Welcome to the corporate workplace, filled with all manner of scoundrels and villains fanatically making your work life miserable. School never prepared you for all the difficult and dangerous psychological profiles you're now encountering at work, which is where this book comes in. If you are a young professional (or even a more "seasoned" one) who might be feeling stressed and frazzled because of some particularly malevolent and/or maddening people at work, do not despair. The Cutthroat … [Read more...] about The Cutthroat Menagerie. A Young Professionals’ Guide to Recognizing and Overcoming Treachery and Skulduggery in the Corporate Workplace by Vincent de Cordoba
The Power of Alignment by Andrea Kamenca
The Power of Alignment is a brief, compelling, readable story about a young woman who learns about the five keys to discovering her best career and creating a life she loves. Written in the parable style similar to Ken Blanchard, Richard Bach, and Patrick Lencioni, the young woman meets Mr. G and four other individuals from a variety of backgrounds who teach her how to forge a new successful path that balances a fulfilling career and personal happiness. You will take the young woman’s journey … [Read more...] about The Power of Alignment by Andrea Kamenca
How to Succeed in Your First Job by Anna Lundberg, Serena De Maio
Almost 400 years of cumulative experience from leading companies including Procter & Gamble, Google, and Johnson & Johnson, as well as advertising agencies, consultancies, and startups... this is the ultimate guide on how to be successful in your first job. Drawing on an extensive range of exclusive interviews, as well as their own experience of coaching and mentoring young professionals and entrepreneurs, authors De Maio and Lundberg tell the inside story of how success can be … [Read more...] about How to Succeed in Your First Job by Anna Lundberg, Serena De Maio
Children’s Books: Getting to the next level as writers and illustrators by Catherine Cavanagh
Once upon a time there was a talented youngster who wrote a rollicking story for the 9-13 years age group. His mother, wanting him to focus on creating more stories, researched the best local literary agent, followed the submission guidelines, and sent in a query. But those guidelines didn't cover everything and very big, very amateur mistakes were made. One glance would have been all it took, and that carefully prepared submission was returned to sender. Publishing is an unforgiving business, … [Read more...] about Children’s Books: Getting to the next level as writers and illustrators by Catherine Cavanagh
