The Effective Ecologist

The Effective Ecologist covers the stuff that no-one told you about at university - how to develop your business and office-related skills to succeed in your career as a professional ecologist. It will provide you with the skills and effective behaviours within the workplace that will enable your development as an ecologist.

The Effective Ecologist covers the stuff that no-one told you about at university – how to develop your office-related and business skills to succeed in your career as a professional ecologist.

This book shows you how to be more effective in your role, providing you with the skills and effective behaviours within the workplace that will enable your development as an ecologist.

It explains what it means to be effective in the workplace and describes positive behaviours and how they can be adopted. It contains the skills needed for effective communication, organising projects, advice on planning, reporting and meetings and provides you with everything you need for a brilliant and successful career.

In a clearly written and honest account full of real life examples, the author leaves no stone unturned as he describes how making small changes in your behaviour can have a positive impact upon your performance and how you are perceived in your working environment.

Essential reading for anyone commencing or already pursuing a career in ecology who wants to perform at the highest level. In addition this work will be of great interest to team managers, business leaders and those responsible for the development of staff as a point of reference and guidance for their team.

Preface
1. Being effective
2. What’s the job?
3. Positive behaviours
4. Communication skills
5. Organisational skills
6. Meetings, meetings, more meetings
7. Project management
8. Reporting
References
Appendix 1 Feedback: get rich quick
Appendix 2 Effective allocation of tasks
Appendix 3 Effective brainstorming
Glossary
Index