Description
Book SynopsisShows the reader how to cope with, adapt to, and learn ways to succeed and flourish in the technology-permeated workplace. The text provides tip sheets to help the reader identify what specific actions to take to adjust and move ahead.
Trade Review"Buckle your seat belt! The ride into our technological future willbe very bumpy. But we need not be anxious about it if we followBeverly Goldberg's advice. With her guidance it can be a rewardingand enjoyable ride after all."(Richard O. Mason, director, Carl H.Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, SouthernMethodist University, Dallas)
"Beverly Goldberg's new book gives us information, historicalperspectives, analogies, and strategies that will help us conquerour fears about the overwhelming technology we confront in nearlyevery aspect of our lives. By following her advice, we can all besuccessful in the technical world of tomorrow."(Donna Zimmer,diversity practice leader, Shell Services International)
"A lot of people continue to shudder at the dawn of the InformationAge, but Beverly Goldberg more than tames the digital beast. Shepatiently puts a hand on the reader's shoulder and explains thatthere's little to fear from e-mail, corporate intranets, and theWorld Wide Web. More than that, she is the server of a can-dospirit, showing how the new media can be a boon to career andpersonal interests alike."(Tom Brown, president, ManagementGeneral)
"The author does an excellent job of giving readers ideas andunderstanding to cope with high-tech anxiety....well written, veryclear, smart, and articulate."(Marcia Ruben, principal, RubenConsulting Group)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Welcome to the New World.
A Framework for Overcoming High-Tech Anxiety.
Accepting the Constancy of Change.
Understanding Today's Workplace.
Gathering Knowledge from the Garden of Past Events.
Networking: Making Critical Connections.
Learning to Trust in Electronic Relationships.
The Art of Reinvention.
Looking Beyond Tomorrow.
