HBR on Managing Your Career : A Review

Recently finished this awesome HBR-Managing Your Career. The book contains classic article on how to personally manage your career. The wisdom talks from the career managment experts ask for changing our hard wired mind-set. The book takes completely practical outlook while narrating the real life examples. The books says that individuals themselves should take sole responsibilty to build and manage their career, life and success in them.  T

The topics in the book are:

1. Reawakening Your Passion for Work by Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee, and Daniel Goleman;

2. Goodbye Career, Hello Success" by Randy Komisar;

3. The Right Way to Be Fired by Laurence J. Stybel and Marianne Peabody;

4. Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker;

5. A Second Career: The Possible Dream by Harry Levinson;

6. Five Strategies of Successful Part-Time Work by Vivien Corwin, Thomas Lawrence, and Peter Frost;

7. Managing Your Boss by John Gabarro and John Kotter; and

8. Managing Yourself: A Survival Guide for Leaders by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky.

This collection of articles talks gamut of topic ranging from career challenges, effective time management to part-time arrangements to launching a new career.The book not just preached but also tell you the complete strategy of how to follow them what is said.

Few topic were just a treat to read and will definitley make you to think of changing yourself in the way you see your career. Few topics from the chapter which I loved and influenced my thoughts are:

"Reawakening your passion for work" make you think and reflect that why and what you should be working for.

"Goodbye Career, Hello Success" tells about pursuing passion driven career which is the only way of being successful in life.

"The Right Way to Be Fire" is yet another practical approach which says that you should always be prepared for the turbulent times. So, always remain on toes, be vigilant and keep yourself most sought after.

"Managing Oneself" talks about introspection and finding about yourself before making your moves to the outside world.

"A Second Career" prescribes for keeping alternatives career mainly in your areas on interest and passion, as this could become your primary job after retirement or a feeling of achievement after doing mundane things in your primary job. I loved the concept of realising and writing your Ego-Ideal.

"Managing Your Boss" talks about shining your boss to shine yourself.

The book has something to learn for every professional. A must read for all MBA and other professionals too.