A Taste for Work
A Taste for Work, Your Menu for Career Success by Teri Clancy, Joy Maguire-Dooley, and Sally Morrison This book is a collaboration of 3 job search experts who walk you through the job search process from start to finish, with…
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The 2-Hour Job Search
2-Hour Job Search, Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster by Steve Dalton A job-search manual that gives career seekers a systematic, tech-savvy formula to efficiently and effectively target potential employers and secure the essential first interview. A job-search manual that…
Never Split The Difference
Never Split The Difference, Negotiating Like Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss Life is a series of negotiations you should be prepared for: buying a car, negotiating a salary, buying a home, deliberating with your partner. Taking emotional…
When
When, The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don’t know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of “when” decisions: when to start a business, schedule…
Exactly What To Say
Exactly What To Say, The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones Often the decision between an employer choosing you over someone else with similar skills is your ability to know exactly what to say, when to…
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is…
To Sell Is Human
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales, but so do the other eight! Whether we’re employees pitching colleagues on a new idea, or a new employer to hire us, we are all in sales.
Captivate
Captivate, The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards Do you feel awkward at networking events? Do you want to know what the interviewer is thinking of you? Do you wish you could decode people? As a human…
The Seven Levels of Communication
The 7 Levels of Communication by Michael J. Maher This is a personal favorite that I have read at least 4 times. It’s not like normal business books because it tells a story, but is packed full of GREAT ideas…
Scrum
If you’ve ever been startled by how fast the world is changing, Scrum is one of the reasons why. Productivity gains of as much as 1200% have been recorded, and there’s no more lucid – or compelling – explainer of Scrum and its bright promise than Jeff Sutherland, the man who put together the first Scrum team more than twenty years ago.
Soup
Soup A Recipe to Create a Culture of Greatness by Jon Gordon It matters who is stirring the pot! Soup offers an inspirational business fable that explains the “recipe” you can use to create a winning culture and boost employee…
Winning the Job Race
Jack and Scott are executives with over 60 years of combined experience who, in early 2000, were out of work, did not know each other and were forced to reinvent themselves to survive in the 21st Century workforce. Scott created Gray Hair Management as a networking tool for his job search, and eventually grew it to a network of over 4,500 senior managers and executives worldwide, all with a common interests and goal: finding a new opportunity in a very difficult job marketplace. In 2002, Jack joined Scott as a partner in Gray Hair Management.
