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National
Press Release
Contact:
Vision Public Relations Group
E-Mail: coo@visionpublicityservices.com
April
14, 2009
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Expect to
Win:
Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet
by Carla A. Harris
 ATLANTA, (April 14, 2009) - In this time of
economic and job insecurity, people need to make their mark and prove
that they are essential and indispensable to their company. According
to Carla A. Harris, a twenty year veteran of Wall Street, knowledge and
diligence simply aren’t enough to successfully climb the
corporate ladder in today’s competitive work environment. In her
new book, Expect to
Win: Proven Strategies for
Success from a Wall Street Vet (Hudson Street Press, February
2009, $24.95), Carla looks closely at her own ascent to the top and
offers strategies that will ensure career advancement and success in
any industry.
During her twenty-year career on Wall Street, Harris executed the
IPO’s for UPS, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Redback, as
well as the $3.2 billion common stock transaction for Immunex, one of
the largest biotechnology offerings in United States History. While
climbing the competitive corporate ladder, Harris sought guidance from
her mentors and superiors, but found some of their career advice too
general. As her own career advanced, Harris built her “key
survival tools” or “pearls,” and vowed when she
reached upper management and people looked to her for advice, she would
provide them with what they needed to do to fulfill their true career
potential.
Expect to
Win is
Harris’s playbook for success, made accessible for anyone looking
to make a mark in their given field. She offers advice in an
easy-to-read format using “Carla’s Pearls.” Her
proven strategies of success include:
- You Are the Captain of Your Career: The 90 Day Rule
- Leveraging Your Voice: Articulate Your Views and Expectations
- Power in the Network: Competitive Advantage
- Expect to Win: Show Up With Your Best Self Every Day
A
must-read for anyone seeking the tools and skills needed to make it a
competitive environment, Expect to
Win offers simple
and straightforward advice based on real-life business situations and
will aid readers in navigating the day-to-day complexities and
challenges of the workplace.
Here is what others are already saying about Expect to
Win:
“Expect to Win is
a book born of deep experience, hard-won insight and abiding faith -- a
guide for the purpose-driven and perplexed alike. I can't think
of a book better suited to helping chart a sure path to success. If you
are seeking professional instruction or personal inspiration, take my
advice: put this book at the top of your reading list.”
—Richard D.
Parsons, Chairman of the Board, Time Warner
“Carla’s practical, up-front, realistic perspective on
becoming victorious in an ultra-competitive world is the
‘key’ to so many locks. Her insights are personable,
powerful, and valuable."
—Terrie
Williams, coauthor of The Personal
Touch: What You
Really Need to Succeed in
Today’s Fast-paced Business World
 Carla
A. Harris is currently a managing director for Morgan Stanley
and has spent over seventeen years of her career in capital markets.
She has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including
Black Enterprise’s “75 Most Powerful Women in
Business” (2006), Black Enterprise’s “50 Most
Powerful Women in Business” (2006), Fortune’s “The
Most Influential List” (2005), Ebony Magazine’s “15
Corporate Women at the Top” (2004), Essence Magazine’s list
of “The 50 Women Who Are Shaping the World” (2003), and
Fortune’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in
America” (2002). She lives in New Jersey.
For more information about this and other Penguin titles please visit: www.Penguin.com.
To
book Carla A. Harris for speaking engagements and/or book
signings, please contact
Alexandra Ramstrum at (212) 366-2230 or by e-mail at: alexandra.ramstrum@us.penguingroup.com.
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