Your Job Survival Guide orients you to our era of non-stop, accelerating change and offers you the skills necessary to thrive in this environment.
Other books focus on the broad, abstract principles of leading or surviving change. This book recognizes that your real job today is change and helps you get that job done in a crazy world...without driving yourself insane. You’ll learn about pacing yourself...failing gracefully and recovering quickly...retaining optimism, resilience, and playfulness ...protecting your career...leading loosely linked, ad hoc teams...setting your own course... prospering in an environment that demands more than ever, and can deliver non-stop adventure in return.
Leverage the power of play
Bring optimism and resilience to your workplace and your life
Learn to pace yourself, no matter what
Create “not to do” lists, take breaks, and be in but not of the chaos
Build a “personal flotation device” for your career
Develop the mindset and skills to recover from any setback
Communicate above the roar
Act with clear behavior, clear symbolic actions, and clear lines of sight
Lead and participate in ad hoc teams
Enhance your ability to make temporary teams succeed