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Shared Views and Common Choices: Who Is Generation Y, and What Does that Mean for Your Career
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7813BC-EIt is not easy to pin down Generation Y. This is due to a number of factors - how global Y's are, their vastly different socioeconomic starting points, and intense desire for individuality. In this chapter, the author reviews the characteristics that define this generation - how Y's see themselves, what they value, and what they want from work -identifying traits that influence the career path and choices of Generation Y. This chapter is excerpt...Starting at €8.20
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Identify Your Preferences: Generation Y--Shaping Your Personal Career Strategy
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7815BC-EThere is a clear link between understanding what you love and identifying tangible elements of the work environment that would be best for you. What is the deciding factor in your job search? In this chapter, the author describes six archetypes of work-related passions and preferred relationships. She also includes an exercise to help you determine which of the six rates highest for you. This chapter is excerpted from "Plugged In: The Generation...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter One: The New CIO
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1000BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter joins Jim, the former head of Loan Operations, at the beginning of his journey as he assumes his new role as CIO of a fictional midsize financial service...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Seven: The Runaway Project
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1006BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make thStarting at €8.20
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Chapter Ten: Crisis
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1009BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make thStarting at €8.20
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Chapter Thirteen: Emerging Technology
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1012BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes of Jim Barton", the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. In this chapter, Barton and his team realize that they must formulate a policy around the company's social media strategy and devis...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Nineteen: Looking Forward
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1018BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile and high-turnover job in the business. Surprising everyone, Barton not only survives a tumultuous year in the job, but excels enough to garner several attractive job o...Starting at €8.20
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Epilogue
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1019BC-EInformation TechnologiesIT has changed not only the way we work and conduct business, but also how we (and our customers) play, how we consume, and how we educate our next generations. And yet the IT phenomenon, so evident in the expenditures of every organization, has not yet achieved management attention equal to other areas, such as finance, marketing, operations, and human resources. The main problem according to the authors is the absence of systematic frameworks t...Starting at €8.20
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Reinvent Your Career and Your Life: Doing What You Want--Career Strategies for Boomers
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5093BC-ELeadership and People ManagementToday, far too many Boomers find themselves begrudgingly sticking with their current employers. But in an age of unprecedented opportunities for this generation of workers, this needn't ever happen. This chapter discusses strategies for tapping into and realizing what you want out of life and career, whether you hope to continue traditional work, branch out into nonprofit or volunteer work, or focus on family. This chapter is excerpted from "Ret...Starting at €8.20
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Challenge Your Assumptions--and Your Employer's: How Boomers Can Benefit from the Changing Workplace
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5098BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter takes a close look at the expanding life choices of the Boomer generation and the implications these choices will have on how workers of this generation will spend the rest of their lives. This chapter is excerpted from "Retire Retirement: Career Strategies for the Boomer Generation."Starting at €8.20