Tactics for getting on the inside track to the very top -- from communicating with your boss to making a splash on your first day.

John Middleton is the founder of the Bristol Management Research Centre. Recognized as a leading expert in personal and systems thinking technologies, he works as a coach and consultant with individuals and organisations that are determined to make best use of the future. From 1996 to 2001 he published and edited Future Filter, a bi--monthly business digest. He is the author of Writing the New Economy and four ExpressExec books.

What is Smart? Acknowledgements Preface 1 A Short History of Work and Careers Interlude 1: The Way we Work 2 Taking Stock 3 Attributes of a Smart Careerist Interlude 2: The New Language of Work 4 Moving On Interlude 3: The Ten Stages of a Career 5 Roads Less Travelled By 6 Survival and Success in the New Work Economy 7 A Final Word Annotated Bibliography Smart Sources Internet Sites Index