Right Career

We entertain ourselves with modest risk - the scary movie, the party full of strangers, the weekend in Vegas. But when it comes to our careers, when self-identity and security hang in the balance, most of us don't like to play the odds very aggressively. While some of us are natural born thrill seekers, the majority of us are hardwired to avoid risk. But, Anne Kreamer argues, in the current workplace, that very avoidance could be putting us in a far more precarious position than we know.

In his 1996 #1 New York Times bestseller We’re Right, They’re Wrong, political strategist James Carville eviscerated the Republican economic agenda and debunked many of the GOP’s ludicrous positions on national issues such as health care, welfare, tax reform, and economic growth. Now...

An innovative communication method for making change happen in any organization, Getting Change Right presents a new view of leadership communication that says change doesn't flow top-down, bottom-up, or sideways, but inside out. This is how change spreads through a complex system successfully - the other options are force or failure.

How an Apprenticeship Saved My Life tells the inspiring story of one man’s journey from Baltimore’s tough streets to a life of purpose, stability, and impact. Cory McCray was on a path many young men know all too well—one shaped by struggle and limited opportunity. But when a single decision led him into an apprenticeship program, everything changed. Through hands-on training, grit, and an unshakable commitment to growth, he found a way to rewrite his future.

Small business owners possess a unique advantage, one that Scott Grates has honed to perfection. Forget trying to emulate corporate giants in your small business endeavors. Their conventional marketing tactics won't deliver the consistent results you crave. Instead, leverage your strength-the power of genuine relationships. By fostering authentic connections that yield a continuous flow of referrals, you'll unlock your Infinite Referral Advantage®.

Most historians attribute the shortcomings of the civil rights era to a conservative backlash or to the fracturing of the liberal establishment in the late 1960s, but the civil rights movement also faced resistance from a liberal "frontlash," from antiredistributive allies who, before it ever took off, constrained what the movement could demand and how it could demand it. Telling the stories of Ruth Benedict, Kenneth Clark, W. E. B. Du Bois, Richard Wright, and others, Darda reveals how Americans learned to wait on time for racial change and the enduring harm of trust in the clock.

This practical step-by-step guide shows you everything you need to know about selling or buying foreign rights. Written by an international foreign rights expert, this useful book provides the information you need so your book can be translated or sold into additional English language markets. Aimed at authors, publishers, foreign rights managers, literary agents, and even those aspiring to enter the foreign rights field, Foreign Rights and Wrongs goes beyond just describing the do’s and don’ts of selling or buying rights.

You’re at the end of a long journey that has brought you from a fledgling medical student with nothing but dreams and desire, through one of the most arduous courses of study known to mankind, to a place of relief, and . . . well, fear. As you begin this new chapter in your life, you will soon discover that your studies have made you book-smart. But sadly, you haven’t been exposed to the real world or the business side of medicine . . . until now.

In the latest, freshly updated edition of Make the Right Choice: Lead with Passion, Elevate Your Team, and Unleash the Fun at Work, renowned keynote speaker, improv actor, and comedian Joel Zeff delivers a unique, interactive, humorous, and highly entertaining blueprint to create a new approach to work that is inspiring, fun, and infinitely more effective.

Getting It Done Right, unlike general management books, focuses on the issues uniquely faced by human service managers. Vincent Pettinelli encourages human service professionals to fully realize their commitment to the highest quality services by dedicating themselves to mastering essential management skills. Getting It Done Right is an invaluable guide for any human service manager or any employee considering a move into leadership. Human services is an environment with diverse constraints and frequently conflicting demands.

Focuses on competitive selling: the range of skills that sales professionals need to reach their full potential. It offers practical, step-by-step advice that salespeople can take to prevent the competition from selling their products or services, revealing the components involved in gaining full control of a sales situation. Discusses a key step in this process - the politics of selling - showing how to establish the right relationships with people who are powerful enough to give the salesperson an edge.

Christian Lovell, creator of Careers by Chris, will help take your job hunt to the next level with this incredible collection of modern career advice. As a former human resources professional, Chris shares her most effective job-seeking advice, teaching you the fundamentals and how to improve upon them. Stand out in an interview with the PAR method; optimize your LinkedIn page by following her step-by-step guide; and make lasting first impressions by learning to create your own digital brand.

Why do you need this book? Each pharmacy student gets 24 hours in a day, but some pharmacy residency applicants earn 15 interview invitations - while others earn one or none. What separates them?

In Scaling Done Right, Scrum@Scale trainers Gereon Hermkes and Luiz Quintela show how organizations can dramatically improve their productivity and adaptability, and finally achieve business agility. In a time where the mortality of large organizations is rising in lockstep with a constantly increasing rate of change, it is not surprising that many of the world’s most valuable companies are using Scrum to succeed.

Vous vous apprêtez à commencer votre carrière ou vous souhaitez vous réorienter? Vous aimeriez disposer de l’autonomie d’un(e) entrepreneur(e) sans partir de zéro? Et si vous considériez l’entreprise familiale comme option de carrière? Travailler en famille vise à vous apporter le soutien nécessaire dans votre long processus de réflexion. Cet ouvrage vous permettra d’en apprendre davantage sur les particularités d’une entreprise familiale en explorant les 3 sphères qui la composent : l’entreprise, la propriété et la famille.

A successful career starts long before the first job interview. It begins with choosing the right school. There is a lot to keep in mind while deciding on a profession, and it's very easy to get lost. But with this book, you are in good hands. If you can't make up your mind what works for you and looking for solid advice, this book has got your back. It is a great tool for anyone looking to get into the best school or boost their career. This guide covers everything you need to know about the school preference process and other vital details.

For most of the 20th century, salespeople were the gatekeepers of data. In order for a prospect to learn more about a product, they had to reach out to the company, and then the salesperson would reach out to the prospect. In modern times, prospects are more educated than ever. They can find out 90 percent or more about your product and industry before they ever have to talk to a salesperson. In this book, we give you the tools necessary to communicate even better with your prospects to figure out how you can serve your clients better than ever before.

"A timely, practical resource on creating teams and organizations where everyone has the opportunity to succeed." --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast WorkLife A step-by-step guide for managers, teams, and DEI leaders looking to create...

Getting the People Equation Right is an invaluable guide to harnessing the power of people analytics to excel at making hiring decisions.

In stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next 50 years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF, and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour.