Work Smarts: What Ceos Say You Need to Know to Get Ahead (Hardcover)

Introduction ix

Part One: If I Knew This Before, I'd Be a Millionaire . . .

Chapter 1: The Company of One 3

Chapter 2: Why the Q Factor Is So Important 25

Chapter 3: How to Network 35

Chapter 4: Asking for a Raise 49

Chapter 5: The Art of Negotiation 67

Part Two: The Three Fs: Fear, Finances, and Flow

Chapter 6: Fear 81

Chapter 7: Finances 95

Chapter 8: Flow 109

Part Three: Postcards from the C-Suite

Chapter 9: What It's Really Like to Be a CEO 117

Chapter 10: Sound Off: The Most Annoying . . . 145

Part Four: Things I've Learned

Chapter 11: You Can't Really Be Good at Everything . . . and That's OK! 151

Chapter 12: Five Tips for Life 159

Bibliography 175

About the Author 179

Index 181