a goal for speaking up
-If you’re running the meeting
Chapter 2: Communication
-10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
-Communication is what the listener does
-The 24 hour rule
-Respond to your boss’s email first
-Check email twice a day
-Choose the right medium
-Angry emails
-Be fully present
Chapter 3: Be Proactive
-1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
-Clarify the request
-Complete the task +1
-Report the completion of work
-Deadlines
-What are you willing to take some heat for not doing?
-Sharpen the axe
-Keep your word
-Check tomorrow’s calendar today
Chapter 4: Bosses
-3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
-Work your boss’s tasks first
-Report your progress
-Pushing back
-Don’t be disagreeable
-Problems
-Anticipate and answer your boss’s questions
-Stop asking your boss for a promotion
-Offer your help