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Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language
English
Description
It's the end of work as we know it. Career paths look nothing like they did in the days before phones got smart. We work more hours at more jobs for more years than ever. So it's vital that we know how to find work that allows us to remain true to our deepest sense of who we are and that connects us to something larger than ourselves{u2014}in short, our "calling." We all have one, and bestselling authors Richard Leider and David Shapiro can help you...
2) I don't know what I want, but I know it's not this: a step-by-step guide to finding gratifying work
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Description
"Changing careers, conducting a job search, or starting a business is more complicated than ever before. Jansen has updated her classic guide to address the unique challenges of today's job market, from the ever-more important world of social media to new ways of funding your own endeavors online. Filled with quizzes, personality assessments, and real-life examples, this guide [aims to help] you identify the type of work you're best suited for"--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"If you are feeling dissatisfied, bored, miserable, or just unenthusiastic about your work, it is not all your fault. But, as workplace happiness expert Stella Grizont asserts, it is your responsibility to do something about it. "The Work Happiness Method" teaches the eight essential skills-including Resilience, Clarity, Purpose, and Boundaries-necessary to feel happier and more fulfilled no matter where you are or who you're working with. Guiding...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Die Empty and The Accidental Creative, a new framework for understanding what motivates us and why. What drives us to unleash our best work? And how do we tap into that drive to get superior results with our managers, coworkers, and direct reports? As Todd Henry reveals in this illuminating book, drawing on decades of research and interviews with over 100,000 people, the answer is not one size fits all: some people are energized...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Probing the ominous side of career advice to "follow your passion," this data-driven study explains how the passion principle fails us and perpetuates inequality by class, gender, and race; and it suggests how we can reconfigure our relationships to paid work. "Follow your passion" is a popular mantra for career decision-making in the United States. Passion-seeking seems like a promising path for avoiding the potential drudgery of a life of paid...
7) Do what you love for the rest of your life: a practical guide to career change and personal renewal
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Step-by-step tips for revitalizing your careerYes, it is possible to have a job you love, and it doesn't require starting from scratch. Love Your Job is a guide to making work fulfilling and fun - again, or even for the first time. Why count down the hours of the day or the days to retirement when you could reinvigorate your workday, transforming the daily doldrums into a daily dose of enjoyable activity? Kerry Hannon, The New York Times columnist...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"According to recent studies, barely a third of American workers, and even fewer globally, feel "engaged" at work, and nearly half are "unhappy" doing what they do for a living. In the post-pandemic era with its turbulent job markets and spiraling economic landscape, many workers find themselves wondering: is my work worth it? In Is Your Work Worth It?, a prominent philosopher and an organizational psychologist investigate the purpose of work and...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Forget the 24/7 lifestyle; productivity expert Juliet Funt explains how to avoid burnout, speed execution, reduce waste, and help teams do more meaningful work by introducing strategic pauses--what she calls "whitespaces"--into their work days and their personal lives"--
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Starting on the first day you got paid to scoop ice cream or restock shelves, you've had the chance to develop the four elements all great careers have in common: relationships, skills, character, and hustle. You already have each of those, to one degree or another. Now it's time to amplify them and apply them in a new way, creating a Career Savings Account"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Regnery Gateway Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the author of Popular Economics comes a surpringly sunny projection of America's future job market. Forget the doomsday predictions of sour-faced nostalgists who say automization and globalization will take away your dream job. The job market is only going to get better and better, according to economist John Tamny, who argues in The End of Work that the greatest gift of prosperity, beyond freedom from painful want, is the existence of work that...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, www.josseybass.com
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Shares advice on how to calculate one's true value to an organization by recognizing the cost of actions and attitudes, explaining how to become an invaluable team member and find greater job satisfaction.
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"We're in the middle of an epidemic of stress and anxiety. A global pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives. Average life expectancy in the United States is down. At work, less than 16 percent of us are fully engaged. In many high-stress jobs, such as distribution centers, emergency room nursing, and teaching, incidences of PTSD are higher than for soldiers returning from war zones. We're getting something terribly wrong. We've designed the love out...
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