Upgrade : The Not-So-Subtle Art of Moving Up in Life and Career

By Priyesh Khanna| Alasdair Ross

About the book

• Why are some people successful in their careers while others falter?
• What persuades managers to promote some and not others to responsibility, opportunity and prosperity?
• Is it all down to natural gifts, or are there techniques that any person can learn to accelerate their career?

After reaching leadership roles in three of the world’s biggest banks, Priyesh Khanna concluded that there are some easy-to-learn and surprisingly straightforward ways to stand out from the crowd.

In Upgrade, Khanna and Alasdair Ross, with more than fifty years of experience between them, deliver a mix of tools, methods and exercises that extend across professions to guide your next essential career moves. Structured in four parts, each aimed at strengthening the key habits, mindsets and actions that mark highly successful corporate performers, the book provides readily applicable skills to bring out the best in people. Whether you are pushing for the next level or want to excel at the top, or are simply curious about the methods the best leaders in the world rely on, Upgrade is the book for you.