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The power of choice : embracing efficacy to drive your career / Michael Hyter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]Description: xxxiii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119780922
  • 1119780926
Subject(s):
Contents:
The requirements for career success -- Believe you have what it takes -- The power of the message -- Build confidence -- Make your effort effective -- Leverage relational skills -- Use influence skills to shape your reality.
Summary: "Professionals who perceive themselves or are perceived by others to be different often feel something prevents them from achieving the same career success as their colleagues. Many more doors are open today, but despite advances, these professionals wonder: Is the playing field truly level? Must they work twice as hard to receive opportunities? Do they have to sacrifice who they are to fit in? It is not discrimination that impedes professionals. Rather, it is self-doubt, the lack of relational and influential proficiency, and the inability to overcome powerful societal messages. In this book, Michael Hyter discusses the mindset individuals must adopt and the steps they must take to confront these challenges successfully. He draws on his experience as an African American in corporate America and the principles of Efficacy to show professionals how to boost their competence and confidence and achieve their aspirations. Hyter believes that long-term career growth is the outcome of deliberate choices and effective effort; two cornerstones of Efficacy. The Power of Choice demonstrates how to build and sustain long-term career momentum by putting the principles of Efficacy into action. It also recounts professionals' real-world stories and the lessons they've learned. Among them: It takes more than hard work, smarts, and credentials to receive opportunities; The real career risk is stagnation, not failure; It's important to build relationships at all levels of an organization. Whether you are beginning to build your career or seeking to regain or sustain your momentum, this book offers sage advice and a timeless strategy. It is an essential career-building tool for diverse professionals who are looking to advance in today's competitive and fast-moving organizations"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Straightforward advice for navigating the challenges facing professionals who are underrepresented in the leadership of today's organizations

Michael Hyter is one of the nation's highest regarded executives of color, and a widely respected thought leader in the area of talent development and leadership succession. To get there, he worked hard and made his work count through Efficacy. In The Power of Choice he reveals the lessons he learned along the way--putting you on the fast track to career success.

This book provides answers to the questions you might face as you immerse yourself in an often confusing and challenging workplace culture. It is about how to take informed personal responsibility for your career. Inside, you'll find an open and frank discussion of how you can--and must, if you want to succeed!--make deliberate choices about who you are and how to represent yourself in your career. You'll learn how to open doors for yourself (rather than waiting for others to open them for you), choose what's important to you, and decide how you will achieve your goals.

Learn how to choose greatness by embracing efficacy to make the most of your time and energy Take your career into your own hands with inspiration from others who have made it Discover how embracing personal responsibility can create the opportunities you've dreamed of Gain deep insights into your own mind and make the right decisions to get where you're going

Yes, for those of us who are underrepresented talent, there are tradeoffs to finding success in today's workplace culture. If you rise to the challenge, you stand a good chance of reaching your full potential--both professionally and personally.

Includes index.

The requirements for career success -- Believe you have what it takes -- The power of the message -- Build confidence -- Make your effort effective -- Leverage relational skills -- Use influence skills to shape your reality.

"Professionals who perceive themselves or are perceived by others to be different often feel something prevents them from achieving the same career success as their colleagues. Many more doors are open today, but despite advances, these professionals wonder: Is the playing field truly level? Must they work twice as hard to receive opportunities? Do they have to sacrifice who they are to fit in? It is not discrimination that impedes professionals. Rather, it is self-doubt, the lack of relational and influential proficiency, and the inability to overcome powerful societal messages. In this book, Michael Hyter discusses the mindset individuals must adopt and the steps they must take to confront these challenges successfully. He draws on his experience as an African American in corporate America and the principles of Efficacy to show professionals how to boost their competence and confidence and achieve their aspirations. Hyter believes that long-term career growth is the outcome of deliberate choices and effective effort; two cornerstones of Efficacy. The Power of Choice demonstrates how to build and sustain long-term career momentum by putting the principles of Efficacy into action. It also recounts professionals' real-world stories and the lessons they've learned. Among them: It takes more than hard work, smarts, and credentials to receive opportunities; The real career risk is stagnation, not failure; It's important to build relationships at all levels of an organization. Whether you are beginning to build your career or seeking to regain or sustain your momentum, this book offers sage advice and a timeless strategy. It is an essential career-building tool for diverse professionals who are looking to advance in today's competitive and fast-moving organizations"-- Provided by publisher.

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