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Surviving In The Jungle of Office Politics |
Book Description
Surviving in the Jungle of
Office Politics is a 9 step guide to tackling office hazards
- Align yourself with the winners in your
office without brown-nosing with this handbook..
- Obtain a promotion or a raise, even
after you've been turned down.
- Presented with the fast-paced habits of
an achiever in mind, Nine Steps to Surviving in the
Jungle of Office Politics is written in a conversational,
but economical style. Even with your limited schedule,
you'll digest this vital information quickly... and
start using it TODAY!
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Reader Reviews
Surviving in the Jungle of Office
Politics
July 29, 2005
Reviewer: Book Reviewer
I was not looking for a book that would take me a week to read. I
was interested in a book on office politics that would bottom line it
for me. Thankfully Jill Frank's book did just that. With so little
time to read anything these days, I was glad to get through it in 30
minutes, take the main suggestions and get on with my day.
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Surviving in the Jungle of Office
Politics
August 24 , 2004
Reviewer: Gary J Reynolds
If you have 30 minutes you have time to read this book! I
found Jill's book after reading through her insightful website. Her
ability to create a quick read for a person with far little time on
his hands, plus offer up immediate advice to a specific problem you
may be experiencing through her online advice column...is unheard of
these days! I highly recommend that if you have 30 minutes, you have
enough time to read this book and get what you need to survive in
the jungle of office politics.
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Surviving in the Jungle of Office
Politics
August 27, 2003
Reviewer: Erin Pushman
To survive in today's world one must level the playing field or
reshuffle the deck. But what do you do when someone else holds the
keys to the field or deals the cards? Answer: learn the unwritten
rules and beat the system.
Those who have been raised to believe that the rules of morality
learned in school apply to the working world will find themselves
forever working in the mailroom of life. The way to get ahead is to
learn the rules of the workplace and to preempt the backstabbers.
Swimming with sharks? Don't cut yourself. There's always a good
supply of naive coworkers whose careers can be seen floundering
around the office water cooler who, with one cutting remark, can be
transformed into shark bait. Watch the hungry school follow the
trail of blood.
This book should be standard issue to every person upon graduation
from high school. Jill Frank's book will make your job not only
survivable but fun. The workplace IS a jungle. That doesn't mean
that you have to get eaten!
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Surviving in the Jungle of Office
Politics
May 9, 2001
Reviewer: kdsallah@ashland.com
I have read a lot of Jill Frank's opinions and advice in her book,
"Surviving in the Jungle of Office Politics," and it was
really wonderful.
Her first hand accounts reflect that she has certainly "been
there and done that"! It's people like her who are most qualified
to give advice on this topic. Jill is certainly a role-model for
the rest of us.
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Surviving in the Jungle of Office Politics
May 8, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from Texas
I have read self-help and managerial books consisting of hundreds
of pages. After each chapter, I can sum up that chapter in a sentence.
Jill Frank makes her points succinctly and , in only 64 pages. This
is appreciated after some other books I have waded through, containing
less insight. This book was definitely worth reading.
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Your Review
Surviving in the
Jungle of Office Politics
April 9, 2001
Reviewer: Gary Reynolds from
Dallas, TX
This is the first book spoken from an employees point of view. I
was tired of hearing it from a PHD, who may understand human personality,
but has never worked in an office for others, and Jill's book tells
it like it is.
From winning an argument, to taking a stand for what you believe
in, Jill's book really drives it home. I really enjoyed it and have
recommended it to many of my friends trying to make it in this world
with some dignity.
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Surviving in the Jungle of Office Politics
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The Unofficial Guide to Climbing the
Corporate Ladder |
Book Description
offers the following
vital information:
- How hiring and firing decisions are made.
- Insider Secrets of effective networking
- Money-Saving Techniques for putting together
a "look" for yourself
- Time Saving Tips on navigating through
the jungle of office politics
- The Latest Trends in career-savvy etiquette
for face-to-face encounters, phone communications, and business
correspondence
- Handy checklists and charts for getting
your boss on your side and promoting yourself
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Reader Reviews
Helpful Tips
June 8, 2003
Reviewer: Rashika M Fernando from
Toronto Canada
I experimented the tips in this book in an interview and it got me
the job. Very good book.
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Practical and thorough
May 27, 2000
Reviewer: rdnguyen from Berkeley,
CA
Extraordinarily useful for those interested in becoming successful
"office politicians. In contrast to other similar books, the
panel of experts, including Jill Frank, spent little time justifying
moral dilemmas and gets straight to the useful stuff— specific
examples of how to present yourself, buttering up co-workers, keywords
to incorporate in your speech, practicing small talk, office romance,
and many other practical situations.
