7 Skills That Will Catapult Your Career

by Stephen R. Thorne (Narrator), Various

Top leaders in the business community — a financial journalist, a bestselling author, and cofounder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University — teach you the character traits every employer wants to see in today’s worker.

In the race to become multitasking superhumans, we’ve lost touch with the actual root of where all these valuable skills are found. This audio gives you the training you need to set yourself apart from others and to advance to the next stage in your employment, whether you are just starting out or need to reinvigorate your career. Some of the best business minds at work today identify the principles of productivity and elevating your career. Why not be known for great leadership skills instead of training one employee for a single task? Why not be known for a winning personality instead of for being able to deal with a difficult person? Why not be known for impressive calm and cool confidence in your negotiation skills instead of just getting the deal done? Don’t be known for any singular skill — be known for inspiring character traits that make you highly promotable in any workplace. This audio also includes helpful résumé and cover letter templates, as well as an interview checklist.

With contributions from Reyna Gobel, a financial journalist who has written extensively on adapting to today’s career marketplace; Joshua Weiss, an international negotiation expert who speaks and writes on the topic of negotiating not only in the boardroom but also on the factory floor; and bestselling author Brian Tracy, who shares wisdom from his business book classic, Eat That Frog!, this audio is a must-listen for those looking to catapult their careers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Audiobook

Audiobook

First published October 15, 2013

About the author

Stephen R. Thorne is a member of the resident acting company at Providence's esteemed Trinity Repertory Company, where his favorite productions include Hamlet, Henry V, and The Cider House Rules. He lives with his family in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Reviews

[Sotiris Makrygiannis]

You want to get a 30 minute reminder that takes to get a job? you could read this book easily. The same points are correct, is light and straight to the point with examples. I gave 3 stars because was not about getting a job and not about really catapulting your career in general.

[Jeff]

Some of the information presented was rather basic. There were highlights that I enjoyed; and as an audiobook it was a short read. Not something that I'd plan on listening to again.
It was almost as if the publisher was just trying to get into an area of the marketplace and rather than presenting new ideas, it simply went over them again.

[Farhana Faruq]

Overall, it's a pretty good refresher for anyone who's looking to get a job. This mostly covers the basics and the title is a little misleading.

It's a very short book. The audio book was only 2 hours. After every chapter there is summary, so it gets a little repetitive.

I still picked up a few good pointers here and there and feel it was worthwhile for me to listen to it.

[Amoena]

Probably the most annoying audiobook ever. I felt like every piece of information was repeated at least three times. I got it the first time!

Also this book does not help you to catapult your career. It’s more about getting the job in the first place and how do do your work well enough.

[Heidi]

This seemed more like a "how to get the career of your choice" than "skills to catapult your career"
The info was simple to understand but will take some work to implement, which I think may be the hard part for people. We tend to think, "I have the education, here is my resume (that took me a couple of hours to pound out), where are the people knocking down my door to give me a job??? Then once you DO have the job, it is easy to get in the every day rut.
This book was a good reminder that things worth having aren't easy, find people who are willing to mentor you, and just keep putting one foot in front of the other at work. I also liked how the authors gave typical interview questions and provided examples of how to answer those questions with more style and grace.

[Jasper]

Very American, at least I now know how NOT to answer job interview question and that being kind and civil to someone is seen as a skill instead of basic human interaction (apparently). All I wanted to know from a book with this title is how I could get better at my given career don't necessarily want to switch jobs this is an American way of looking at a career.

[Bo]

Didn't really gain anything new from the 2 hour audiobook.

The 7 skills are:
- being confident
- attention to detail
- effective listening
- acing the interview
- be positive
- find leadership mentors (alive and use books)
- excerpts from Eat the Frog by Brian Tracy (be in flow).

[David]

Items of Note:
* Long-term thinking improves short-term decision making.
* So much of life is a negotiation – so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.
* One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.

[Lori Gibbany]

Learned a lot from this one. I look at things at work very different now. I'm glad I took the time to read.

[Katy Nustad]

Loved this book! I may read it again before my I have to return it to the library just to make sure I absorb everything. Will definitely read it again in the future.

[Petty Lisbon]

Very basic career tips written about in a casual manner. The title is a bit of a misnomer as many of the chapters are about personality traits and values rather than specific skills.

[Maddie]

Seems like the author never stops working, he suggested watching business th after work to keep learning. A good suggestion but the lack of boundaries is wild.

[Arun Narayanaswamy]

Average stuff. Very very generic book

[Ethan]

This one started strong, but left much to be desired as it seemed to seek to meld a few texts together. That made the flow of the book choppy. There were nuggets here and there though.

[L]

This is around 2 hours in the audiobook version.

The 7 skills are:
- being confident
- attention to detail
- effective listening
- acing the interview
- be positive
- find leadership mentors (alive and use books)
- exerpts from Eat the Frog by Brian Tracy (be in flow).


Yes. These are quite basic but it actually has some solid tips that are relevant to this day and age. Probably doesn't apply as much to the emerging startup cultures though as being "professional" might just back fire as not being part of the "relaxed" culture. It's lacking in oroginality but it's not time wasted. Even though it's so short it still has chapter summaries. This is what makes it seem repetive.

[Franklin]

A short audiobook, but informative. It is simple information, but important to remember and review. The book is set up in a way that is very repetitive. Some people may find this annoying, but I found it beneficial to remembering and reviewing simply the information presented in different chapters.

[Mark Holencik]

Helpful information

[Bill]

Like the emphasis on confidence, attention to detail and a sense of urgency.

[Daniel Wetzel]

Helpful but basic. Good to review every once and a while and easy to do so since it is short.

[Lesley]

Fairly Basic information, but a good listen anyway as a refresher.

[John Fletcher]

Great basic book on career. Good for the college grad to get under their belt.