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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder
Par Jim Clifton, Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal. 2014
Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur. Gallup research shows that decisions and actions, influenced by the personality…
of the entrepreneur, impact the survival and growth of the venture.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is about understanding what drives entrepreneurs to start, sustain, and grow a successful company. What are the personality characteristics and behaviors that lead to venture creation and success? Can one learn to be an entrepreneur, or are you born with it? The book attempts to answer these questions with the hope that if you are planning to start a business or are managing one, you can discover your entrepreneurial talents and in the process, increase your potential to start or grow your venture.Written in an engaging, conversational style, Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder includes strategies and action items for building successful ventures. It also features an online test that measures readers' entrepreneurial potential.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is meant for several audiences - from those who are planning to start or grow a business to investors and coaches who can help identify talent and then foster and support that talent to start or grow a business.The Art of Significance
Par Dan Clark. 2013
What would you rather haveconventional success or a high level beyond success? Dan Clark, one of the world’s leading…
inspirational speakers and leadership trainers, vehemently opposes the conventional wisdom about success. He believes it’s tragic and superficial to build our careers and personal lives around getting more money, bigger houses, cooler toys, and fancier job titles. What’s it all worth in the end? How many outwardly successful people still feel empty inside? Clark has spent decades traveling around the world, interviewing the famous and powerful; consulting with presidents and generals and sheikhs and corporate leaders; creating a multimillion-dollar business; and (before any of the above) overcoming a paralyzing injury. All those experiences have convinced him that the happiest people in the world don’t pursue success at all. Instead, they pursue significanceand find that success comes along as part of the package. What’s the difference between success and significance? As you’ll learn in this powerful, myth-shattering book . . . The successful get what they want; the significant want what they get. The successful think wealth flows to them; the significant know that wealth flows through them, to bless those around them. The successful earn financial independence, influence, and popularity; the significant earn financial independence, influence, popularity, admiration, loyalty, and respect. The successful compare themselves against others; the significant compete only against themselves. The successful are quickly forgotten when they die; the significant leave a long-lasting legacy. Clark shows us how it can be done by following his Twelve Laws of Significance, which include counterintuitive ideas such as Patience is overratedit allows us to never begin,” It’s not all about teamteams lose,” and Don’t strive for work/life balanceit’s about harmony. ” He illustrates his ideas with a wide range of powerful true stories from business, education, the military, and sportsstarting with his own story of fighting his way back from a serious injury that cut short his football career. Paralyzed both physically and emotionally, Clark began his recovery only when he started to focus on purpose rather than on goals; on being whole rather than famous; on serving others rather than seeking praise. In the long run, that accident was the greatest gift he ever received, setting him on a lifelong path toward true significance. Clark’s wisdom will stimulate your intellect, challenge your beliefs, and penetrate your heart. By following his Laws of Significance, you will learn to connect your head and heart, manage your priorities, and live an extraordinary life that matters to your family, friends, coworkers, community, and country. .Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success
Par G. Richard Shell. 2013
Everyone knows that you are supposed to follow your dream. ” But where is the road map to help you…
discover what that dream is? You have just found it. In Springboard, award-winning author and teacher G. Richard Shell helps you find your future. His advice: Take an honest look inside and then answer two questions: What, for me, is success? How will I achieve it? You will begin by assessing your current beliefs about success, including the hidden influences of family, media, and culture. These are where the pressures to live someone else’s life” come from. Once you gain perspective on these outside forces, you will be ready to look inside at your unique combination of passions and capabilities. The goal: to focus more on what gives meaning and excitement to your life and less on what you are supposed” to want. Drawing on his decades of research, Shell offers personalized assessments to help you probe your past, imagine your future, and measure your strengths. He then combines these with the latest scientific insights on everything