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Career Warfare

10 Rules for Building a Successful Personal Brand and Fighting to Keep It

by D'Alessandro, David D'Alessandro

Published 2003216 pagesISBN 978-0-0714-1758-7

"A refreshing message...from someonewho has fought many corporate wars." —The New York TimesWith the latest stories from D'Alessandro's neverending collection of corporate derring-do and newinsight on the global battlefield, the nationally bestselling Career Warfare is more essential than ever whennavigating your way to success.D'Alessandro dares to speak the truth. If you don't manage your own reputation, those around you will. This is no theoretical exercise. In corporate America, people talk about you every day. You can affect what they say."With a cut-the-crap sharp eye for the passions, yearnings, and follies that drive every organization, D'Alessandro draws apart the drapes and revealswhat it really takes to get ahead in business." —James Carville, author and Democratic Strategist"With good jobs becoming harder to find, D'Alessandro's sage advice is more timely and important than ever, especially for those who are trying to build their personal brands and enhance their careers at the same time." —Tom Neff, Chairman, U.S., Spencer Stuart"Smart, strategic, and useful career advice from someone who has actually achieved success in the real world." —Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Nonfiction, Self-Help. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Fiction · Nonfiction · Self-Help

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Dark tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA shorter read216 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2003
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Nonfiction and Self-Help
ISBN-13
978-0-0714-1758-7
Language
English
Edition record
OL7299861M
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Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
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