Career-Wise: Proven Strategies for Thriving at Work - Paperback

by Danella Schiffer Ph. D. (Author)

Skillfully navigating one's career requires more than talent, brains, connections and luck. As an industrial/organizational psychologist, Danella Schiffer, Ph.D., has witnessed first-hand how one can derail his or her career while another flourishes. Career-Wise, a concise and entertaining book with attention-grabbing case studies can benefit every working person-from entry-level through senior management. Focusing on skills critical to success, Career-Wise reveals how you can: - Cultivate relationships and draw people to you - Confront difficult people and situations - Avoid flawed thinking - Exercise sound judgment and decision-making - Effectively manage your image - Advance without others' permission It's your career. Make the most of it.

Author Biography

Danella Schiffer, Ph.D., is an industrial/organizational psychologist. She has devoted her career to helping individuals reach their career potential while ensuring that organizations hire the most qualified, develop the most promising, and improve organizational effectiveness so that all can contribute to meeting business goals. Throughout her extensive career, she has worked with hundreds of individuals ranging from entry-level staff to chief executive officers in diverse organizational settings. Trained in both industrial and clinical psychology, Dr. Schiffer understands the relationship between individual and organizational effectiveness. Her insightful-ness about people, combined with a pragmatic and bottom-line orientation, have enabled her to work successfully with differing individual styles. In addition to business consulting, Dr. Schiffer works privately with individuals. She has published numerous articles on career issues and has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and popular magazines. Dr. Schiffer obtained her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University, is licensed to practice in Connecticut and New York, and is a member of the American Psychological Association.