Unequaled: Tips for Building a Successful Career through Emotional Intelligence - Hardcover

Runde, James A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119081459 ISBN 13: 9781119081456

Publisher: Wiley, 2016

Synopsis

The real secret to career success and what it takes to get ahead is EQ

UNEQUALED is the client service professional's guide to getting ahead and achieving professional goals. You're smart and hard working, but guess what―so is everyone else. So how do you stand out? You need to distinguish yourself in order to get ahead, but simply being good at your job is not enough. Moving up is about soft skills, networking, client connections, emotional intelligence, and your personal reputation. This book is a frank and candid guide to what it really takes to succeed in the field, packed with insights, stories, and actionable tips based on the author's 40 years at Morgan Stanley. You'll learn how to lead, when to follow, and how to build the reputation you need to get ahead in a competitive field.

This book shows you how to step up your relationships, strengthen your soft skills, and build your brand for success.

• Differentiate yourself and expand your career
• Build relationships through planning and preparation and deliver commercial results
• Lead effectively, increase productivity, and build a better work environment
• Build, enhance, and leverage your personal brand to support your own success
• Network effectively to find mentors and sponsors

Realizing your career goals means being visible, having influence, and crafting a reputation as a valuable contributor while delivering outstanding results. UNEQUALED shows you how to adapt yourself, collaborate with colleagues, influence clients, and become an excellent boss.

About this title

About the Author

JAMES A. RUNDE became America’s longest-serving investment banker at a single institution in May 2014 by celebrating forty years at Morgan Stanley. He is corporate director specializing in strategic and financial advice, best known for his role in advising the United Parcel Service on its IPO in 1999.

From the Back Cover

UnEQualed is a candid and unconventional guide to getting ahead and achieving your professional goals. You are smart and hardworking, but so is everyone else you work with. In order to distinguish yourself and get ahead, you need to go beyond your job description. Moving up is about emotional intelligence (EQ), soft skills, networking, visibility, client connections, and maintaining a stellar personal reputation. This book tells you what it really takes to succeed in your field. It is packed with insights, stories, and actionable tips based on the author’s 40 years at Morgan Stanley, one of Wall Street’s premier firms. You will learn how to lead, when and how to take a chance and use your intuition, and how to get more responsibility sooner in order to accelerate your progress in any competitive profession.

Adapted from James A. Runde’s presentations to major corporations and universities, UnEQualed is a step-by-step guide showing you how to network effectively to find mentors and sponsors, gain respect and be heard, deliver commercial results, build and lead engaged teams, and get promoted. EQ is critical in any job today, and Runde explains clearly how to hone this aspect of your personality to adapt to changes, collaborate with colleagues, influence clients, and become an admired boss. UnEQualed’s time-tested, practical insights about flourishing in the professional world will help anyone seeking a fulfilling and successful career.

From the Inside Flap

UnEQualed is a candid and unconventional guide to getting ahead and achieving your professional goals. You are smart and hardworking, but so is everyone else you work with. In order to distinguish yourself and get ahead, you need to go beyond your job description. Moving up is about emotional intelligence (EQ), soft skills, networking, visibility, client connections, and maintaining a stellar personal reputation. This book tells you what it really takes to succeed in your field. It is packed with insights, stories, and actionable tips based on the author's 40 years at Morgan Stanley, one of Wall Street's premier firms. You will learn how to lead, when and how to take a chance and use your intuition, and how to get more responsibility sooner in order to accelerate your progress in any competitive profession.

Adapted from James A. Runde's presentations to major corporations and universities, UnEQualed is a step-by-step guide showing you how to network effectively to find mentors and sponsors, gain respect and be heard, deliver commercial results, build and lead engaged teams, and get promoted. EQ is critical in any job today, and Runde explains clearly how to hone this aspect of your personality to adapt to changes, collaborate with colleagues, influence clients, and become an admired boss. UnEQualed's time-tested, practical insights about flourishing in the professional world will help anyone seeking a fulfilling and successful career.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119081459
• ISBN 13: 9781119081456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176