Your first thirty days : building a professional image in a new job / / Elwood N. Chapman and Robert B. Maddux

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821599903321
• Autore: Chapman Elwood N
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Menlo Park, Calif., : Crisp Publications, c1997
• ISBN: 1-4175-2430-8
• Edizione: [Rev ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (85 p.)
• Collana: A Fifty-Minute series book
• Altri autori (Persone): MadduxRobert B
• Disciplina: 650.14
• Soggetti: Success in business; Self-presentation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- In Memoriam -- CONTENTS -- TO THE EMPLOYER -- TO THE NEW EMPLOYEE -- PART I PREPARATION GETTING READY FOR YOUR FIRST DAY ON THE JOB -- START WITH A POSITIVE MIND SET -- LEARNING ATTITUDE SCALE -- THE CHALLENGE! -- WHAT TO EXPECT -- LEARNING THE ROPES -- BE A TEAM PLAYER -- UNDERSTANDING PRODUCTIVITY -- GETTING READY CHECKLIST -- SUGGESTION -- PART II WEEK ONE GETTING THE LAY OF THE LAND -- THE FIRST DAY -- WARDROBE AND GROOMING ADJUSTMENTS -- BE A COMFORTABLE PERSON TO MEET -- REMEMBERING NAMES -- TELEPHONE TIPS -- HOW MUCH PRODUCTIVITY IN WEEK ONE? -- PACING IS EVERYTHING* -- QUALITY STARTS DAY ONE -- QUALITY AWARENESS EXERCISE -- YOU CAN'T LEARN UNLESS YOU LISTEN! -- YOU AND YOUR SUPERVISOR -- COWORKER RELATIONSHIPS -- CASE #1: RESCUE -- FIRST-WEEK ASSESSMENT SCALE -- WHAT DO I NEED TO LEARN NEXT WEEK? -- PART III WEEK TWO MOVING AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE -- SECOND-WEEK PRODUCTIVITY -- IMPROVING WORK HABITS -- COPING WITH SKILL DEFICIENCIES -- CASE #2: UNPREPARED -- IMPROVING YOUR JOB SKILLS -- HOW TO HANDLE EMBARRASSING MOMENTS -- PROTOCOL -- YOUR COMMUNICATION STYLE -- TEASING AND TESTING -- SECOND-WEEK ASSESSMENT SCALE -- WHAT DO I NEED TO LEARN NEXT WEEK? -- PART IV WEEK THREE STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS -- THIRD-WEEK PRODUCTIVITY -- CASE #3: ABSENTEEISM -- REINFORCING ; RELATIONSHIPS -- THE THREE C'S OF OFFICE POLITICS -- WHAT IF YOU DRAW A DIFFICULT SUPERVISOR? -- CASE #4: CHOICE -- AVOIDING PERSONAL JOB STRESS -- THIRD-WEEK ASSESSMENT SCALE -- WHAT DO I NEED TO LEARN NEXT WEEK? -- PART V WEEK FOUR IMPROVING YOUR PROFESSIONALISM -- BALANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS -- CASE #5: PREMATURE -- CAREER COUNTDOWN -- THINKING AGAIN -- FOURTH-WEEK ASSESSMENT -- DEMONSTRATE YOUR PROGRESS -- PART VI FINAL REVIEW -- CONSOLIDATING YOUR GAINS -- CASE #6: STYLE -- CREATE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.; THIRTY-DAY EVALUATION -- VALIDATE THE CONTENT OF YOUR NEW JOB -- JOB SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET -- ANSWERS TO CASES.