Breaking away from the linear mind-sets of the past, Peggy Simonsen puts individuals at the helm of their careers as she tackles one of the most urgent problems facing everyone working today: how to plan strategically for a values-based work life that isgrounded in business realities and in tune with future trends. This timely book delivers an essential career-planning tool kit for everyone who must gear up for a future in which career skills and values-based career management will displace traditional notions of advancement, tenure, and company loyalty. With personal stories, self-assessment exercises, diagnostic tools, and a comprehensive and field-tested strategic career management system for developing an individualized career action plan, Career Compass details the behaviors, skills, attitudes, and expectations that will mark successful career management in the bold new business frontier of the future.
