The strategic career
Subtitle: let business principles guide you
By: Bill Barnett
Publisher: Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780804793582
Subjects: Career development; Strategic planning
Description: "We often hear that finding the work we are meant for will multiply our accomplishments and enable us to attain new levels of personal satisfaction. Yet, many who are planning their careers find that the job market has shifted to the advantage of employers, whether as a result of the recession, globalization, IT-driven productivity, or other changes in the business landscape. Faced with these tough circumstances, it is more critical than ever for professionals to create a plan of attack and make sound decisions as they navigate their careers. The Strategic Career provides readers with the ultimate guide to career choices--both short-term and long. While other authors approach career development from the perspective of psychology and counseling, Bill Barnett demonstrates how business strategy concepts can successfully guide us as we chart our careers. Drawing on two decades of experience leading McKinsey & Company's Strategy Practice, as well as his popular Career Strategy courses at Yale and Rice University, he approaches the construction of a long-term career plan by looking at the main challenges professionals will face: developing and reaching long-term targets, surfacing opportunities, assessing career decisions, and staying on track. Underpinning his advice with research and illustrating it with vivid stories from others' successes, Barnett lays out practical, step-by-step processes to help readers realize their goals. Complete with a program to help you develop your own plan and over 100 specific activities to guide you, The Strategic Career is the ideal companion on your professional pathway."--Amazon website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamental values leading to a calling; title: Strengths; title: From values and strengths to fields and roles; title: Investigation; title: Personal value proposition; title: Long term strategy initiatives; title: Integrated long term strategy; title: Current personal value proposition; title: Opportunity identification; title: The best case; title: Opportunity search plan; title: Alternatives and objectives; title: How alternatives manage uncertainty; title: Personal annual report; title: Personal resilience.