Synopses & Reviews
The working world of the twenty-first century can be a daunting place. With the glacial pace of unemployment decline, people cling to the jobs they have, not taking full advantage of the benefits of job transition. Courage in the Twenty-First Century is centered around the art of moving forward both in professional and personal life. Author, Joan Marques offers a strategy for self-renewal to divulge the virtues and viewpoints to successfully move from one career to another. Using the seven step system of: choice, open-mindedness, usefulness, reality, attitude, genius, and education, Marques ushers readers through the process of transitioning from one career to another in a time of employment uncertainty.
Synopsis
Courage outlines the art of moving forward both in professional and personal life. Marques offers a strategy for self-renewal in order to divulge the virtues and viewpoints to successfully move from one career to another.
About the Author
Joan Marques is Assistant Dean and Chair of the BBA program at Woodbury University. She has authored, co-authored and co-edited multiple books, among which Joy at Work, Work at Joy (2010), Managing in the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and 101 Pebbles to Pave Your Way Through the Day (2012). She also co-founded and manages three scholarly journals.
Table of Contents
Contents
Chapter One: CHOICE - You Create Your Own Reality. Why Color It Gray?
Chapter Two: OPEN-MINDEDNESS - Most Limitations Are In Your Head. Replace Them.
Chapter Three: USEFULNESS - Everything has a purpose. Nothing is wasted.
Chapter Four: REALITY-CHECK - About That Notorious Greener Grass …
Chapter Five: ATTITUDE - The One Thing No One Can Decide For You
Chapter Six: GENIUS - That Hidden Spark That Awaits Revival
Chapter Seven: EDUCATION - Teachers And Lessons Are Everywhere