Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change By William Bridges
BOOK: Dealing with the human side of organizational change. What change does to employees and what employees in transition can do to an organization.
Managing Career Transitions: Your Career As A Work In Progress By Kit Harrington Hayes
BOOK: Addresses the career concerns of adults. Walks readers through the career transition maze, providing information, skills, and support as they navigate the rapidly changing workplace.
The Age Advantage: Making the Most of Your Mid-life Career Transition By Jean Erickson Walker
BOOK: In The Age Advantage, Jean Erickson Walker addresses issues unique to the mid-life career change, so readers can market themselves with confidence.
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Do You Love What You Do? By Marshall Goldsmith
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This may be the seminal question for our age.
Warren Bennis has always been one of my heroes. Dr. Bennis is a distinguished professor and founding chairman of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California and a visiting professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School.
His books on leadership have sold over a million copies. Along with being one of the greatest teachers and writers in our field, he's also a good guy. At various stages in my career, he has taken the time to give me words of recognition, support, and encouragement. His consideration has meant a lot to me. Besides being successful and brilliant, he's thoughtful. These words don't always go together.
The other day, Warren and I were speaking to a group of educators from many of the top MBA programs. As Dr. Bennis was discussing his latest views on leadership, he decided to "take a detour." He began to ponder his own journey through life and the lessons he'd learned. He openly reflected upon his personal struggles -- not as a teacher of leadership but as a practitioner of leadership -- when he was the president of the University of Cincinnati. His voice noticeably quavered as he recalled one of the most important moments in his career. As he was speaking to a university audience in his presidential role, one of his friends in the room unexpectedly asked: "Do you love what you do?"
A long, awkward silence filled the room as he pondered the question. As a president, he searched for the right answer, but as a human, he wanted the real answer. Finally, in a quiet voice, he replied, "I don't know."
That revelation plunged Warren into deep reflection. It dramatically altered his path through life. He had always thought that he wanted to be the president of a university. It had not dawned on him that after he got there he might not actually enjoy the life of a university president.
Get Your Career in Site by Gina Imperato via Fast Company No, this isn't another article about how to post your resume on the Web! It's a practical guide to using the Web to answer the real questions: What kind of work do you want to do? What kind of company do you want to work for?
Do You Love What You Do? By Marshall Goldsmith
Get Your Career in Site by Gina Imperato via Fast Company 
