Free to Succeed: Designing the Life You Want in Today's Free Agent Economy - Softcover

Reinhold, Barbara Bailey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452282519 ISBN 13: 9780452282513

Publisher: Plume, 2001

Synopsis

The new economy is rapidly becoming a free agent economy. Today, one-third of all American workers are free agents, and in the next decade the percentage will rise even more dramatically. Whether by default (downsizing is here to stay) or design (job dissatisfaction is at an all-time high), more and more of us are becoming free agents.

In Free to Succeed, veteran career coach Barbara B. Reinhold offers invaluable advice on:

* The 10 Essential Strategies for Succeeding in the New Free Agent Economy
* Discovering Your Free Agent Profile: Rebel, Imagineer, Philosopher, and more
* The 7 Steps to Free Agency
* How to become an "intrapreneur"-creating start-up ventures within your company
* Developing a "sidecar" venture to satisfy creative needs and help transition you to a more rewarding career

Plus
* sixteen in-depth exercises designed to motivate and guide your transition to free agency, resource listings, and more.

For entrepreneurs, "intrapreneurs," small business owners, artists, writers, freelancers, and anyone seeking more creative options, Free to Succeed will help you achieve greater fulfillment in your career and your life.

About this title

About the Author

DR. BARBARA REINHOLD is an internationally-known career and executive coach. Formerly Director of both the Career Development Office and the Executive Education programs at Smith College in Northampton, MA, Reinhold knows well the cultures of various fields, industries and organizations—and what it takes to be happy and successful in each.

Reviews

Reinhold, career coach for Monster.com and director of Smith College's career center, offers a fresh approach to job searches. First, she recommends readers identify which of six personality types they most resemble, then advises they look for rewarding positions that meet their personal needs. Featuring examples of people who created great work situationsAe.g., by starting a business or forming a partnershipAthis book is best for experienced employees seeking a change. Agent, Susan Lee Cohen. (May)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

With Manpower, Inc., the temporary agency, the nation's largest private employer and one-quarter to one-third of American workers operating as "free agents," this author offers analysis of this "new economy" and advice on how to succeed in it. Free to Succeed is a self-help book. Reinhold is director of Smith College's career and executive development center and Monster.com's online career coach. Even in part 1, which describes the "new economy," her book is full of charts and checklists. Part 2 spells out the "Seven Steps to Free Agency" through 22 "stories" with their own charts and bulleted lists. Part 3 supplies helpful resources (books, journals, Web sites) and offers 25 pages of "Exercises to Get You Moving." Reinhold's "busy" style may turn off some readers, but even the most jaded will discover valuable factoids and approaches here. Glossary and bibliography appended. Mary Carroll
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Edition details

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452282519
• ISBN 13: 9780452282513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272