from self-confidence and happiness to relationships and careers. Throughout, he shares inspiring examples of people who found what they were meant to do by embracing their own true measure of success. Eric Adler: one of Shell’s former students who walked away from a conventional business career to help launch a revolutionary new concept in public education that has placed hundreds of inner-city high school students in top colleges. Kurt Timken: a Harvard-educated son of a Fortune 500 CEO who found his true calling as a hard-charging police officer fighting drug lords in southern California. Cynthia Stafford: an office worker who became one of her community’s leading promoters of theater and the arts. Get ready for the journey of a lifetimeone that will help you reevaluate your future and envision success on your own terms. Students and executives say that Richard Shell’s courses have changed their lives. Let this book change yours. .The Art of Doing
Par Camille Sweeney. 2013
What really separates the best from the rest? We all know that it takes hard work, dedication, and the occasional…
dose of luck for someone to make it to the top of their chosen field. Yet, we also suspect that it takes a little something morebut what? The Art of Doing asks today’s most successful celebrities, businessmen, and iconoclastic achievers, How do you succeed at what you do?” Illuminating, surprising, and profoundly inspiring, interviewees include: 30 Rock Star Alec Baldwin Baseball Legend Yogi Berra Actor Laura Linney Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan Opera Diva Anna Netrebko Indy Champ Helio Castroneves Foodie God David Chang High Wire Artist Philippe Petit Funk Master George Clinton Bestselling Writer Steven Dubner Tennis Icon Martina Navratilova Puzzle Master Will Shortz Style Guru Simon Doonan Indie Rock Band OKGo Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Business Guru Guy Kawasaki Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Blogger Mark Fraunfelder Alien Hunter Jill Tarter Visionary Vintner Randall Grahm Startup King Bill Gross Activist Connie Rice Erotic Filmmaker Candida Royalle Tabloid Editor Barry Levine Country Musician Ray Benson Hostage Negotiator Gary Noesner Online Love Experts OKCupid Inspiring Teacher Erin Gruwell Neuroscientist Richard Restak Guru of Ganja Ed Rosenthal Master Hunter Chad Schearer Broadway Producer Marc Routh Reputation Fixer Mike Sitrick Ballpark Designer Joe Spear Circumnavigator Jessica Watson .The Complete Guide to Professional Networking
Par Simon Ellinas, Simon Phillips. 2014
Networking is a skill that many people recognize as critically important, but which many find difficult, boring or fear-inducing -…
or even all three. Yet if you master the techniques that really work, networking can pay dividends. Effective networking means tapping into a team of like-minded business people willing to help each other achieve their goals. If you build, grow and nurture your business networks, you will become known for your expertise and will be better placed to win the new client, business or job when it really matters. You can network successfully in person or online and The Complete Guide to Professional Networking shows you how to use both together for the most powerful results.The techniques and suggested strategies in this book are backed up by video interviews with some of the world's most successful networking experts.The Education of Millionaires: Everything You Won't Learn in College About How to Be Successful
Par Michael Ellsberg. 2012
Some of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn’t finish college. None of them learned their most critical…
skills at an institution of higher education. And like them, most of what you’ll need to learn to be successful you’ll have to learn on your own, outside of school. Michael Ellsberg set out to fill in the missing pieces by interviewing a wide range of millionaires and billionaires who don’t have college degrees, including fashion magnate Russell Simmons and Facebook founding president Sean Parker. This book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real world: how to find great mentors, build a world-class network, make your work meaningful (and your meaning work), build the brand of you, and more. Learning these skills is a necessary addition to any education, whether you’re a high school dropout or graduate of Harvard Law School. .Getting the Job You Want After 50 For Dummies
Par Kerry Hannon, Aarp. 2015
Learn to: * Showcase the value you have to offer a potential employer * Perfect your resume and interview skills…
* Negotiate for what you want * Snag your dream job in the age of social media * Launch a whole new career or business Your guide to navigating today's workplace and snagging that perfect job Whether you're searching for a new job by choice or necessity, consider this book your life raft. You'll find all the resources you need to job-hunt from building an online presence and revitalizing your resume to negotiating a salary and landing that job! *The power of people harness the power of the people you know friends and family, former colleagues, social media contacts, and more to network your way to your next job *Mirror, mirror on the wall rehab your resume and cover letter, build a positive online presence, acquire social media street smarts, and market yourself on LinkedIn *Hang your own shingle join the growing ranks of the self-employed with advice on launching your own business, working as a freelancer, turning a hobby into a profit, and cashing in on your natural gifts *Scope it out discover which jobs are in demand and expected to grow, what they pay, and whether you're qualified Open the book and find: * Ways to identify and market your most valuable skills * How to use Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter in your job search * How to clear the application hurdle * Tips for prepping for an interview * The top jobs for 50+ workers * Ten steps for career changersUltimate IQ Tests
