Co-Authors Keith R. Wyche and Renee Bellamy Booth, PhD explore strategies for the top ten realities of executive life
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — There are hundreds of books advising people how to write resumes, network for fun and profit, win friends and influence people, find their proverbial cheese, determine the color of their proverbial parachute, build highly effective habits and work a shorter week…and that is all very important to building one's career. But let's say you've read some or all of those great books, the advice worked and you've made it in the corporate world. What will you find at the top of the ladder? Now that you've landed the corner office, what do you do? Being good is not enough. "Managing" is not enough. Nor is executing. Or leading.
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In CORNER OFFICE RULES: The 10 Realities of Executive Life, CEO and bestselling author Keith Wyche and his co-author, institutional organizational psychologist, Renee Bellamy Booth, provide a direct and extremely useful guide to executive life. For those at the top of the ladder, the realities include:
| Reality 1: What made you successful then, won't now. |
| Reality 2: You don't know everything. |
| Reality 3: Criticism will be more intense. |
| Reality 4: You're not alone, but sometimes you will feel like you are. |
| Reality 5: The perception gap widens. You have to see yourself how others see you now. |
| Reality 6: Your values will be put to the test. |
| Reality 7: Embrace constructive conflict. |
| Reality 8: In this role, reputation is everything. As leader, you are always on the clock, always on display and always being judged. |
| Reality 9: The company can't love you back. You need an authentic life. |
| Reality 10: Your time is limited, know when and how to leave the role. |
Author Keith R. Wyche, former president and CEO of ACME Markets, has over thirty years of experience working with some of corporate America's most distinguished companies such as AT&T, IBM, and Pitney Bowes. CORNER OFFICE RULES is the long anticipated follow up to his 2008 bestseller, Good is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals. Wyche has been named "CEO of the Year" in 2010 by the Executive 50 Organization and is an independent director on the board of WMS Industries.
Co-author Renee B. Booth, PhD, is a nationally recognized leadership development, assessment, and motivation expert with more than twenty years of experience. An industrial organizational psychologist, she currently serves as consultant, coach, and advisor for executive levels of various organizations. In 1999, Dr. Booth founded Leadership Solutions, Inc., an organization that concentrates on issues such as talent assessment, executive coaching, team building, and the design of leadership development curricula.
Keith Wyche and Renee Booth have consulted to and delivered keynote presentations to corporate clients including Bayer, Dell, GE, Harvard University, Home Depot, Lincoln Financial Group, Microsoft, New York Life, Sears, The Vanguard Group and dozens of others.
PRAISE FOR CORNER OFFICE RULES:
"An authentic depiction of some of the intangibles necessary for a well-balanced and successful career!" Fred Paglia, President, NA Foodservice Kraft
"CORNER OFFICE RULES is for anyone wanting to advance to the C suite. It provides an advance look at the realities they will face and prepares them for success.
Mel Parker, President – North America, Brink's, Incorporated
Publication information:
Paperback: 210 pages
Publisher: Kandelle Enterprises
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615738222
ISBN-13: 978-0615738222
More info available at www.KeithWyche.com.
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