The Modern Workplace: 3 Vital Steps For Millennials
b"With\\xa0Nigel Dessau, CMO at Stratus Technologies, Author of Become a 21st Century Executive: Breaking Away from the Pack
Nigel Dessau is the author of \\u201cBecome a 21st Century Executive: Breaking Away from the Pack\\u201d and the driving force behind the website \\u2018The 3 Minute Mentor\\u2019 which provides simple, easy to follow career guidance in easy to follow three minute videos. The website is followed by thousands of subscribers from all over the world, including millennials who have recently entered the workforce and want to develop their career skills for success.
His book provides a guide directed to both new (think millennials that make up the largest percentage of today\\u2019s workforce) and experienced middle managers, and offers advice to help these workers survive in the modern workplace. More than just a review of office or corporate practices, the book is a program designed to help executives assess strengths, weaknesses, and determine whether there's opportunity to succeed in an existing corporate structure, or whether it's time to look for a better business match.
Chapters address the specifics of managing for better effectiveness, understanding what typically goes wrong in business interactions, how to better approach budgeting and other topics ranging from locating mentors to understanding the power of value propositions. The result is a game plan for achievement and advancement, recommended for young millennials and older managers who want to move onward as well as upward in their careers.
In his book, Nigel talks of taking chances as a pre-requisite to breaking through to higher levels in your career. He addresses three key aspects \\u2013 foundations - to moving up in your organization \\u2013 Content, Approach, and Network\\u2026 what you know that is of value, doing things with the stuff you know to achieve your business objectives, and leveraging your network to get ahead.
Previously, as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of AMD, he was responsible for the company\\u2019s global marketing, image and campaign strategies. Earlier, he spent 19 years at IBM and led the marketing strategy behind e-business and the transition to On Demand Business."