Review: Rob Mars is the whole package - corporate guru who writes extremely well, with the instincts of a born teacher.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
Maybe the most important thing that can be said about "Corporate Mission Possible" is that it is extremely well written by a person who has lived the corporate life with success, and who writes honestly and with great clarity about the pros and cons of corporate life.  It is written by someone who seems highly motivated to teach what he has learned from hard-won experience.  What one might say of Rob Mars is that he has not only been a corporate success with over 20 years of experience in different multinational corporations.  He is, in addition, a fine writer who is also a fine teacher.  What comes through Mr. Mars' book is his sincere desire to transmit his extensive knowledge of the corporate world to those who will be entering this world and to those who may be floundering within this world.  I am sure he wants to sell books, but he writes with a genuine concern for those who will surely benefit from what he has to say.Rob Mars promises to teach how to effectively do the following:- manage your career in a corporation- understand the corporate jungle, its rules and behave according to them- recognize and prevent obstacles, dangers and hidden traps on your way- learn the secrets of successful corporate communication- use proven tricks to get you safely ahead on the corporate ladder- achieve your goals at work and in life without compromising on your integrityAnd he DELIVERS!"Corporate Mission Possible" has 13 chapters, as well as an "Introduction" and "Final Words," filled with hard-won practical suggestions and advice.  Each chapter ends with "Takeaways," which turn out to be little gems of practical advice advocating a balance between work and family life, like the following:*  Learn to build a system that works, even in your absence.*  Fight the perception that hard work and devotion mean long hours at your desk.*  You need to compromise on smaller moral matters but safeguard your integrity and self-respect.*  Strive to not only make your bosses happy, but also your subordinates.*  It is not important what information you wanted to transmit; it is important what your communication partner understood.I have never worked for a corporation, and never will.  But I bought this book because I wanted to know what it was like to work and be successful in a corporation.  I learned much more than I expected, which is why I gave Rob Mars' book 5 Stars.