The Secret Handshake, Kathleen Kelley Reardon
The Secret Handshake, Kathleen Kelley Reardon
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The Secret Handshake
Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle

Author: Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/17/2017

Synopsis

This ground-breaking work offers access to the boardroom, and advice on getting noticed, networking, persuasion and mastering the art of quid pro quo. A professor of management and highly sought-after consultant, Kathleen Kelley Reardon has worked with many of the nation's leading corporations. Drawing on interviews with executives from Fortune 500 companies, she has compiled essential advice on how to break into the inner circle of power at the top of the corporate ladder. Many books cover practical business knowledge, but few address the issue of interpersonal skills. The ever-changing circle of power within a corporation may not necessarily follow the same guidelines it publicly professes. The most talented employee isn't always the one promoted; there is an intangible quality the upper echelon look for. It may not come naturally, but it can be learned. Kathleen Kelley Reardon's guide to organizational politics gives you the navigational skills needed to reach the top. Narrator Ruth Ann Phimister will leave you feeling as if you've had an enlightning conversation with a caring mentor.

About Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Kathleen Kelley Reardon, Ph.D, is a professor of management at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California; a consultant and speaker at such major corporations as Pfizer, Siemens, Epson, IBM, News Corporation, and Toyota; and one of HuffingtonPost.com's signature and top bloggers, whose writing is frequently picked up and featured on Yahoo. She has appeared on Good Morning America with Charlie Gibson and Nancy Snyderman, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, and Bloomberg. She is the author of nine books, including The Secret Handshake, It's All Politics, and The Skilled Negotiator. Dr. Reardon is also a distinguished fellow of First Star, which advocates for the rights and education of children at risk. She lives in Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heng on March 14, 2018

This book is extremely useful to me because I have shied away from politics previously. I feel this book is a realistic application of emotional intelligence. A lot of it is how to read people and assess the situations before reacting to them. It is useful that the author provided questionnaires to......more

Goodreads review by Helfren on May 21, 2019

A hidden political prowess by master of people communication skill.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on October 13, 2024

Work politics are such a mystery to me and this book laid out a lot of techniques that people might be using at work that was really eye opening. I liked the sections where the author breaks it down into different styles, it felt really inclusive. I learned a lot from this.......more

Goodreads review by Jill on August 29, 2008

Interesting exploration of workplace politics and how to negotiate one's way within various settings. Although not a major focus of the book, this excerpt has stayed with me for weeks: "While both men and women need to be competent to be promoted, there's a greater tendency to promote men on potenti......more

Goodreads review by Lawrence on April 04, 2012

You don't have to like office politics... but you must be aware of them if you want to (a) keep your job and (b) thrive in your career. This book will help you understand the style of your organization, and how your personality will fit in (or not, and what you can do about it). A must read.......more

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