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Author Kelley, Katie C., author.

Title Career courage : discover your passion, step out of your comfort zone, and create the success you want / Katie C. Kelley. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Publication Info. New York : American Management Association, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Beginning the Journey; 1. Motivation: Clarifying What Really Matters to You; Understanding Your Basic Motivations; Designing Your Motivational Game Plan; Scripting Your Unique Career; Clarifying Your Vision; 2. Confidence: Conquering Your Worst Fears; Discovering Your Discomfort Zones; Designing Your Confidence-Building Game Plan; Fortifying Your Confidence Factors; Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize; Adjusting Your Emotional Thermostat; 3. Risk: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur; Raising Your Risk Quotient; Designing Your Risk-Taking Game Plan.
Confronting Your Fear FactorsRemembering Your Passion Purpose; Perfecting Your Entrepreneurial Trifecta; 4. Character: Linking Who You Are and What You Do to How You Relate to People; Playing Well with Others; Designing Your Character-Building Game Plan; Managing Your Power Bank's Deposits and Withdrawals; 5. Harmony: Orchestrating a Life While Pursuing Your Life's Work; Composing Your Unique Harmony; Diagnosing ADABS; Assembling Team Trinity; 6. Vision: Connecting the Dots to Your Future; Making the Case for Strategic Thinking; Going Back to the Drawing Board; Adapting to Surprises.
7. Community: Designing Your Powerful NetworkNetworking Your Own Special Way; Evolving Your Network; Sustaining the Flow; Figuring Out What It All Means; 8. Influence: Mastering the Key to Effective Leadership; Walking in Their Shoes; Observing Effective Influencers; The Influence Window; Avoiding Major Missteps; Becoming a Good Politician; 9. Fortune: Keeping an Eye on Your Finances; Assessing Your Return on Investment; Owning Your Bottom-Line Responsibilities; Thinking Your Way to Financial Success; Keeping Happiness on Your Balance Sheet; 10. Pivots: Staging Your Next Act.
Recognizing Your Pivot PointsDeciding When It's Time to Make a Change; Weighing All the Options; Conclusion: Wishing Can Make It So; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author; Free Sample Chapter from Career Match by Shoya Zichy.
Summary Career Courage serves as a personal coach through the soul-searching and planning process ahead, whether you're a college grad contemplating choices, a seasoned professional seeking new directions, or a stay-at-home mom preparing to reenter the workplace. Packed with exercises and stories of inspiring second acts, the book poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more.
Language English.
Subject Career development.
Vocational guidance.
Career changes.
Job satisfaction.
Success in business.
Career Mobility
Job Satisfaction
Plan de carrière.
Secondes carrières.
Satisfaction au travail.
Succès dans les affaires.
Career changes
Career development
Job satisfaction
Success in business
Vocational guidance
Other Form: Print version: Kelley, Katie C. Career courage 9780814436745 (DLC) 2015028302 (OCoLC)915056969
ISBN 9780814436752 (electronic bk.)
0814436757 (electronic bk.)
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