Love your job : the new rules of career happiness / Kerry Hannon ; cover design, Lesley Q. Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannon, Kerry, author.

Contributor:

Palmer, Lesley Q., cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job satisfaction.

Career development.

Employee motivation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Step-by-step tips for revitalizing your career Yes, it is possible to have a job you love, and it doesn't require starting from scratch. Love Your Job is a guide to making work fulfilling and fun - again, or even for the first time. Why count down the hours of the day or the days to retirement when you could reinvigorate your workday, transforming the daily doldrums into a daily dose of enjoyable activity? Kerry Hannon, The New York Times columnist and AARP's Jobs Expert, focuses on the little things that can make a big difference in how we feel about work. Love Your Job is all about the ro

Contents:

""Love Your Job""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: What My Dog Taught Me about Loving My Job""; ""Chapter 1 Curing the Workplace Blues""; ""Should You Switch Careers?""; ""Chin Up!""; ""Take It Up a Notch""; ""Loving Your Job""; ""The “HOVER� Approach""; ""Get a Grip""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Chapter 2 Creating the Blueprint for Your Dream Job""; ""Map Your Future""; ""Your Past Isn�t Prologue""; ""Nothing Is Forever""; ""Look at the Big Picture""; ""What Would Make You Love Your Job?""; ""What Are Your Work Goals?""; ""Adopt New Ways to Envision Your Career""; ""Chapter Recap""

""Chapter 3 Do an MRI on Your Work and Your Life""""Create Your Job “Budget� Sheet""; ""What Does Your Work Really Mean To You?""; ""Write in Your Journal Every Day for a Week""; ""Is Your Pay What�s Really Bothering You?""; ""A Can-Do Philosophy""; ""Consider Taking a Self-Assessment Test""; ""Get Ready to Love Your Job""; ""Chapter Recap""; ""Chapter 4 Refresh Your Attitude: The Keystone to Your Love Your Job Action Plan""; ""Attitude Adjustment""; ""Create Your Own Purpose""; ""Write It Down""; ""A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words""; ""Build a Bear""; ""Practice HOVERing""

""Mental Games""""Adjusting Your Attitude""; ""What to Do If You�re Bullied at Work""; ""Step Right Up and Enroll in My Three-Step Fitness Program""; ""Part I: Get in Shape Financially""; ""Part II: Get Physically Fit""; ""Part III: Seek Spiritual Fitness""; ""Chapter Recap""; ""Chapter 5 Beyond the Job Description""; ""Take Time for Renewal""; ""Volunteering and Mentoring""; ""Do Volunteer Work""; ""Be a Mentor or Sponsor""; ""Find Your Own Mentor or Sponsor""; ""Adding Value to Your Job""; ""Take Control of Your Time""; ""Cut Back on Interruptions""; ""Learn to Delegate""

""Stop Stalling""""Get Involved in “Extracurricular� Activities""; ""Chapter Recap""; ""Chapter 6 How to Build Flexibility into Your Job""; ""Work Flexibility and Happiness""; ""A Myriad of Flextime Options""; ""How Is Flextime Working?""; ""Is Telework for You?""; ""The Risks of Working at Home""; ""Your Workday Has No Limits""; ""Your Rise to the Top Might Be Thwarted""; ""You Miss the Friendships and Social Networking""; ""Your Retirement Savings Take a Hit""; ""You�re Penalized for Shifting to Working Later Hours""; ""You Ignore Your Tax Deductions""

""You Don�t Have the Proper Business Paperwork""""You Neglect to Buy Insurance""; ""You Forget to Pay Your Quarterly Taxes If You�re Self�Employed""; ""Chapter Recap""; ""Chapter 7 How to Upgrade Your Game""; ""The Benefits of Learning New Tricks""; ""Learning and Healthy Aging""; ""Think Like an Entrepreneur""; ""Stay Relevant""; ""Stay Educated""; ""Hit the Road""; ""Getting Over the Hurdles""; ""Get Someone Else to Pay""; ""Search Out Affordable Options""; ""Take an Educational Sabbatical""; ""Chapter Recap""; ""Chapter 8 How to Have the “What�s Next?� Talk with Your Boss""

""The Time Is Now""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781118898055

1118898052

9781118898048

1118898044

OCLC:

895388666