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Career Intelligence: The 12 New Rules for Work and
Life Success
By Barbara Moses, Ph.D.
 Dr.
Barbara Moses, one of the country's leading career management
authorities, has conducted thousands of workshops for employees
at every professional level in all sectors of the economy.
She routinely asks workshop attendees the following questions:
• "How do you feel about
the changes going on around you in the workplace?"
• "Do you feel confident
about your future?"
• "Do you feel confident about
your children's future?"
Her findings? Less than one-third of respondents are happy
with the changes taking place in the workplace and their lives.
In fact, most people describe themselves as overworked and
under appreciated. They're worried about their future and
their children's future. Change has become so prevalent that
it's easier to feel confused and overwhelmed than confident
about making the right career decisions and life choices.
Moses' book, Career Intelligence, looks at the radical
sea change that's gripped the workplace and tells you what
you need to know to position yourself to thrive in your chosen
profession. The first step is to recognize how the world has
changed; step two is to equip yourself with the necessary
information and skills for navigating in a transformed workplace.
In short, Moses' mission is to enhance your career intelligence.
And she's not talking about how to write a better resume
or how to work harder, faster, or more efficiently. Instead,
career intelligence is "both a way of understanding yourself
and the world and a way of acting upon the world." In other
words, you must understand the economic and social landscapes,
educate yourself about new career developments, gain practical
knowledge about the new workplace that will give you a competitive
advantage, and figure out how to make yourself marketable
both today and tomorrow. It also means tuning into your internal
world--what engages you and gives your life meaning. "Only
by knowing yourself," writes Moses, "will you be able to make
the right decisions about your career--decisions that reflect
your most important personal values and concerns, rather than
being driven by external measures of success such as status
or income."
Career Intelligence is geared towards anyone at any
stage in any career. The idea is to change how you think about
yourself and your work by:
- Explaining critical generational issues.
- Exploring important trends that will shape the future.
- Showing how to rise above a frenzied work life and live
in sync with personal values.
- Offering practical advice on self-marketing.
- Identifying crucial areas of competence.
So you won't find interview tips among Moses' new rules for
success in a dramatically changed workplace. But Career
Intelligence will teach you to develop a broader vision
of yourself in the world, one that expresses who you are and
what you want to accomplish with your life. Ultimately, it's
about becoming more committed--to your personal priorities,
professional goals, and a work world that will restore hope
and confidence to future generations.
Read more and buy a copy today!
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