Par Philip Carter, Ken Russell. 2015
IQ tests are routinely encountered in recruitment for various industries, including for jobs in the government, armed forces, education as…
well as industry and commerce. Competition is fierce and employers are determined to cut the weak from the strong so it is essential for candidates to be prepared. Ultimate IQ Tests is the biggest book of IQ practice tests available. Written and compiled by experts in IQ testing and brain puzzles it contains 1000 practice questions organized into 25 tests, with a simple guide to assessing individual performance. With a brand new test in this edition, designed to be more challenging than the others so you can track progress, this is the best one-stop resource to mind puzzles. Working through the questions will help you to improve your vocabulary and develop powers of calculation and logical reasoning. From the best-selling Ultimate series, Ultimate IQ Tests is an invaluable resource if you have to take an IQ test, but it's also great fun if you like to stretch your mind for your own entertainment - and boost your brain power.The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook
Par Sue France. 2015
Written by a former Times Crème PA of the Year, this new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial…
Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants. Administrative personnel in today's workplace hold an immense influence, not only on their bosses' performance, but also on the running of the whole organisation. This best-selling book is the only resource needed to excel in one's role as an assistant, outshine bosses' expectations and go up the ladder. Placing special emphasis on career development and learning, it provides help and advice on the skills necessary to progress in your career. Along with a chapter to share with your boss for a more fruitful working relationship, it includes help with time management, networking, relationship management, communication and confidence. Now with a new chapter on how to use neuroscience tools to coach yourself through your weaknesses and primed behavioural traits, it also contains even more practical help with minute taking, telephone and mobile communication etiquette and presentation skills. With free downloadable online resources to aid the day-to-day running of your office, this comprehensive and accessible guide will help you keep your finger on the pulse and maintain your professional image.The A-Z of Careers and Jobs
Par Kogan Page Editorial. 2017
From accountant to zoologist this new edition of The A-Z of Careers Jobs offers detailed insights into…
more than 300 career areas For those looking for their first job after school or university or for anyone considering a change of career this book provides reliable and up-to-date careers advice on a wide range of professions covering practical issues such as job opportunities and progression potential personal skills and qualities entry qualifications and training useful contact details and realistic salary expectations The A-Z of Careers and Jobs is also a valuable reference for careers advisors working in schools colleges and universities who need to keep track of new developments - new roles and routes of entry professional associations and exams - to offer the very best guidance to today s jobhuntersParalegal Practice & Procedure (Fourth Edition)
Par Deborah Larbalestrier. 2009
The completely revised and updated fourth edition of the most trusted paralegal desk references on the market. Now fully revised…
and expanded: the bestselling desk reference for paralegals at any level. Each chapter has been completely updated to include the latest step-by-step instructions for every aspect of a paralegal's job, with new procedures, checklists, and resources throughout. Topics covered include:* Paralegal ethics* Training programs* Court systems and court procedures* Federal court practice and procedures* Pretrial practice and procedure* Legal research tools* Electronic trial preparation proceduresIn addition to the general resources that will be of value to every paralegal, this guide also includes detailed information on practice and procedures for working in specialty law firms.Confident Coding: Master the Fundamentals of Code and Supercharge Your Career
Par Rob Percival. 2017
If you want to master the fundamentals of coding and kick start your career, Confident Coding is the book for…
