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Why Should the Boss Listen to You? - (J-B International Association of Business Communicators) by James E Lukaszewski (Hardcover)

Why Should the Boss Listen to You? - (J-B International Association of Business Communicators) by  James E Lukaszewski (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This is a book about gaining influence and becoming a key trusted advisor. It is for everyone who advises leaders and senior managers (accounting, finance, human resources, IT, law, marketing, public relations, security, and strategic planning) and for outside consultants in these functional staff areas. It's also for operations people yearning to finally be heard and heeded by their boss.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Written by crisis and management leadership expert James Lukaszewski--named by <i>PR Week</i> as one of twenty-two "crunch-time counselors who should be on the speed dial in a crisis"--<i>Why Should the Boss Listen to You?</i> outlines the disciplines that anyone who counsels a CEO, or wants to, should embrace including systematic, pragmatic, and sensible ingredients and processes for getting to and working at the highest levels, and having maximum impact as a trusted advisor.</p> <p>This is a book about gaining influence and becoming a key trusted advisor. It is for everyone who advises leaders and senior managers (accounting, finance, human resources, IT, law, marketing, public relations, security, and strategic planning) and for outside consultants in these functional staff areas. It's also for operations people yearning to finally be heard and heeded by their boss. <p>In this important book, Lukaszewski identifies and explains the crucial seven disciplines that trusted advisors must master to get and keep the confidence of leaders: <ul><b><li>Be trustworthy</li> <li>Be verbal visionaries</li> <li>Develop a management perspective</li> <li>Think strategically</li> <li>Be a window to tomorrow</li> <li>Advise constructively</li> <li>Show the boss how to use your advice</li></b></ul> <p>As the author explains, a great advisor looks over the entire field of leadership interests. He explores the barriers, threats, constraints, options, and opportunities to offer powerful, sensible, and wise counsel and recommendations. <p>You are holding a handbook for becoming a trusted advisor, and a tool for leaders and bosses who employ consultants to teach advisors how to consult effectively, how to set appropriate expectations for the advice provided, and to teach advisors how to better serve.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>the book offers smart and practical advice that will help advisors who want to have a real impact on their boss and the organization they work for. (<i>About.com</i>, January 14, 2008) <p>James E. Lukaszewski provides information explaining systematic processes for getting to and working at the highest levels and having maximum impact as a trusted adviser. Readers will find out how chief executives and other top executives think, understand what matters to them, and how they operate. The book's easy-to-digest lists, worksheets, and charts help readers understand how successful strategic advisers encourage operational people to do what it takes to be heard.--<i>The Boston Globe</i>, boston.com, April 20, 2008</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>The Author</p> <p><b>James E. Lukaszewski</b> is the founder, CEO, and chairman of The Lukaszewski Group Inc. He is a trusted advisor who helps leaders and managers contain and counteract tough, touchy, sensitive corporate management issues on a daily basis. His website--www.e911.com--is considered to be among the most important in crisis management and public relations.

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