The Beyond Job Satisfaction Fieldbook Author:Nigel J.A. Bristow What do you want from your career and work?* Fun and fulfillment?* Security and financial peace-of-mind?* Challenge and growth?* The opportunity to use your talents and do what you do best?* Opportunities to move up?* Great working relationships?* Appreciation and recognition?* The freedom to call your own shots?* Balance?* Greater impact in the... more » organization?Although we all have different needs, almost everyone shares the need to make a difference. Everyone wants to feel that what they do matters. The purpose of this book is to help you make a greater difference at work, and to achieve more of your personal goals through work.The world of work is constantly changing. Some of the strategies that worked for you yesterday will not work for you tomorrow. To continue to thrive in the future, you will need to think and actdifferently. The ideas and tools in the book will help you do just that.Whatever your position in the organization, this book will help you achieve more at work. Each chapter will explore issues that every knowledge worker must address in order to make a difference and achieve sustainable career vitality. And if you mentor others, the book will give you dozens of ideas and tools to help your mentees build more vital and resilient careers.Most chapters have three elements:1. The conceptwhat it is and why it's important to you and the organization.2. A self-assessmentan opportunity to evaluate where you are and where you might need to adapt. (Targeted Learning has created several free career assessments that are available online to purchasers of this book. When you read the book, you will find a password that will allow you to access these free career assessments.)3. Action itemsconcrete steps you can take to apply the concept and lay the groundwork for sustainable career vitality.« less