New Book Asks: "Are You in Control of Your Career?"
Silicon Valley executive Ian R. Mackintosh gives tips for getting back in the driver's seat
SAN JOSE, CA, August 03, 2012
Do you want to get promoted? Rather than waste time hoping to climb a rung of the management ladder, take your professional future into your own hands.That's the philosophy of Executive Ian R. Mackintosh, a management expert who has worked in fast-paced Silicon Valley for more than 30 years.
Mackintosh shares his knowledge and professional insights in the new book, "Empower Your Inner Manager: Essential Skills, Self-Assessment and Effective Planning That Secure Successful Careers".
"Out of curiosity and necessity, I have made a personal, lifelong study of self-development and management skills," Mackintosh said. "In these tough business and economic times, I realized I had useful information to share with managers at all levels of seniority."
As Mackintosh points out, competition for management jobs increases each year. This makes it more important than ever to stand out in today's job market.
In "Empower Your Inner Manager," Mackintosh presents a learning process that shows readers how to:
Identify management positions
Honestly assess the skills needed to optimize candidacy
Target only the skills needed to improve
Develop a personalized plan to implement necessary improvements
Reassess and revisit growth needs as they evolve in the future
"Empower Your Inner Manager: Essential Skills, Self-Assessment and Effective Planning That Secure Successful Careers". For more information or to order a copy see:
http://www.amazon.com/Empower-Your-Inner-Manager-Self-Assessment/dp/1475928009/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343835648&sr=1-1&keywords=empower+your+inner+manager. 

About the author
Ian R. Mackintosh has a master's degree in microelectronics from Southampton University in England. He has worked in Silicon Valley for more than 30 years with executive management experience in large corporations and start-ups. Mackintosh is the founder, chairman and president of OCP-IP. Mackintosh and his wife have two sons and live in northern California.