you. Everyone has a digital life, but too few truly understand how the software that dominates the world actually works. Coding is one of the most in demand skills on the job market and grasping the basics can advance your creative potential and make you stand out from the crowd. Rob Percival gives you a step-by-step learning guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, building iPhone apps, building Android apps and debugging. On reading this book and honing your skills through practice, you will be able to code in each of these languages, build your own website, build your own app and have the confidence to supercharge your employability. Confident Coding provides you with the roadmap you need to enhance your professional life through coding, with insightful and inspirational guidance, including real life success stories, on how to use your new skills. The ability to code can give your CV the edge on the competition, give you greater autonomy and improve your work performance. If you are a self-employed entrepreneur, being able to create your own website or app can grant you valuable freedom and revolutionize your business. If you are an aspiring developer, this book will give you the building blocks to embark on this career path.Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids
Par Daryl Bernstein, Rob Husberg. 2012
Start on the early road to success while having fun, learning new skills, and making money with this guide of…
more than fifty entrepreneurial ideas. Filled with delightfully simple business ideas, Better than a Lemonade Stand! is a fun guide packed with creative ideas that show how to start a business with little or no start-up costs, attract and retain customers, develop negotiating skills, and more. Originally written and published when the author was only fifteen years old, Better than a Lemonade Stand! has already helped thousands of kids start their own profitable small businesses. Now an adult and father himself, Daryl Bernstein has polished and expanded his book for a new generation of budding entrepreneurs. This indispensable resource includes more than fifty, fun, simple business ideas—complete with tips about supplies, time needed, what to charge, and how to advertise—all completely updated with strategies based on Bernstein’s own experience as a successful entrepreneur and father.Consiga un trabajo hoy (How to Write a Resume and Get a Job)
Par Luis Cortes. 2007
Consiga Un Trabajo Hoy Encontrar un empleo puede ser una tarea estresante. Hasta resulta difícil saber por dónde comenzar. ¿Dónde…
están las listas de empleos? ¿Qué destrezas se requieren? ¿Cómo puede hacer que su hoja de vida se destaque? La búsqueda de un empleo conlleva muchas reglas que usted no puede quebrantar, y es fácil que inadvertidamente usted reduzca sus oportunidades. En Consiga un trabajo hoy, el Rdo. Luis Cortés le brinda a usted la información necesaria para obtener un empleo prometedor. Este libro lo conduce paso a paso a través de todo el proceso, desde la búsqueda y la solicitud de empleo, hasta la negociación de un mejor salario y la petición de beneficios. Un empleo no lo es todo en la vida, pero sí la llave de un futuro mejor. Este libro le garantiza que su búsqueda será exitosa.Resumes For Dummies
Par Laura Decarlo. 2015
Master the art of resume writing and boost your chances of getting hired. With unemployment rates still running high, getting…
an edge up on the competition in your field—whatever it may be—can be an intimidating and exhausting undertaking. Luckily, Resumes For Dummies is here to serve as your life raft as you navigate the murky waters of a modern-day job search. Inside, you'll find expert guidance on writing a winning resume that will set you head and shoulders above the crowd to land that elusive interview and get the job of your dreams. There's nothing easy and breezy about looking for a new job—whether you currently have one or not. But rather than succumbing to the panic that might convince you to hide under the covers, Resumes For Dummies arms you with the confidence you need to write a resume that will have prospective employers knocking your at your door Includes tips on avoiding common resume-writing mistakes Provides updates on the latest changes in the job market that you'll need to take into account when writing a resume Outlines how to approach a lay-off in a professional light Covers how to confront privacy and reputation issues in online social job search Whether you're a recent graduate, second-timer looking for your next job, prime-timer who hasn't job-searched in decades, or the unfortunate victim of a lay-off, Resumes For Dummies takes the fear out of putting your skills on paper and sets you on the path to getting your foot in the door—and landing the job of your dreams.The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World
Par Idealist. Org, Stephanie Land. 2009
From the world's largest nonprofit networking website -- a resource that gives readers the tools they need to make a…
difference. Part career guide, part activist's handbook, The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World provides tools and inspiration for anyone who wants to make a difference but doesn't know where to start. Inspired by Idealist.org's 600,000-member online community and their ongoing search for work that gives back to the world, this practical reference walks readers through the different ways they can get involved and the range of possibilities for applying one's interests and skills to meet their community's needs. Idealist.org's staff gives a comprehensive understanding of the issues, options, organizations, and resources so readers can be proactive, whether it's through one's current job, volunteering, donating, personal spending, board service, starting an organization, or changing careers.Ultimate Interview
