The Titanium Professional [Paperback]

Hugh Davies (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

Translating theoretical concepts of change in the workplace into practical suggestions for professional survival, this career manual teaches the new core skills of the "portfolio professional"-self-management, initiative, proactivity, empathy, and perceptiveness. With a concrete plan for becoming technologically competent and committed to lifelong learning, this book puts readers in control of their career performance, development, and working relationships. Real-life experiences, case studies, interviews, reviews, and analysis give examples of these career theories successfully being put into practice.

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About the Author

Hugh Davies has more than 30 years experience in senior human resource management with such companies as Mobil Oil.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Business & Professional Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1875680853
• ISBN-13: 978-1875680856
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,649,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Developing independent capability for life...to thrive in the 21st Century!, July 21, 2006

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Lee Say Keng "KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURER/TECHNOLOGY... (Ho Chi Minh City/Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Titanium Professional (Paperback)

This is quite an interesting book for today's busy professionals. Its primary focus is simply a smorgasbord of strategies & tools for developing a higher level of increased personal effectiveness, flexibility, durability & resilience.

The author uses the term 'independent capability' to denote the new range of skills needed to survive in the 21st Century. His metaphor of 'Titanium' is just to reinforce the concept of resilience & inner strength.

According to the author, these are the five keys to independent capability:

- self control & self management;
- initiative & proactivity;
- empathy & perception;
- effective team skills;
- analytical thinking;

As the author has admitted, he draws most of the inspiration from Stephen Covey's 7 Habits for Highly Effective People & Daniel Coleman's EQ series of books.

The presentation of strategies & tools in the book is not ground breaking, but I want to compliment the author for synthesising practical insights from HR management with career pursuits & changes in today's contantly changing world. He even adds his own experiences, case studies & interviews with thoughtful review & analysis. As such, it is a practically readable & highly relevant book for busy professionals.

My favourite chapter of the book is Chapter 3: Anticipating the Future. It looks at the six major influences on the nature or work as the 21st Century commences:

- globalisation;
- technology;
- communications;
- the changing expectations of workers;
- changes in organisations;
- the increasing velocity of change itself;

In fact, my personal interest in the book is drawn particularly to this specific chapter in the first place.

To sum up my review, I enthusiastically recommend this book to all busy professionals who want to achieve career satisfaction & financial success in the 21st Century.