Too often, we fail to receive the coaching that we need to succeed in the workplace. Instead, we are left to figure it out for ourselves, learning by trial and error in a competitive and sometimes cutthroat world. In
Indispensable, leadership development expert Meredith Whipple Callahan outlines how employees early in their careers can maximize their potential in the workplace.
Drawing from her own experiences and those of other high performers, Callahan offers sophisticated and pragmatic advice to help you to start strong in your career, increase productivity, and build professional development. With the tools in this book, you will learn how to raise issues in a direct and diplomatic way, contribute beyond your formal role, and communicate effectively by bringing context, purpose, and structure.
Altogether,
Indispensable gives a comprehensive view into what allows employees to excel and become indispensable to their organizations. For employees in the first decade of their careers, it is nothing short of required reading.
Meredith Whipple Callahan works in culture and management at Bridgewater Associates. Before that, she co-developed and managed Bain and Company's Inspirational Leadership program. She has developed leaders in dozens of countries around the world, has over a decade of experience in strategy consulting, and is a certified executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Religious Studies from Yale University. Callahan runs the self-development and leadership site The Intentional (www.theintentional.net) and lives in the greater New York City Area with her family.