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"Boost your influence to take the next strategic step in your career. Did you know that 85% of success is dependent on self-management and interpersonal skills--and only 15% results from technical skills? Enhancing Your Executive Edge provides the specific tools you need to leverage your current "executive edge." The authors focus on four main buckets: Personal Branding, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, and Business Protocol, placing emphasis on the importance of self-awareness in relationships with colleagues, clients, and executives--including first impressions, body language, and strategic communication. Kim Zoller is President and founder of Image Dynamics. She has two decades of experience building highly customized training programs that employ experiential learning tactics that ensure measurable results. Kerry Preston is a Partner in Image Dynamics. She brings 20-plus years of sales and training experience and an established track record of bringing measurable and meaningful change to clients"--
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Build your career by design not by accidentWhy do some people get to the top while others—who work just as hard—don’t get past middle management? Two words: Executive Edge.Your technical skills may get you the job, but your interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence will get you the promotion. In Enhancing Your Executive Edge, Kim Zoller and Kerry Preston provide the specific tools you need to make the jump from middle or upper management to an executive-level position. It’s not about being among the standouts in a company. It’s about being the standout.Zoller and Preston emphasize the importance of self-awareness in relationships with colleagues, clients, and executives—including first impressions, body language, and strategic communication. Enhancing Your Executive Edge will help you hone the following:Self-Management and Social AwarenessPersonal BrandingCommunication and PresenceBusiness ProtocolMotivation, Perseverance, and ExcellenceCompetence, passion, and hard work open doors. But when you’re going for the very top spot, the competition increases exponentially—so you need to differentiate yourself. This book is designed to help you develop that special quality few people possess.Set yourself apart and offer value where the competition doesn’t by enhancing your executive edge.Praise for Enhancing Your Executive Edge“With their concrete, hands-on style, Preston and Zoller teach your executives how to become leaders. And with that leadership, your brand will become more established—bigger and bolder. Enhancing Your Executive Edge delivers.”—Edgar Bronfman Jr., former chairman and CEO of Warner Music“Enhancing Your Executive Edge shows you how to grow professionally. Preston and Zoller offer practical advice for those seeking to raise the bar.”—David Hoyt, president of The John Maxwell Co.“A must-read lesson in how to succeed in today’s global marketplace.”—Radha Arora, president of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts“Zoller and Preston have discovered what turns good leaders into great ones. Enhancing Your Executive Edge provides a comprehensive framework we can all follow to get there.”—JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s Your Business and cofounder of Goodsearch.com“Kim and Kerry are committed to helping you build your brand and interactions with others. This book offers the path to building your executive edge.”—John Roth, vice president of sales, service, and marketing at General Motors“If you’re not getting the results you want by focusing only on your technical skills, it is time to give your executive edge a boost. Zoller and Preston take us through strategies to lead successfully.”—Ann Adams, director of management development at Mattel, Inc.
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