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From Day One: Success Secrets for Starting Your Career
"Excellent. practical advice and wisdom based counsel from someone who has been both in the trenches and at the peak. The perfect graduation and career kick off gift. Stephen R. Covey. author. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the 8th From Effectiveness to Greatness
"Bill White's book should be required reading for anyone starting a career, and a must-read for anyone after they have started their career." Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration. University of Southern California and eo author. Geeks and Hou Eru. Values. and Defining Moments Shape Leaders
"Benjamin Franklin, the patron saint of self improvement books. coined the maxim `doing well by doing good' in his Poor Richard's Almanack. Now. in this wonderfully readable book, Bill White shows. step by step, how you can indeed truly do well in your career by doing good in this world." From the foreword by Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin An American Life. President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. and former Chairman and CEO of CNN
"From Day One is not a book of pie in the sky platitudes. This is reality based. advice-tested, tempered, and proven by life experience a toolbox that will provide young professionals with the fundamental habits for career success. It's must reading for anyone who aspires to career success in business. industry. education. or government." Jack Rayman. Director of Career Services and Affiliate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Education. Penn State University
"If You are a young person who believes in the future. who believes in personal growth. and who has the humility to learn. this book is for you." From the foreword by Ram Charan. Charan Associates business advisor. speaker. and author of several bestselling books. including Confronting Reality and The Discipline of Getting Things Done
"Fortunate is the young professional or old professional. for that matter who heeds this advice. From Day One defines success at a much higher it empowers and implores people to choose the natural high road and let success follow. It is also filled with practical tips. not an idealist or moralist dream but a meat and potatoes success story!" Jean Egmon, President. Third Angle. Inc. and co author. The Prepared Mind of a Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate. Make Decisions and Solve Problems
"Bill White's book should be required reading for anyone starting a career, and a must-read for anyone after they have started their career." Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration. University of Southern California and eo author. Geeks and Hou Eru. Values. and Defining Moments Shape Leaders
"Benjamin Franklin, the patron saint of self improvement books. coined the maxim `doing well by doing good' in his Poor Richard's Almanack. Now. in this wonderfully readable book, Bill White shows. step by step, how you can indeed truly do well in your career by doing good in this world." From the foreword by Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin An American Life. President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. and former Chairman and CEO of CNN
"From Day One is not a book of pie in the sky platitudes. This is reality based. advice-tested, tempered, and proven by life experience a toolbox that will provide young professionals with the fundamental habits for career success. It's must reading for anyone who aspires to career success in business. industry. education. or government." Jack Rayman. Director of Career Services and Affiliate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Education. Penn State University
"If You are a young person who believes in the future. who believes in personal growth. and who has the humility to learn. this book is for you." From the foreword by Ram Charan. Charan Associates business advisor. speaker. and author of several bestselling books. including Confronting Reality and The Discipline of Getting Things Done
"Fortunate is the young professional or old professional. for that matter who heeds this advice. From Day One defines success at a much higher it empowers and implores people to choose the natural high road and let success follow. It is also filled with practical tips. not an idealist or moralist dream but a meat and potatoes success story!" Jean Egmon, President. Third Angle. Inc. and co author. The Prepared Mind of a Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate. Make Decisions and Solve Problems
240 pages, Hardcover
First published November 29, 2005
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William J. White
6 booksLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Following more than thirty years of success in the business world and ultimately serving as chairman and CEO of an NYSE company, William J. White has spent the past 15 years teaching and advising students on their careers in his role as a professor at Northwestern University. White's research focuses on what makes a successful transition to a new position: the onboarding process.
A popular speaker and the author of From Day One, a career guide targeted to young graduates, White has been recognized as an outstanding teacher at Northwestern and at its McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition to serving on the boards of numerous public companies, White has been a director of multiple private and nonprofit organizations.
White is an Industrial Engineering graduate of Northwestern and received his MBA from Harvard University.
Following more than thirty years of success in the business world and ultimately serving as chairman and CEO of an NYSE company, William J. White has spent the past 15 years teaching and advising students on their careers in his role as a professor at Northwestern University. White's research focuses on what makes a successful transition to a new position: the onboarding process.
A popular speaker and the author of From Day One, a career guide targeted to young graduates, White has been recognized as an outstanding teacher at Northwestern and at its McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition to serving on the boards of numerous public companies, White has been a director of multiple private and nonprofit organizations.
White is an Industrial Engineering graduate of Northwestern and received his MBA from Harvard University.
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August 4, 2014
Desde Leader Summaries recomendamos la lectura del libro Desde el primer día, de William J. White.
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Las personas interesadas en las siguientes temáticas lo encontrarán práctico y útil: habilidades directivas, desarrollo profesional.
En el siguiente enlace tienes el resumen del libro Desde el primer día, Cómo enfrentarse a los primeros 100 días en un nuevo puesto de trabajo: Desde el primer día
January 23, 2011
Nothing exceptional. Good overview of the basics.
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February 23, 2011A very good guide to the corporate world for those students who just graduate from college with excellent grades and have ambitious career plans but little real experiences.
December 17, 2011
Perfect book to give to an upcoming or recent graduate.
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