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Table Of Contents

CONTENTS
 
Acknowledgments . . . xii
Introduction . . . 1
A Contract between You and Über-You . . . 3
 
 
Part One
Get It Right, Right Out of the Gate . . . 5
   1  / Conquer Your First Day . . . 6             
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 9
   2  /  Have Patience . . . 10
   3  /  Mind Your “-Ilities” . . . 11
   4  / Prepare for the Brain Dump . . . 12
   5  / Don’t Expect a Lot of Hand-Holding . . . 14
   6  / What You Need to Know in the First Few Weeks . . . 15
   7  / A Crash Course in Professional Etiquette . . . 17
   8  / Ace Your First Meetings . . . 20              
   9  / The Trick to Taking Notes . . . 22
   10  /    Get the Worm . . . 24
   11  /    Gen What? . . . 25
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 27
   12  /    Put on Your Game Face . . . 28
   13  /    Write Makes Might . . . 29
   14  /    Never Be Afraid to Say “I Don’t Know” . . . 32
   15  /    The Ultimate Workplace Accessory . . . 33
   16  /    Say Good-Bye to Casual Friday . . . 34
   17  /    Buy (and Display) These Books . . . 35
   18  /    Do More Than You’re Paid For . . . 36
   19  /    You Put Your What on Facebook? . . . 37
   20  /    Dining al Desko . . . 39
   21  /    Flirting at Work: Yes, No, Maybe? . . . 41
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 43
   22  /    Writing a Self-Memo . . . 44
   23  /    Above All, Care . . . 46
 
 
Part Two
Score Major-League Points When You’re Still a Rookie . . . 47
   24  /    One Thing You Should Do Every Friday . . . 48
   25  /    Beware of Circle Talkers . . . 51
   26  /    Join Toastmasters . . . 52
   27  /    Thirteen Ways to Raise Your Profile . . . 54
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 59
   28  /    Turn Grunt Work into Great Work . . . 60
   29  /    A Note about Thank-You Notes . . . 61
   30  /    Make Your Work Look Like a Million Bucks . . . 64
   31  /    Do Feared Things First . . . 66
   32  /    Don’t Get Caught Up in Downtime . . . 67
   33  /    Take the Blame and Move On . . . 68
   34  /    Don’t Let Your Emotions Hold You Back . . . 70
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 71
   35  /    Toot Your Own Horn without Looking Like a Jerk . . . 72
   36  /    Keep Your Deadlines Realistic . . . 73
   37  /    Read Ravenously . . . 74
   38  /    Don’t Miss Your Industry’s Best Conferences . . . 75
 
 
Part Three
Earn Unbridled Respect from Your Boss, Colleagues, and Clients . . . 77
   39  /    To Get People to Like You, Like Them . . . 78
   40  /    Seven Life Lessons in Fifty Words . . . 79
   41  /    How to Make Your Boss and Coworkers Hate You . . . 80
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 81
   42  /    Embrace Adversity . . . 82
   43  /    Never Send a Nastygram . . . 84
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 87
   44  /    The Blatant Change of Topic . . . 88
   45  /    When to Confront a Colleague . . . 91
   46  /    How to Deal with Difficult Clients . . . 92
   47  /    How to Handle Conflicts with Clients . . . 94
   48  /    Protect Yourself against Cynics and Complainers Disease . . . 97
   49  /    Don’t Be the Slug . . . 98
   50  /    Ten Things Coworkers Want You to Say . . . 100
   51  /    If Coworkers Are Avoiding You, It Could Be Because . . . 101
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 103
   52  /    Have a Nice Day . . . 104
   53  /    What to Do When Personal Tragedy Hits . . . 105
   54  /    How to Handle Your Boss . . . 107
   55  /    Things Bosses Love . . . 109
   56  /    Cope with—and Avoid—Workload Overload . . . 113
   57  /    Midpoint Check-In . . . 119
 
 
Part Four
Build Career Mojo . . . 121
   58  /    How to Land Key Projects . . . 122
   59  /    Expect to Be Backstabbed . . . 124
   60  /    How to Lead Your Own Meetings . . . 127
   61  /    The Best Way to Follow Up After a Meeting . . . 131
   62  /    How to Minimize Unnecessary Meetings . . . 132
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 134
   63  /    How to Write a First-Class Article . . . 135
   64  /    How to Create a Work Plan . . . 138
   65  /    How to Create a Timeline . . . 140
   66  /    How to Create a Budget . . . 142
   67  /    Mega Project Management . . . 145
   68  /    Don’t Stop at No . . . 154
   69  /    You Will Never Be Completely Caught Up . . . 157
   70  /    Plot Your Next Move . . . 158
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 161
 
 
Part Five
Develop a Killer Edge . . . 163
   71  /    You Are CEO of Y.O.U. . . . 164
   72  /    Specialize! . . . 167
   73  /    Find Your Inner Gene Kelly . . . 168
   74  /    Make Time for Your Power Hour . . . 170
   75  /    Cluttered Desk = Cluttered Mind . . . 171
   76  /    How to Obtain Real Business Insight . . . 172
   77  /    Connect the Dots . . . 176
   78  /    Become a Student of the World . . . 178
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 179
   79  /    Seriously Grow Your Network . . . 181
 
 
Part Six
Become a Skilled, Nontoxic Leader . . . 185
   80  /    You’ll Never Lead People Who Don’t Respect You . . . 186
   81  /    The Leadership Test . . . 187
   82  /    Avoid Decision Making by Committee . . . 189
   83  /    Share the Spotlight . . . 190
   84  /    Let People Learn for Themselves . . . 191
   85  /    Be Strict about Deadlines . . . 192
   86  /    Give Back . . . 193
   87  /    Exit Gracefully . . . 194
               Newbie to Newbie . . . 197
   88  /    Final Self-Assessment . . . 199
 
 
Epilogue . . . 200
Index . . . 202
About the Authors . . . 207
About College Summit . . . 209