Stephan A Koskinas – författare

As my career progressed, I realized that the early years' tasks were "e;do this, do that,"e; for which my college and graduate courses prepared me. As my job responsibilities increased continually, I realized there was a whole new skill set that I had to acquire. For example, I had to manage people, create change, style-flex with everyone, resolve conflicts, become a leader, utilize the optimum process for making the right decisions, develop a plan to remain in balance, learn how to flourish in a complex corporate environment, determine what are the "e;critical success factors"e; for each of my jobs, develop an optimum company strategy (and then create a culture to match), develop action plans to improve underperforming operations, implement tactics to secure that next job promotion, and most importantly, learn how to achieve highest excellence in work habits, actions, and results; and carefully plan and implement my career steps.These new processes and principles I developed for my career became the basis for the book I wrote for my children.ResultsAt age twenty-five, I was earning salary/bonus of $16,000. By age forty, my annual salary/bonus was $1.6 million. My job at that time was senior vice president and office of chief executive.My two children and son-in-law (now in their thirties) read my book in 2003, and it helped their careers greatly. Their present job titles are the following:Chief Operating Officer/Head of Trading and Risk Management for a Hedge fundA A Managing Director for an Investment Bank.CEO for an upscale restaurant chain.Final ThoughtBy utilizing the processes and principles covered in my book, your job progress will become continually easier and clearer; it will be your "e;guide"e; for achieving success.PS, my book also includes brief stories from my three years of taxi driving in New York City. The reason for the taxi stories was to keep my kids' interest in reading the book (just to read the next "e;crazy"e; taxi story)!Highlights from five book reviews:"e;The book provided a compact view of one executive's journey and the skills, tools, and principles he needed for success the ones not taught in college."e;"e;This book is truly a must read for anyone wanting to achieve success in their careers....it has something in it for everyone whether you are fresh out of school, embarking on a new career, or trying to take your career to the next level."e;"e;This is a book that I am going to give to my kids. The principles and processes covered in the book will be a major part of their a guide' for achieving career success."e;"e;Through this book, Steve Koskinas serves as the ultimate life and career coach! I wish that I could have encountered this book 20 years ago!"e;"e;This book does a masterful job describing how to progress in one's career. I have read a number of books on management principles and effective leadership and none of them provided a clear and easy to follow path to success as this book does for the reader."e;