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You’re a savvy, up-and-coming professional, but you’re smart enough to know you don’t have all the answers. Even if your boss or another colleague could qualify as a mentor, he or she is just as busy as you are and doesn’t have the time to address even half your questions. But you’re in luck, because you’ve got The Portable Mentor, a one-stop resource jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with all your concerns.

Form goal-setting to decision-making, project management to career planning, this “24-7” coach, adviser, and problem solver will help you:

• Be more productive
• Build better relationships with peers and supervisors
• Enhance crucial skills like writing, speaking, listening, time management, and negotiation
• Take better care of yourself—physically and mentally
• Get ahead more quickly, and set the stage for further advancement

About the Author

Cy Charney is president of Charney and Associates, an organizational and individual performance-improvement consulting firm. He is the author of The Manager’s Tool Kit and coauthor of The Trainer’s Tool Kit.