Index_S

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Salaries, 97

"Sammy," 145–46

Sams, John, 73–74, 114–15, 138, 200–1, 230–31, 234

Sanders, Colonel, 17

Scandal, 113–14, 166–67

Schadenfreude, 207

Schedules, 28–29

Schmitt, Jack, 48–50, 155, 214

Schmitter, Bruno, 120–21, 140–42, 192

Screenwriting, 21

Sears, Mike

on authority, 228, 229–30

on burnout, 179

on career planning, 8

on family and career, 90

on friendship, 134

on loyalty, 127–28

on micromanagement, 192–93

on opportunism, 122

on opportunity, 44

on organizational priority, 244

on professional flexibility, 26, 29–30

on religion, 146

Self-adopted titles, 37–38

Self-doubt, 181–82

Self-owned companies, 49–50

Self-promotion, 47–54

and community involvement, 53–54

dangers of, 48, 50–51, 54

effective, 51–54

and entertainment, 54

and grants, 47–48

importance of, 47–50

and opportunism, 122–23

Self-protection, 123–24

Senior official presentations, 224–25

Setbacks, 67–75

cover-ups, 73–75

frequency, 67

recovering from, 68–73

Sexual harassment, 171

Shaw, Bill, 56–57, 104, 178, 194, 229, 230, 233, 235

Shifts, career, 68–73

methods, 70–72

timing, 72–73

Shock, Gina, 6, 33

"Should be," 123–24

Simpson, Alan, 23, 78, 108, 117–18, 149, 154, 178

Skills. See Talents

Slander, 77–86

Sleep, 90–91, 179

Southwest Airlines, 134

Speaking, 160–61

Specialists, 115–16

Specialization, 29–30

Specter, Arlen, 106–7

Spirituality. See Religion

Spokespersons, 51–52

Sports, 194–95

Spot checks, 199

Stalin, Joseph, 109

State of the Union Addresses, 246

Staying power, xii–xiii

"Stephanie" (aerospace company), 170

"Stephanie" (manufacturing company), 37–38

"Stephen," 69–70, 72

Stewart, Martha, 206–7, 245

Stick (as risk), 27–28

Stonecipher, Harry, 244

Stowers, Bill, 52, 224

Stupidity, 125

Substance abuse, 180–81

Success

academic, 20–21

and burnout, 181–82

cultural experiences and, 15–16

diversity and, xiii–xiv

likelihood of, x–xii

risk and, 216

self-promotion and, 47–54

travel and, 15–16

"Susan" (financial company), xi–xii

"Susan" (software company), 215–16