The Fastest Way to the Corner Office is essential reading for managers looking to advance in their organization. It is based on over three decades of field research by leading industrial consultant Etika Katabi, who has helped countless managers from a variety of industries achieve their dream career. This book is different from others in that it tackles head-on the misunderstanding that a manager's career is mostly in the hands of their organization. Instead, Etika affirms loudly and clearly that great managers are made, not born, and, as a result, are responsible for navigating their own career. Through countless examples drawn from hundreds of case studies, The Fastest Way to the Corner Office is a compilation of Etika's insights, organized into the six major areas any manager vying for promotion should be familiar with: Barriers to Promotion, Increasing Chances for Promotion, Handling the Boss, Taking on the Competition, Exploiting Performance Reviews, and Handling Rejections.
These sections are broken down into highly accessible, to-the-point chapters addressing challenges facing managers today. In Barriers to Promotion, Etika addresses important questions such as why on one hand, a manager's strengths, such as generating ideas, building teams, or following rules might be actually killing their chances for promotion, while on the other hand, their everyday habits or fears might be the culprit. In Increasing Chances for Promotion, Etika provides promotion preparation strategies such as positioning, branding and grooming oneself for promotion as well as plans for actively pursuing and mastering one's next promotion. In Handling the Boss, Etika reveals hidden warning signs of career disaster that often come from one's boss - and how to combat these warnings head on. Taking on the Competition dispels the myth that internal candidates are at an advantage and then provides practical steps on how to compete effectively with contenders from both inside and outside one's organization. Exploiting Performance Reviews explains how annual assessments should be used as an opportunity for discussing promotion options and result in an actionable promotion plan. Finally, in Handling Rejections, Etika provides strategies for "the day after," such as regrouping with one's team and considering a change in direction to embark on future career horizons.
The Fastest Way to the Corner Office is the definitive guide to career success. Every section has been crafted to provide real-world, applicable information with practical advice for managers who understand that they are in charge of their own journey towards the corner office. Readers can begin implementing Etika's insights from the very first page, rendering The Fastest Way to the Corner Office a real-time career playbook to be consulted in response to today's ultra-competitive business environment. As such, managers can select which sections are most relevant at specific points in their career and return to other sections later.
About the Author
Etika Katabi has helped thousands of middle managers achieve their career dreams by showing them how their career fate is in their own hands and supporting them in cultivating tools to shape their own destiny. For the first time in published form, Etika shares her extensive experience and know-how with global audiences.
