As leaders of prestigious executive search firms and organizational consulting firms, Janice Reals Ellig and William J. Morin have decades of experience working with people who failed to see the signs of trouble in their careers-or to read them right. These two experts have distilled the twenty most compelling problems and situations that can cause a person to detour, stall, get lost, or crash and burn on their career highway. "Career changes are a fact of life in today's world, and they will accelerate tomorrow. Knowing how best to compete is critical for people from 30 to 70. Reals Ellig and Morin give you the tools to make your next job yours . . . Read it cover to cover-then read it again."-Jon A. Boscia, Chairman and CEO, Lincoln Financial Group "I wish I had had the opportunity to read a book like Driving the Career Highway when I was starting my career. The 'warning signs' would have saved me hitting several 'bumps' in my career road. Very useful read " -Susan Whiting, CEO, Nielsen Media "This book is unique in that it provides insightful and useful help for those faced with or considering mid career change. Packed with pragmatic advice as well as tremendous tools to assist in doing a self assessment and planning career changes. In this rapidly changing world with constantly changing organizations, almost everyone will at some time need to read this book."-David A. Nadler, PhD.Vice Chairman, Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. "As we manage to get through the traffic every day it has become second nature to us to watch for signals and road signs. Why would that be any different as we are trying to manage our careers?"-Ulrike Hildebrand GeneralManager, Human Resources Mercedes-Benz USA "Janice Reals Ellig and Bill Morin have done it again. For anyone whose career could use an overhaul-or even just a tune-up-Driving the Career Highway is a must-read. Loaded with fresh insights and practical, down-to-earth wisdom, it's an indispensable guidebook for navigating the murky terrain of corporate success today." - Fortune Magazine's expert career columnist Ms. Anne Fisher ("Ask Annie"), Career columnist, CNNmoney.com "Organizations have changed and as a result so have careers. This is a valuable road map of the new career highways."-Professor Edward E. Lawler, III, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California and Author of Built to Change "The prospect of a job search change or a career change can be a frightening experience, especially for those in mid-career. Reals Ellig and Morin provide simple and straight forward tips for how to make career transitions more manageable and successful."-Charles Tharp, Ph.D., Professor Human Resource Management, Rutgers University "When career change occurs-especially when it's not of our choosing-even the smartest and most successful of us struggle with how to cope and survive. Reals Ellig and Morin offer professionals specific, practical ways to manage their careers through what are often very frightening periods."-Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., J.D., SPHRSr. Vice President, Human ResourcesIAC/InterActiveCorp "A practical guidebook for almost any point on the career highway. It's the next best thing to a personal coaching session with Bill or Janice. Share it with your coach/mentor and get ready to hit the accelerator "-Diane Gulyas, Group Vice President Dupont "This is an inspirational and optimistic book because it gives the reader a clear road-map on how to self-manage a career."-Mike Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes "Bill and Janice provide an indispensable map for reaching your career dream destination."-Peter Thedinga, Bank of America
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这本书在工具性和方法论的实用性上,达到了一个令人惊喜的高度。很多职业书籍停留在“你应该做什么”的层面,但《Driving the Career Highway》则详细说明了“如何一步步做”。例如,在关于“有效人脉构建”的章节中,作者提供了一个“三维度维护矩阵”,将人脉根据“影响力”、“互助潜能”和“维护频率”进行分类,并为每一类人设计了不同的联络策略。这比泛泛地谈论“多交朋友”要具体得多。我尝试用书中介绍的方法去梳理我现有的联系人列表,发现以前很多被我遗忘的联系人,现在有了重新激活的思路。另外,书中提供了一些简短的“每日自测小问卷”,这些小测试设计得非常巧妙,能在五分钟内帮你聚焦当天最重要的三项工作目标,并帮你识别潜在的“职业风险灯号”。这些小工具的集成,让这本书不再是读完就束之高阁的理论集合,而是成为了一个可以随时翻阅、即时应用的职场工具箱。它真的教会了我如何将宏大的职业规划分解为每日可执行的微小行动。
评分这本书的封面设计简直是视觉的享受,那种沉稳又不失活力的蓝色调,配上如同老式公路电影海报一般的字体,一下子就抓住了我的眼球。我通常对那种过于“成功学”的书籍持保留态度,但《Driving the Career Highway》的包装却透露出一种脚踏实地、注重过程的哲学。我记得当时是在一家独立书店里翻到的,书脊的质感非常厚实,拿在手里沉甸甸的,让人感觉里面装载的知识份量绝不轻薄。我随便翻开几页,看到里面有不少关于“职业生涯的岔路口选择”和“如何维护你的职业履历仪表板”这样的章节标题,语言风格非常口语化,不像那些教科书一样冷冰冰的,反而更像是一位经验丰富的导师在跟你分享他自己走过的弯路和成功的秘诀。特别是其中一张插图,画了一个老式汽车的方向盘,上面布满了各种标志和指示灯,象征着职业发展中需要时刻关注的细微变化,这个意象我至今难忘。它的排版也十分舒服,行距和字号的拿捏恰到好处,即便是深夜阅读,眼睛也不会感到疲劳,这对于需要长时间专注的读者来说,无疑是一个巨大的加分项。这本书的“外在”完全符合我对一本优质职业指南的期待,它不哗众取宠,但每一个细节都透露出对读者的尊重和对内容质量的自信。
评分这本书真正吸引我的地方在于它对“职业轨迹”的描述方式,它完全颠覆了我过去对职业发展的线性思维。我以前总觉得,职业发展就是一步一个脚印往上爬,目标就是那个最高的职位。但作者巧妙地引入了“不同速度的赛道切换”这个概念,让我意识到,有时候慢下来观察周围的环境,甚至短暂地驶入一个侧道去学习新的技能,比一味地猛踩油门更有价值。我尤其喜欢其中关于“应对职业高原期”的那一章,作者没有简单地用“换工作”来敷衍了事,而是深入剖析了高原期背后的心理机制,比如对重复性的厌倦和对未知挑战的恐惧。他提供了一套“内部检修流程”,建议读者像对待汽车引擎一样,定期进行自我评估和“部件升级”。这种将复杂的职场心理问题具象化为机械维护的比喻,非常直观且易于操作。它不是空泛的口号,而是提供了一套可操作的检查清单和思考框架,让我开始反思自己过去为了追求晋升而忽略掉的一些重要的个人成长机会。这本书的深度在于,它教你如何成为一个“有意识的驾驶员”,而不是一个被惯性推着走的乘客。
评分阅读体验方面,这本书的叙事节奏掌握得极佳,读起来完全没有枯燥感,更像是在听一场精心策划的脱口秀或者深度访谈。作者在阐述复杂的管理学理论时,总能穿插进来一些看似无关、实则精妙的行业小故事。比如,他讲到团队协作的重要性时,引用了一个关于二战时期侦察机维护团队的案例,那个场景描绘得栩栩如生,让我瞬间理解了在压力下,跨部门沟通的细微差别如何决定项目的成败。更绝的是,作者的幽默感拿捏得非常到位,不是那种刻意的段子,而是源于对职场怪象的深刻洞察。读到一些深有同感的部分,我常常忍不住笑出声来,这对于一本严肃的职业书籍来说,是相当难得的品质。这种轻松愉快的阅读氛围,使得那些原本可能让人感到压力重重的“硬核”内容,也变得容易消化和吸收。它让你在笑声中,不知不觉地吸收了那些宝贵的经验教训,而不是像被灌输知识那样感到抗拒。
评分我最欣赏这本书的地方,是它对“职业倦怠”和“长期可持续性”的探讨,这部分内容体现了作者超越一般职业规划师的视野。他并没有将职业生涯视为一场永不停止的冲刺赛,而是将其比喻为一场需要精密维护的耐力赛。作者花了很大篇幅讨论“职业休息站”的重要性,即设定明确的界限,允许自己在精神上“抛锚充电”。他非常坦诚地分享了自己职业生涯中差点“抛锚”的经历,这使得他后来的建议更具说服力,因为它源于真实的痛苦和挣扎,而非书本上的完美理论。更深一层来看,这本书引导读者思考的,是“你希望你的职业为你的人生带来什么价值”,而不是“你希望爬到多高的位置”。这种价值驱动的视角,让我重新审视了工作的意义,它让我明白,真正的成功,是让你的工作节奏与你的生活节奏和谐共振,而不是被工作无休止地加速。这本书带给我的,是一种长远而平和的心态,一种知道自己正在往哪个方向开,并且乐在其中的驾驶哲学。
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