Finding a Way to the Top: Career Moves for SuccessMany people will fail at their first and second attempts to be successful in a corporation, not because they lack the academic skills or the technical know-how. They will fail because they lack the knowledge and experience to deal with the discipline of corporate culture. Black, Hispanic, and Asian women and men are more visible than ever on the corporate ladder, yet they often find that it takes more than talent and ambition to climb to the top. This step-by-step guide in paperback tells you what you need to know to not only survive, but to thrive in todays job market. In that position, Mr. Cameron served such clients as Columbia Pictures, Mobile Oil, and the Government of Bermuda. Mr. Cameron has published a number of articles on profit and nonprofit management. |
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Page 110 - ... submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
Page 110 - ... submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual...
Page 111 - In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, the Commission will look at the record as a whole and at the totality of the circumstances, such as the nature of the sexual advances and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred. The determination of the legality of a particular action will be made from the facts, on a case by case basis.
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Page 222 - ... heads. I would like to say that stress is something that happens in our body. During stress the size of our organs change, they are modified; the adrenal is enlarged, the lymphatic system increases in size. So stress is not something merely in our heads, it is something that happens in our body. We define stress as the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it.
Page 24 - A million years to me is just like a single second in your time. Then the young man asked God what a million dollars was like to him. God replied, "A million dollars to me is just like a single penny to you. " Then the young man got his courage up and asked, "God, could I have one of your pennies?
Page xxiii - It has been said that the best time to look for a job is when you already have one.
Page 6 - Truths -the Right Attitude, the Right Clothes, the Right Speech, the Right On-Time Habits, the Right Prose, the Right Presentation Skills, and the right Politics — is likely to be in trouble sooner or later.
Page 133 - Find ways to help motivate your people without stressful tactics, and don't forget to reward the people who support you in time of trouble.
Page 16 - We live in a society that places a great deal of emphasis on the written word, and corporate America is no different from the rest of our society on this subject.