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How To Be Moderately Successful: Career Acceleration For Realists


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Want to be a billionaire? A celebrity? Retire by 40? Go to the moon? This isn't that kind of book. How to Be Moderately Successful is a smart, practical career handbook for people who want something more realistic - a good job at a respected company, ongoing professional development and a healthy work-life balance. Whether you're just starting out, are stuck mid-career, or ready for a change, this career development book gives you the practical tools to shape your career path, move forward with confidence and get promoted. Based on 25 years of experience at Boston Consulting Group, eBay, Eurostar and Trainline - plus hundreds of honest conversations with professionals - it's written with warmth, wit and zero corporate jargon. It's the ultimate career guide for anyone who wants to level up without burning out! Choose from over 40 punchy chapters, each one with a relatable story, a clear takeaway and an action you can try today. Chapter highlights include: What even is success? Your Personal Brand: Are You IKEA or Apple? Managing Your Boss Working With Idiots Strategy Is Deciding What Not to Do Getting Promoted: Step Up! Impressing People at Interviews: My 10 Top Tips The perfect book to get you to the 'base camp of success' in your early to mid-career. Who knows where you might go from there!

Table of Contents:
Part 1: How To Understand Yourself What even is success? Your 5 minute personality tests: Are you a Fiery Red ENTJ? A Brief Interlude: It's all your fault Your Personal Brand: Are You IKEA or Apple? No, you're not the only one who can't sleep at night Part 2: How To Be Good At Your Job (The Basics) Aiming high : 'Ca, c'est du vrai insight' at BCG Paris Managing expectations: Your Easyjet flight is delayed Keeping focus: The exam question Managing Time: Trying to avoid 'al desko' A Brief Interlude on being honest Sending emails: Don't be a Boov Writing presentations: Avoiding 'death by PowerPoint'... Being proactive: "Einer geht sich immer noch aus" Moving on from setbacks: The 5 stages of grief Finding balance: The Stockdale paradox Part 3: How To Work With Other People Understanding people (1): What they do Working with third parties Understanding people (2): Who they are Showing humility: Three men go camping A Brief Interlude on swearing Understanding people (3): Where they're from Managing Your boss Working With idiots Making people feel special: Free fries in Greece Active listening: An endangered skill worth honing Part 4: How To Be Good At Your Job (Advanced) Strategy Is deciding what not to do Setting goals: Aboard the riverboat Steam Queen Solving problems: The hypothesis-based approach Making decisions: You don't always need to 'sleep on it' A Brief Interlude on humour Negotiating well (1): Why cinemas only sell giant tubs of popcorn Negotiating well (2): Getting my teenagers out of bed Setting prices: Restaurant 97 in Surbiton Managing people: Let it go, let it go! Reinventing things: Never waste a good crisis Part 5: How To Get A Better Job Defining your 'value proposition' Developing your career: Get a mentor, or two Getting promoted (1): Know the rules Getting promoted (2): Step Up! Impressing People at Interviews: My 10 Top Tips A Brief Interlude on luck Fantastic jobs and where to find them Working with headhunters: It's not you, it's them A Brief Interlude on job titles Succeeding in a new role: How hard can it be?

About the Author :
Matthias started his career in strategy consulting followed by 20 years in commercial leadership roles at eBay, Trainline and Eurostar, where he started the direct London-Amsterdam service. He has written this book to pass on his learnings from hundreds of coaching and mentoring conversations over the last 10 years. Matthias is originally from Vienna, Austria but now lives in London with his family, where he also enjoys cooking, orienteering and football refereeing. He has degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard Business School and is fluent in English, French and German.

Review :
"A really useful toolkit for up-and-coming managers" - Vincent Cobee, ex-CEO of Citroen "Practical and compelling" - Sam Eads, Head of Ad Sales, Trainline


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781068218477
  • Publisher: Maygood Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Maygood Publishing
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 278
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 485 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1068218479
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Career Acceleration For Realists
  • Width: 140 mm


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