Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction—The Career Revolution
PART 1: Principles and Tools
CHAPTER 1: Executive Summary—The Long View Career Method
The Problem
Five Things You Need to Know to Build a Career Plan
Five Things You Need to Do to Bring Your Career Plan to Life
The Result
CHAPTER 2: The Three Big Career Stages
Stage One: Start Strong by Taking on Fuel
Stage Two: Reach High by Focusing on Your Strengths
Stage Three: Go Far by Passing the Torch and Reigniting the Flame
CHAPTER 3: Fuel
Fuel #1: Transportable Skills
Fuel #2: Meaningful Experiences
Fuel #3: Enduring Relationships
Fuel—Summary
CHAPTER 4: The Career Math Exercise
Start With Career Math
What Does This Career Math Mean?
CHAPTER 5: Career Inventory and Ecosystem
Fuel #1: Transportable Skills
Fuel #2: Meaningful Experiences
Fuel #3: Enduring Relationships aka Your Career Ecosystem
Annual Career Value Size-Up
CHAPTER 6: Your Personal Time Portfolio
CHAPTER 7: Career Path Navigator
The ROI of an MBA
PROFILE: Medical School or Cricket Ranching?
PART 2: Tactics Through the Stages
CHAPTER 8: Stage One—Starting Strong
Get in The Game
PROFILE: The Sweet Sound of Success
Stage One: Starting Strong—Summary
PROFILE: Connecting with Mentors
CHAPTER 9: Stage Two—Reaching High
PROFILE: Don’t Sell Yourself Short
PROFILE: From Baryshnikov to Boardroom
PROFILE: Doors Slammed, Doors Opened
As a Leader, What is Your Cruising Altitude?
Advice for a New Leader on Day One
What the Experts Look for in CEO Candidates
Stage Two: Reach High—Summary
CHAPTER 10: Stage Three—Going Far
PROFILE: Work Hard at Work Worth Doing
PROFILE: From a Company of 400,000 to a Company of One
How Will You Invest in You?
Stage Three: Go Far—Summary
PART 3: Careers and Real Life
CHAPTER 11: Careers and Parenthood
Coming Back After an Absence
PROFILE: A Lot of Employers Offer Internships. What About “Returnships?”
Careers and Parenthood—Summary
CHAPTER 12: Going Global
PROFILE: Oh, The Places You Will Go
PROFILE: Seeing The Emerging World Up Close and Personal
Going Global—Summary
CHAPTER 13: Overcoming Adversity
PROFILE: Staying True to You
PROFILE: Starting Over Before Age Thirty-Five?
CHAPTER 14: The Future of Careers
Will I Be Replaced By a Machine?
PROFILE: Carpe Diem
Where and How Will I Find Work in the Future?
How Will I Spend My Time?
Will I Outlast My Money?
How Will Work Make Me Happy?
Paid Jobs I’ve Done in My Life and What I Learned
Acknowledgments
Key References & Suggested Reading
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