Book description
The must-read guide to understanding corporate politics in order to
get ahead
Designed to provide the reader with an understanding of corporate
politics from a positive perspective, I Wish I'd Known That Earlier
in My Career uses case studies to teach the essentials of
organizational dynamics, power networks, and the decision-making
processes and dilemmas involved in business. Examining corporate
politics and the barriers many managers face in their efforts to reach
the top, the book works to build awareness and strategies for business
and career success.
Taking a refreshing new approach to workplace politics, the book
presents new ways to think about embracing opportunities in order to
achieve personal and organization-wide career satisfaction. Rather
than encouraging employees to move on and start their own businesses,
it instead details how to move up within their current companies by
learning to understand power bases and conversation more thoroughly.
- Combines individual case studies and real life situations with
helpful tips and techniques designed to help overcome corporate challenges
- Each chapter tells a story that illustrates a constructive
concept that can be easily learned and applied in the real world
- Covers topics including: political savvy, the benefits of
self-promotion, performance management, sexual harassment, and
other organizational challenges
Essential reading for anyone looking to move forward in their
professional life, I Wish I'd Known That Earlier in My Career
provides genuinely helpful advice in a highly accessible, easily
applicable way.
Jane Horan is the founder of the Horan Group, a
strategic consultancy that shapes savvy cross-cultural work
environments. Jane works with Fortune 500 companies, NGO's and
academic institutions in Asia, North America and Europe as an
executive coach and facilitator in cross-cultural leadership, bias
awareness and political savvy. She is a frequent speaker on
Transformational Women Leaders, Organizational Politics, Innovation
and presented at leadership conferences globally, including the
Women's International Networking (WIN) Conference in Prague and Rome.
Jane has lived in Asia for over two decades, and previously worked for
Kraft, The Walt Disney Company and CNBC in Organizational, Leadership
and Talent Development roles. She is an EdD candidate with Bristol
University on Asian Women Leaders, holds a Masters Degree in
Organization Design and Effectiveness from The Fielding Institute,
California, and studied International Business Management and Chinese
Language at the Monterey Institute, California/Hunan Technical
University in Changsha, China. Jane has published articles in
Business Week, 20-first, The Organisational
Development Journal and interviewed by The Straits Times
and The South China Morning Post. She has appeared on radio for
the Booth Business School at the University of Chicago, HeadHunter
Radio, and 938 Live Singapore. Jane holds board positions on
PrimeTime, The Singapore Council of Women's Organization and The
International Alliance for Women. She can be contacted at www.
thehorangroup. com.
