career Category

I’d Rather Be in Charge: A Legendary Business Leader’s Roadmap for Achieving Pride, Power, and Joy at Work by Charlotte Beers

Posted on January 16, 2014     Leave a Comment

Okay I’m the first to admit that I love a good career, ‘improve yourself’ type book…. so I was surprised to find that I rebelled against this one a little. Some good general advice and obviously from a woman who knows her shit! For me, it was a little too psychologist-couch style… look into yourself, […]

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Managing Up: 59 Ways to Build a Career-Advancing Relationship with Your Boss by Michael S. Dobson

Posted on October 3, 2013     Leave a Comment

PAYRISE! PROMOTION! Ah, that got your attention? 🙂  Who doesn’t want at least one of the above at one or many stages in their career? Well this book (and yes I’m a sucker for a career-advicey book) is all about your relationship with your boss, who ultimately represents this (unless you have some weird and […]

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Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn’t, and Why: 10 Things You’d Better Do If You Want to Get Ahead, by Donald Asher

Posted on July 26, 2013     Leave a Comment

I’ve said before that I adore these career type books and this one lived up to my hopes.  Fulled with loads of great, common sense advice, you’ll read it and then create a new career plan for your dream job! Or at least have a fair idea of how to improve your current work habits […]

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Always Eat Left Handed: 15 Surprisingly Simple Secrets Of Success by Rohit Bhargava

Posted on February 3, 2013     Leave a Comment

I must confess the title of this book drew me in! (so gulliable, so easy to market to). Obviously its more about simple steps to success than about eating – as I soon discovered. Here’s my three-things-to-go-and-do-now 1. Write it on the back of napkin One idea I’m absolutely going to test out is writing […]

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