In the effective "Unofficial Guide
to.." style, each chapter is preceded by what you will learn
in that chapter, as well as useful sidebar suggestions, and to top
it off, a useful appendix section with suggested further readings
and laws for sexual harassment. A terrific all-around guide, and
probably the most up-to-date of any on the market- can't recommend
it enough.
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The Unofficial Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder
The first chapter of
Nine Steps to Surviving in the Jungle of Office Politics
by Jill Frank
is reprinted below. Chapter 1: The
Good News/The Bad News
Quote: People don't choose their careers;
they are engulfed by them.
John Dos Passos, New York Times, October 25, 1959.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Whether you are just starting out in a brand new career, are at a
crossroads or you are trying to get ahead in your current job, this
guide to office politics will help you strategically plan your next
move. If I had known then what I know now, I might not have had to
struggle as much to get what I wanted. Although everyone reading this
book will have many interpretations, one will hopefully be shared
by all. Only you can make a difference in your career, and the only
way to achieve such a goal is to take action. Any
guidance along the way can only help. This book was written to help
those who know what they want, but may not be sure how to get it
within the organization in which they work. This book will hopefully
provide you with some answers and secrets not usually shared by
others.
The following chapters are true events representing
my successful unconventional approaches, of how I helped others
as well as myself receive promotions raises and recognition long
before the annual reviews.
The once customary approach to believing you
can trust your employer to provide a career route, from first job
to pension is over. Hard work was supposed to pay off in promotions.
Loyalty was supposed to be rewarded with seniority and financial
gain.
Well, times have changed. Only the opportunity
is there, the rest is up to you. If you wait for an employer to
"give" you what you deserve, you will be waiting a lifetime.
How many of you say, "I've been with
this company for years. Come in on time while others are late, take
my one hour lunch while others take two and stay until the work
is done while others leave at 5pm digital time." Yet, often
enough, it's these "insubordinates" who are rewarded with
raises and promotions.
Why, you ask? Because times have changed. We're
not so judged by the number of hours put in but by how those hours
are spent. Those who are taking two hour lunches might be meeting
with bosses of the company and working their way up. It is how you
spend your time not how long you spend it getting the job done that
counts these days. Working the office, not working at the office
is what will get you ahead.
Working office politics to your advantage
is the key. Don't wait for the golden egg to roll towards you, walk
over lift the gooses back end and take the egg. Opportunity is not
always defined by how well you do on a project, but also how you
deal with adversities in the workplace when they occur. From a difficult
supplier to a difficult fellow employee, you can take these opportunities
and shine.
Even when you screw up and believe you have
done, irreparable damage, you don't have to hire your own personal
PR agent to get yourself out of the mud. If Vanessa Williams, Donald
Trump, and Bill Clinton can live through public hell and humility
and become a star, a millionaire again and become a second term
democratic president, you can read this book and be your own PR
agent. Office politics is an issue millions of employers and employees
deal with on a daily basis and encompasses several dynamic issues.
This book will teach you how to work the office
from the day you walk in the door, how to deal with a horrendous
mistake you made and still come out on top to even dealing with
a boss who wants to push you out. You can come out on top by taking
control of your destiny and seeing hell as an opportunity not a
hindrance.
Searching for answers to such complex issues
is difficult and nearly impossible. Current advice found in today's
resources such as newspaper, magazine columns and books is unrealistic,
trite and outdated. You have psychologists and psychiatrists who
have never personally dealt with office politics giving advice.
Nine Steps to Surviving in the Jungle of
Office Politics targets everyone needing unconventional advice
during unconventional times by one whose been through it. During
my years as a trainer, career counselor, manager and finally CEO
of my own company, I've encountered most of the roadblocks that
perplex even the most successful employers and employees.
Because of corporate downsizing, the workplace
has become a more demanding venue as corporate America faces up
to global competition. You need all the ammunition you can get to
put yourself in control of your future. Nine Steps to Surviving
in the Jungle of Office Politics puts the control back in your
hands to set the stage for your own future, by not relying on others
to decide your own value, but demanding more of yourself and in
turn showing that power to others.
How to get into and out of political hot water
in the workplace means walking into a hornets nest voluntarily to
get what you want. It also means dealing with your mistakes and
the necessary steps to take to get out of the hot water before you
get burned irreparably. The key is to take action by actively participating
in your future whether working for someone else or working for yourself.
The key to understanding office politics will
align you with an active strategy to get whatever it is you want.
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