The 4ourth Floor: Career Counsel for Navigating the Corporate Maze, written by Qatari author Maryam al-Mansoori, presents invaluable information which she gained through personal experience. The book encourages readers to participate actively in shaping their career according to their own personal goals, rather than blindly following a particular way.
The book calls for a direct, clear and targeted approach by providing practical advice on how to deal with a variety of situations that could occur at the workplace. For Maryam, the dream of writing the book lived for a long time before it came true. It reflects true incidents during her long and illustrious career in the corporate world. She has intertwined them with a range of ideas and linked it with some selected episodes in her career, and also offers highly practical solutions.
The book aims to help readers review their careers from a critical point of view and assess the impact of choices they make today to determine their future. It targets employees at all levels including those who are about to start their career, change jobs or upgrade existing positions.
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Maryam is currently Chief Officer-Planning and Support at Msheireb Properties and has worked at several senior managerial positions in various industries, enriching herself with a profound understanding of the corporate culture. Her portfolio is an engaging spectrum ranging from company-wide strategy, corporate planning, quality and excellence, risk management, to human resources, and information technology.
Maryam’s academic profile is studded with degrees from INSEAD business school, HEC Paris, and Qatar University, in addition to her being an alumnus of Qatar Leadership Centre. She was also one of the selected inspirational speakers on TED talks and delivered her speech as part of TEDAlDafnaED platform specialised on education.
AUTHOR: Maryam al-Mansoori. Right: BOOK: The cover.
