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Taking a career break by
Career breaks give us a chance to pause to identify opportunities and dreams, focus on the things we have been missing and develop new skills. This friendly Dummies guide will help you value your own well-being, give yourself permission to grow and explore, and reclaim your time, your life, and your happiness.
Smart Career Moves for Smart Women by
Written for the businesswoman and professional, this book offers insights and guidance on making the right decisions about career paths and shows ways to strategically prepare for a career transition, be it a promotion, change of sector, setting up one's own business or even changing careers altogether.
Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-Envision Mid-Career by 
The academic sabbatical : a voyage of discovery by
This book is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. By taking an in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives shared by its collaborators, this work provides significant evidence that academic sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing research productivity.
Remaining Relevant in Your Tech Career When Change Is the Only Constant by
Remain relevant in the face of constant change during your career in technology. This book shows you how to proactively plan in anticipation of future changes. Many people find technology careers enticing because of the number of job opportunities, the high compensation, or simply because of fascination with technology itself. This book was written based on the author’s 40-years’ work experience in technology-related fields and companies. It provides practical guidance on remaining relevant as changes are expected to occur in technology at ever faster rates in coming decades. You’ll learn: to understand what companies are looking for, how to align with corporate culture, identify the political landscape at work, strategies for skills development and more
Unsuited: how we can reject conventional career advice and find empowerment by
Work. It s what we spend the majority of our adult lives doing. We all want careers that are personally engaging, and financially secure, but often people find themselves professionally unfulfilled, confused, and uncertain about how to make a change that won t jeopardize their security. The book gives practical advice on how to channel mastery and psychological flow into a career, and why pursuing rewards (such as money, praise and accomplishment) will ultimately leave us unsatisfied. A practical path is laid out for people who want to start doing what they truly value, how to tap one's inner creative genius, how to use the Internet to share what we love, and how this process can be both personally fulfilling and financially profitable.
Reset: how to beat the job loss blues and get ready for your next act by
Welcome to the new world of jobnbsp;insecurity.nbsp; Layoff. If you haven't experienced one, you know someone who has. The hard-won, valuable advice and techniques in these pages can work for anyone concerned about job loss or keeping a job.nbsp;Resetnbsp;can position you to get back on your feet, often landing in a better place.
Business from bed: the 6-step comeback plan to get yourself working again after a health crisis by
When you're recovering from a medical emergency, the work-life equation can be thrown into turmoil. For those recovering from a health crisis, living with disability, or adjusting to life with a chronic disease, health comes first but professional life doesn't have to suffer. The 6-step comeback plan in Business from Bed is designed to help you successfully integrate emotional, social, and physical healing with the practical aspects of rebuilding a business or career and getting back to work.
