Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith: 7 Lessons of Career Excellence for Women

Christian working women-whether married or single-desire career excellence and success, just as any woman would. But because of her faith, a Christian woman will have some different values and guidelines in play as she negotiates a path in the career world.

This book is a compilation of practical lessons and career management advice from a Christian woman who has lived it and coached it at Dell, one of the most successful companies in the history of capitalism. This book is a combination of personal and humorous stories, practical lessons, and biblical wisdom. The reader will be encouraged by the lessons' applicability to any job in any industry, the biblical foundation for workday reality, and the focus on not just the "tips and tricks" but on the heart of work as well. The seven lessons are:

1. Organizational politics exist in every company.
2. There's always a customer.
3. Career planning is our job, even if it's not on our job description.
4. We are not defined by the title on our business card.
5. Mentoring can be magical, but not manufactured.
6. There's no such thing as too much integrity.
7. Our work impacts the kingdom.

A 22-year career professional and former human resources executive at Dell, Amy Baker is now a dynamic professional speaker and writer. She has written for the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, the Austin Business Journal, the Cornell HR Journal, and Good Life Austin magazine. Her communications consulting practice is called Logos Strategies. Amy speaks and provides training to a variety of groups, organizations, and businesses on topics from practical professional development to inspiration. She has also been an advertising training manager for the University of Texas, state youth program coordinator for Texans’ War on Drugs, and director of communications for the Texas Apartment Association. She is a graduate of Texas Christian University. Amy’s speaking engagements have taken her to audiences as diverse as the National PTA Convention, the American Marketing Association, the University of Southern California (as a guest lecturer), national conventions, and church groups. She also has experience in TV and radio. She and her husband have been married 17 years and have two children.