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The hard truth about soft workplace lessons smart people wish they'd learned sooner is a self-help book. Author peggy klaus shows how soft skills can make or break a person's career in the workplace. The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to imp... Read More
The book is structured well and doesn't get too tiring to read. The book has lot of breadth but not necessarily great depth. This book fills that gap tremendously.
I recommend this book for those who are just starting their careers. This book is a must for anyone feeling stuck at his/her workplace. It will provide the reader with immediate tools to incorporate in both their professional and personal lives.
Needed a primer on how to navigate the corporate world after a recent promotion. Started seeing why maybe my own business just wasn't taking off into the next bracket like i wanted.
Peggy klaus has an uncanny ability to lead us toward dissecting our shortcomings and self-destructive behaviors. With a messianic zeal, peggy klaus's dazzling book insists on the freedom to change one's life, and implicit in change is the sense that w... Read More
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As a result, the book is very easy to read, but not very instructive. It's a frustrating read because it has potential, but it's just not well-written.
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Quality
I makes me approach these skills with a little more patience and how to deal with the siturations
With the hard truth about soft skills she hits a bulls eye each time zeroing in on the key to masterful communication in the workplace
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The learnbyexample counsel may be helpful for those entering such situations as annual performance reviews—whether giving or re... Read More
Great lessons learnt and important for anyone working in a corporate environment
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- This product had a total of 296 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 10 2023.
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I have been surviving on profit from my own business for years but it wasn’t ever really enough to do save
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I just found myself really unprepared especially around office politics maybe because before i worked directly under the owners there wasn’t layers of managers etc to work through maybe the occasional long time employee that wasn’t going anywhere a worker that was great for a cheap fix but the work was never quite right stuff like that
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However i felt the book was lacking strategies for improving soft skills
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Soft skills are a major need to develop a career but it ia not easy at all to find good places to read and learn about it
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One the few selfhelp advice books that i managed to get through
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its true this is not for people who need the extra help with problematic situations at work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It doesnt even offer a lot of career advice
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Everyone learns how to do the skills in their job but no one has ever captured the importance of balancing skills with personal traits attitude confidence and risk taking
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