Self-Development

I Can Be Good at My Job Too

Author 기토 마사토

Publisher 리브레토

Published Jun 30, 2020

Size 140×200mm

ISBN 9791190917001

Price 14,000 KRW

To successfully discover our own happiness, we must first become a "person who is good at their job" in the workplace. This does not mean blindly becoming a "yes-man" just to win praise. It means living your work life wisely while protecting your work-life balance and self-esteem. 《I Can Be Good at …

A genuine self-development book for office workers who dream of success in life

There are many management books written from a corporate-centered perspective. Such books consistently view the members of an organization as objects of management, discussing how they should be run so that the company can grow. But the people who actually work for a living feel differently. They think about what they can gain from the company, and they dream of self-development methods that let them grow during the time outside of work.

Although the thoughts each person holds while working differ from one another, in the end the goal is one's own happiness. It is the happiness to be gained from the company where one spends more than half of every day, and also the happiness found in the leisure time beyond it. This is because they know that the fence called the company is both a prison that binds them and, at the same time, a safety fence that makes everyday life possible.

To successfully discover our own happiness, we must first become a "person who is good at their job" in the workplace. This does not mean blindly becoming a "yes-man" just to win praise. It means living your work life wisely while protecting your work-life balance and self-esteem. 《I Can Be Good at My Job Too》 introduces 50 realistic, practical work tips that anyone can put into practice. The knowledge gained through this book will help everyone who dreams of happiness in both work and life.

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A "100% practical" collection of work techniques you can start using tomorrow—written for office workers who often hear their boss ask, "What happened with the task I asked you to do?", who overthink and can hardly make progress, or who want to finish their work early and make time for themselves. The author, Masato Kito—a lawyer and IT company executive—shares 50 success skills of office workers who are good at their jobs.

Prologue

Chapter 1: Why Is Your Work So Slow?

01 Adjust the balance between speed and accuracy

02 A deadline is not the submission date

03 Stay one step ahead of your boss's thinking

04 Excessive certainty causes problems

05 The sooner you get feedback, the better

06 Don't overestimate your own abilities

07 Report the matters that are hard to bring up first 

08 The more you put it off, the more dangerous it becomes 

09 Make use of the state of flow

10 Find enjoyment in your work


Chapter 2: How People Who Are Good at Their Jobs Think

11 Motivation doesn't arise on its own

12 Getting started is half the battle 

13 Start running before the starting signal sounds

14 When work piles up, show that you're busy 

15 The speed of your work depends on reading the room 

16 Turn failure into an opportunity for growth 

17 Become the company's top master of odd jobs 

18 Gamify your work 

19 Don't be stingy—buy a robot vacuum 

20 Break big tasks down into small ones 


Chapter 3: How People Who Are Good at Their Jobs Save Time

21 Send your post-meal thank-you by social media on the way home

22 Reply to emails as quickly as possible

23 Cut down on the number of email exchanges 24 People who are good at their jobs write emails in just two lines

25 Handle 80% of your emails with "copy and paste"

26 You don't need to read every book or document in full

27 Think by dividing things into three 28 Take charge at the first round of drinks and skip the second round

29 Sometimes analog does the trick

30 Perfectionism is not a virtue


Chapter 4: How People Who Are Good at Their Jobs Act

31 Create your own "focus item"

32 Don't blame the other person—take the initiative

33 How to handle a boss who offloads work onto you

34 How to respond to a boss who meddles in every little thing

35 Drive yourself into a corner

36 Set your submission deadlines yourself

37 Manage your boss skillfully

38 The devil's conjunction: "But"

39 Make burning desire your source of energy

40 Concentration can be trained


Chapter 5: The Lifestyle Habits of People Who Are Good at Their Jobs

41 Find out when your mind is at its clearest

42 Morning: the golden hour best suited for work

43 Break away from the crowd you always eat lunch with

44 When you get stuck at work, move your body

45 Wrap up at a halfway point

46 Don't work while holding out until it's time to sleep

47 The messier your desk, the more frequent your mistakes

48 Play the character of someone who works fast

49 Break free from the habitual overtime crowd

50 The greatest enemy of your concentration: the smartphone Summary Epilogue