Books by Peggy Klaus
New from HarperCollins!
THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT SOFT SKILLS—
Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They’d Learned Sooner
What’s the hard truth? Soft skills get little respect but can make or break your career. Yet unfortunately, most people learn them the hard way!
Fortune 500 coach Peggy Klaus encounters individuals every day who excel at their jobs but aren’t getting where they want to go. It’s rarely a shortfall in technical expertise that limits their careers, but rather a shortcoming in their social, communication, and self-management behaviors.
In THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT SOFT SKILLS (Collins/February 1, 2008/Paperback) Klaus distills 54 important workplace lessons based on stories of struggles and triumphs she has collected from thousands of hours training, coaching, and interviewing people at all rungs of the corporate ladder. Readers will not only walk away with a much better understanding and awareness of soft skills and how they are woven throughout their careers, but also gain practical insights, strategies, tools, and techniques for learning or improving a particular soft skills area. The lessons are organized into eight chapters, each covering an aspect in which soft skills play an especially significant role: career management, getting the job done, communication, handling critics, office politics, self-promotion, dealing with differences, and leadership.
Klaus brings the importance of soft skills to life in her trademark style—straightforward, humorous, and motivating. Perfect for readers at all professional levels—from those who are just starting out to seasoned executives—this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to take his or her career to the next level.
| The buzz about The Hard Truth About Soft Skills |
| "Peggy Klaus hits another home run with The Hard Truth About Soft Skills. Follow her wise advice now for an easy career trajectory."
—Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and See Jane Lead |
"The Hard Truth's intimate, conversational tone makes you feel like you're chatting with a savvy management consultant. But don't be deceived. Behind Peggy Klaus' easy flowing prose lies a buffet of skills to nourish your career advancement, from taking intelligent risks to examining your intuitive responses to confronting your critics. Avoid it at your peril."
—Harry Kavros, Associate Dean for Administration, Columbia Law School |
"Whether you're an entrepreneur or an up-and-coming executive, Klaus shows you why soft skills are the key to hard success and how to master them once and for all."
—Christine Comaford-Lynch, Author of Rules for Renegades |
BRAG!
The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It
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The
truth is, brag is not a "four letter" word. In fact,
in today's competitive business world, bragging is a necessity—not
a choice. Remaining quiet about yourself—or worse, downplaying
your successes—leads to being underappreciated
or even allowing others to take credit for your achievements. Peggy
Klaus, a top Fortune
500
communication and leadership coach, has taught thousands of business
executives the art of bragging with style and grace. Now, she's developed
a program to teach anyone how to brag – and to get away with it.
In BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, top communication and leadership coach Peggy Klaus introduces
the most effective ways to sell our best asset—ourselves—without
turning off those we're trying to impress. Klaus' proven techniques
help readers overcome the common misperceptions of bragging to sell
themselves without feeling or sounding like a walking billboard. "People
either avoid bragging at all costs because they don't know how to
do it gracefully, or they attempt to sell themselves like a PowerPoint
presentation, making those on the receiving end want to hide," Klaus
writes. Filled with personal and professional self-promotion dilemmas
and solutions, BRAG! teaches readers how to put their best foot forward—while
keeping it out of their mouths!
To learn more, visit the BRAG! website
at www.bragbetter.com.