Par Lynn Williams. 2015
In today's ultra competitive job market, only the best prepared candidates have a chance of standing up to the competition…
and progressing through the various stages of the interview process. From the best-selling Ultimate series, Ultimate Interview will give you all the background information that you need as well as essential practice to successfully navigate the interview rounds and secure that job offer. Uniquely among interview guidebooks, it organises common interview questions according to specific job types, such as management, sales and marketing, administrative and clerical. Each section looks at the thinking behind the questions, and suggests an effective method of answering by utilising your experience and skill set, and demonstrating your ambitions. This new edition also focuses on how to transfer the crucial softer skills associated with successful interviews such as how to convey your alignment to your future employer's values or demonstrate that you are the most willing rather than just capable candidate. With additional advice on researching the background to a vacancy, and how skills and characteristics can be assessed and developed, this book is a must-have for all serious job hunters.Ultimate Job Search
Par Lynn Williams. 2015
Starting work or changing jobs can be one of life's most stressful experiences, and with today's crowded job market it…
is more of a challenge than ever. Even when your CV does get you through to an interview, competition is so strong that you can't leave any of your preparation up to luck. A 'one-stop shop' for all job hunters, Ultimate Job Search takes the stress out of job hunting and provides advice on every stage of the job hunting process, from preparing a powerful CV that will get you noticed; sample cover letters and emails that come across as genuine; making a great impression at interviews; to dealing with offers and rejections in a positive manner. From the best-selling Ultimate series, the guidance in this book will help you shine and will demonstrate to future employers that you're not only able to do the job, but that you are committed and highly receptive to opportunities around you. With an exhaustive breadth of detail and real-life up-to-date comments from employers and recruitment professionals, Ultimate Job Search is invaluable to anyone looking to get their dream job at any stage of their career.Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
Par David Graeber. 2018
From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences.Does your job…
make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After a million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are millions of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation.Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman
Par Gail Evans. 2000
Women make up almost half of today's labor force, but in corporate America they don't share half of the power.…
Only four of the Fortune 500 company CEOs are women, and it's only been in the last few years that even half of the Fortune 500 companies have more than one female officer.A major reason for this? Most women were never taught how to play the game of business. Throughout her career in the supercompetitive, male-dominated media industry, Gail Evans, one of the country's most powerful executives, has met innumerable women who tell her that they feel lost in the workplace, almost as if they were playing a game without knowing the directions.She tells them that's exactly the case: Business is indeed a game, and like any game, there are rules to playing well. For the most part, Gail has discovered, women don't know them.Men know these rules because they wrote them, but women often feel shut out of the process because they don't know when to speak up, when to ask for responsibility, what to say at an interview, and a lot of other key moves that can make or break a career.Now, in her book Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, Gail Evans reveals the secrets to the playbook of success and teaches women at all levels of the organization--from assistant to vice president--how to play the game of business to their advantage.Sharing with humor and candor her years of lessons from corporate life, Gail Evans gives readers practical tools for making the right decisions at work. Among the rules you will learn are:* How to Keep Score at Work* When to Take a Risk* How to Deal with the Imposter Syndrome* Ten Vocabulary Words That Mean Different Things to Men and Women* Why Men Can be Ugly, and You Can't* When to Quit Your JobEvans is not saying that every woman has to play exactly by men's rules--not at all. Women bring many inherent traits to the workplace that can provide them with a potential advantage over men, such as a woman's ability to form relationships, or her intuition. But women do need to know the basic rules so that they can understand the full consequences of their every action and how it makes an impact on their career.An honest and practical handbook that reveals important insights into relationships between men and women and work, Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, is a must-read for every woman who wants to leverage her power in the workplace.