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Taking Charge of Your Career (HBR Women at Work Series)
Series: HBR Women at Work Series
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A purposeful career path starts with you.
As a woman, navigating your career path can be challenging. At times, you're faced with a lack of support, unconscious bias and negative assumptions, disruptive career pauses, and more. So how can you get beyond these obstacles and progress your career in a way that is meaningful and fulfilling?
Taking Charge of Your Career helps readers navigate the tricky territory of charting a rewarding career path. Whether you're new to the workforce, re-entering after a pause, or trying to find your way through a midcareer slump, you'll find research, advice, and practical tips to help you move forward.
This book will inspire you to:
- Decide what a meaningful career looks like to you
- Align yourself with the right supporters and mentors
- Approach hard decisions with confidence
- Navigate difficult transitions
- Be your own biggest advocate
The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on topics at work like inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781647824648
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 December 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 139.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.
You can find HBR at: hbr.org
Twitter: @HarvardBiz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review
Facebook: @HBR
Instagram: @harvard_business_review
YouTube: youtube.com/user/harvardbusinessreview
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