The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0078XQW3Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 215 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A book to ignite the entrepreneur within you! "The Start-up of You" by Reid Hoffman (co-founder of LinkedIn) and Ben Casnocha is an excellent book to motivate and inspire you to take charge and accountability of your professional career. The authors intertwine interesting historical references and extensive personal experiences to provide a roadmap to transforming your career.The book begins with a reality check and reminder that the former paradigms we may have had of the "American Dream" and "traditional career" assumptions have been gradually shattered over the past several decades. The old adage about "ready, . puzzled said Gave me anew perspective on LinkedIn and careers in a changed employment environment.. I learned of this book from a mention in another book: "The Rise of the Plutocrats and the Fall of the Rest of Us" which I read as a follow on to Thomas Pickety's "Capital in the Twenty First Century. It will be helpful to anyone wanting help in navigating a changing employment/career landscape or contemplating a business startup. It is especially helpful in career related networking. One author, Reed Hoffman, was a founder of LinkedIn. The book's chapter end exercis should be really useful in helping to build new skills in career development and networking. It has eng. Nice read A. A. I like the book for couple of reasons:- Gives good tips to professionals as to how they can "advertise" themselves similar to any corporation to improve their professional career- Written in more of a step by step guide which makes applying the principals easy.I have seen benefits of applying principals from this book in the past few months.Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of Ried Hoffman and have listened to most of his publically available material on the web.
They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. The employer-employee pact is over, and traditional job security is a thing of the past. The career escalator is jammed at every level. Why? Start-ups - and the entrepreneurs who run them - are nimble. They build their professional networks. They invest in themselves. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, a small local business, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to: Adapt your career plans as you change, the people around you change, and industries change Develop a competitive advantage to win the best jobs and opportunities Strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships Find the unique breakout opportunities that massively accelerate career growth Take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis Tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions A revolutionary new guide to thriving in today's fractured world of work, the strategies in this book will help you survive and thrive and achieve your boldest professional ambitions. These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today. Creative disruption is shaking every industry. The Start-Up of You empowers you to become the CEO of your career and take control of your future.. Instead, you will learn the best practices of Silicon Valley start-ups, and how to apply these entrepreneurial