About the Book
In today's challenging job market, employees are looking for ways to feel more engaged in their current jobs rather than find the 'perfect' position. In this unique book, Milo and Thuy Sindell argue that making your job work for you is the best route to career and personal satisfaction. Drawing on their experience as leadership consultants, they provide eight strategies to help employees at all levels connect their personal goals and values to their professional objectives in order to improve their work-life balance.
About the Author :
MILO SINDEL and THUY SINDEL are leadership consultants and the authors of Sink or Swim and Job Spa. Together, they founded the employee performance software company Hit the Ground Running.
Review :
"The book's emphasis on the work-life balance, the necessity of deriving professional fulfillment from work and clear, cogent tips on defining and achieving career goals will help employees at all levels reap personal rewards in the workplace."
--Publishers Weekly "Employing the authors' '8 strategies' will reinvent the way you work and open opportunity's door."
--Jim Pawlak, nationally syndicated "Biz Books" columnist, Dallas Morning News
"Milo and Thuy Sindell...encourage the frustrated and the hopeless to take control of their work environments. ...with this book you won't be fumbling alone in the dark."
--Psychology Today
"step-by-step strategies to help you love the work you have, even if you can't go find the work you love."
--"Working Strategies" syndicated career columnist Amy Lindgren
"The Sindells (cofounders, Hit the Ground Running; coauthors, Job Spa: 12 Weeks To Refresh, Refocus, and Recommit to Your Career) team up again with this volume on how to get your job to work for you, rather than the other way round. According to the authors, "the end of work" occurs when your job creates a sense of fulfillment and alignment with your personal goals. To this end, they offer eight strategies for rethinking your role at work, each of which applies to different people at different stages of their careers. The concise explanations of each strategy coupled with detailed explanations of how to follow through make this a great resource. Strongly recommended for anyone, employed or job-seeking, who wants to redefine how he or she thinks about work."
--Library Journal, February 1, 2010 issue
"A great guide to the NEW world of what used to be called 'work'!"
--Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author of Succession: Are You Ready? and What Got You Here Won't Get You There
"Finally, a book that tells all working adults that it is in fact their job to manage their own careers and working lives. Milo and Thuy deliver this message in a warm, practical, and organization-savvy way. They know what they are talking about and offer you their wisdom and guidance. Say 'thank you' and take it!"
--Beverly Kaye, CEO and founder of Career Systems International and best-selling coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay
"The strategies are flexible, easy to follow, and can be leveraged throughout your career."
--Wendi Stark, Director, Cisco Systems
"This practical book is full of simple yet impactful strategies to transform your approach to work."
--Chris Yerga, Director of Engineering, Microsoft
The book s emphasis on the work-life balance, the necessity of deriving professional fulfillment from work and clear, cogent tips on defining and achieving career goals will help employees at all levels reap personal rewards in the workplace.
Publishers Weekly
Employing the authors 8 strategies will reinvent the way you work and open opportunity s door.
Jim Pawlak, nationally syndicated Biz Books columnist, Dallas Morning News
Milo and Thuy Sindell...encourage the frustrated and the hopeless to take control of their work environments. ...with this book you won t be fumbling alone in the dark.
Psychology Today
"step-by-step strategies to help you love the work you have, even if you can t go find the work you love."
Working Strategies syndicated career columnist Amy Lindgren
The Sindells (cofounders, Hit the Ground Running; coauthors, Job Spa: 12 Weeks To Refresh, Refocus, and Recommit to Your Career) team up again with this volume on how to get your job to work for you, rather than the other way round. According to the authors, the end of work occurs when your job creates a sense of fulfillment and alignment with your personal goals. To this end, they offer eight strategies for rethinking your role at work, each of which applies to different people at different stages of their careers. The concise explanations of each strategy coupled with detailed explanations of how to follow through make this a great resource. Strongly recommended for anyone, employed or job-seeking, who wants to redefine how he or she thinks about work.
Library Journal, February 1, 2010 issue
"A great guide to the NEW world of what used to be called 'work'!"
Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author of Succession: Are You Ready? and What Got You Here Won't Get You There
"Finally, a book that tells all working adults that it is in fact their job to manage their own careers and working lives. Milo and Thuy deliver this message in a warm, practical, and organization-savvy way. They know what they are talking about and offer you their wisdom and guidance. Say 'thank you' and take it!"
Beverly Kaye, CEO and founder of Career Systems International and best-selling coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay
"The strategies are flexible, easy to follow, and can be leveraged throughout your career."
Wendi Stark, Director, Cisco Systems
"This practical book is full of simple yet impactful strategies to transform your approach to work."
Chris Yerga, Director of Engineering, Microsoft"
