Synopses & Reviews
MAKE YOUR JOB WORK FOR YOU
In today's often-challenging job market, many of us want to feel more engaged with our current jobs rather than try to find the "perfect" position. Veteran leadership consultants and authors Milo and Thuy Sindell share eight thought-provoking strategies to help you create the end of work as you know it--their phrase for the ideal state of harmony among what you do for a living, why you do it, and the results you achieve.
Strategies such as Initiate Change, Create Meaning, Spark Creativity, and Build Legacy will empower you to make your job work for you--instead of the other way around. Real-world examples and practical exercises put the strategies into context and are sure to inspire you to take action, transforming the daily grind into lasting, meaningful accomplishments. These tools can help you regroup whenever you find yourself disengaged at the office, regardless of your field or career stage. So when you're ready to quit singing the 9-to-5 blues, The End of Work as You Know It guides you toward aligning your values with your professional goals in order to fundamentally change your experience of work.
Synopsis
In todays challenging job market, employees are looking for
About the Author
MILO SINDELL and THUY SINDELL, PhD, are leadership consultants and the authors of Sink or Swim and Job Spa. Together, they founded the employee performance software companies Hit the Ground Running and Knowledge Genie. They have been featured in Fortune, CNN Money, Business Week, Forbes, the Washington Post, and NBC News.
Table of Contents
ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
Preface vii
Introduction xi
1 Share Expertise 1
2 Initiate Change 15
3 Demand Autonomy 27
4 Create Meaning 39
5 Spark Creativity 51
6 Seize Recognition 65
7 MAINTAIN Balance 77
8 Build Legacy 91
CONCLUSION 107
Resources 111
INDEX 117
About the authors 121