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Expect to Win
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Expect to Win

Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet

Hudson Street Press, 2009 more...

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable

Recommendation

The author of this inspirational career guide is a black female managing director at a top Wall Street investment bank. And if that weren’t enough, she’s also a recording artist and gospel singer in her spare time. Carla A. Harris emphasizes developing your “authentic self” in the workplace, setting your career plan and taking responsibility for your professional advancement. She also tells a great personal story in this realistic, readily accessible book, summarizing her insights as “Carla’s Pearls” at the end of each chapter. While her advice may ring familiar tones with most corporate veterans, Harris says her book will boost “women, women of color, and anyone (men, too) who desires to maximize their potential and claim their power in a professional environment.” getAbstract wholeheartedly concurs and considers this worthwhile material, particularly for those who seek guidance and encouragement at the start of their careers.

Take-Aways

  • Being “your authentic self” at work lets you leverage the advantage and power you bring to your organization.
  • Setting a precise but flexible career plan makes you “the architect” of your own future.
  • In today’s competitive environment, assume you have only 90 days to master your new job and learn the informal rules of engagement.

About the Author

Fortune magazine named Morgan Stanley managing director Carla A. Harris to its “Most Influential List” in 2005. Black Enterprise magazine hailed Harris as one of the “75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street” in 2006.


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