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- Quickly learn what others have taken years to work out
- Get nuggets of work wisdom from some of the world's most successful people
- Learn how to get more done in less time, and stimulate your creativity
- Aim high, and get where you're going faster
You'll spend the majority of your waking hours at work for the majority of your life. Make it time well spent. Learn how to be more effective, more accountable, more visible, and less afraid. If you want a seat on the bullet train to success, Stuff I Wish I'd Known When I Started Working provides the tips and tools you need. Buckle up.
If you are about to embark on a new career or know someone who is Stuff I wish I'd Known When I Started Working provides a great introduction to working life.
Table of Contents
So Why Did You Write Stuff I Wish I'd Known When I Started Working , Fergus? vii
OK, So What’s the Plan? ix
Stuff I Wish I’d Known About. . .
Aiming High – The only limits are the ones you set yourself 1
Appreciating Life – It’s about how you see things 9
Being More Productive – Why the answer is not 16-hour days 15
Bosses – What they’re like and what they like 25
Commitment and Perseverance – One gets you started, the other keeps you going 33
Common Sense – It’s not all that common but it’s a skill you can learn 41
Communication – You gotta keep ’em in the loop 49
Creativity – It’s not just for artists 57
Decision Making – Figure out the real issue and stop faffi ng 63
Email – Step away from the computer! 69
Failure – It’s good to fail 75
Having a Purpose – Find something you like to do and you’ll never work a day in your life 83
Keeping Your Business Going – Don’t run out of money 91
Making the Sale – People don’t like to be sold to – but they love to buy 97
Managing People – How our natural tendency to manage is often the opposite of what we ought to do 103
Meetings – Just because everyone else goes doesn’t mean you have to 109
Moving Up – Show you can do what you’re aiming for 115
Negotiation – There must be something in the deal for everyone 123
Networking – Why you should never throw away a business card 129
Organizations – Why they’re not actually run by senior management 135
Presentations – You don’t need to be led by PowerPoint 143
Projects and Getting Stuff Done – Why you’re probably being mistaken for Santa Claus 149
Reports and Reporting – Why this is your chance to save some rainforest 155
Starting Your Own Thing – Just get out there and see if people will buy it 159
Epilogue 167
References 169
Acknowledgements 173
About the Author 175
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