Lindsay K Barnett

Nearly half of American employees report experiencing burnout, making it one of today’s most urgent workplace challenges. My book was written as both a response to this crisis and a roadmap out of it, helping readers navigate the realities of corporate systems in ways that allow them to move forward with greater clarity and strength. Rather than viewing burnout as an individual failing, it provides practical tools and mindset shifts that empower people to advocate for their needs, set boundaries, and build the staying power required to thrive when work won’t sit still. A key theme is the ripple effect of role modeling: when one person makes small changes visible—whether it’s leaving loudly, prioritizing recovery, or naming what they need—it inspires and legitimizes those behaviors for others, creating momentum toward healthier cultures. Ultimately, the book shows that even in difficult environments, there are often more options and possibilities than people realize.

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Katharine Day Bremer

Headhunter Confidential: The Unwritten Rules for Landing a Job You Love helps people find work they actually want to wake up for, which is especially important when job security feels shaky and modern career paths keep shifting.
With today’s layoffs and industry upheaval, many people are being forced to reconsider what they do for a living. This book reframes that disruption as an opportunity. Instead of just scrambling for any job, readers learn to pause and figure out what kind of work energizes them, then go after positions that fit. The book shows how to identify your actual strengths, connect with people who can help, and stand out when competition is fierce.
The strategies work whether you've been downsized, are stuck in a toxic workplace, took a break from work, or just realized life's too short to spend it doing work you don't care about.

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Dr. David R Oxley

Dr Helmut Schuster

How do we find work that fulfills and sustains us? Can we choose professional joy over suffering?

We are suffering from an epidemic. Of suffering and disillusionment. Research shows that as many as 90% of us aren't engaged in our work. 60% say they aren't fulfilled by their jobs and a staggering 20% say its a source of misery in their lives.

A Groundhog Career, through a combination of the hugely entertaining Shey Sinope fable, and the accompanying deeply insightful and thought-provoking analysis from Drs Schuster & Oxley, illustrates the absurdities, temptations, rationalizations, consequences and compromises faced by anyone who wants to succeed in a world where all the power seems to be in the entrenched organizational systems. It also reveals how to be more aware of the risks, to stay aligned with your core identity and your convictions, and ultimately how to take control of your own career journey… to live professional life on your own terms.

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Tony Frost

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Professionals (including but not only lawyers and accountants) building a successful career today, face these four interlinked challenges and potential opportunities; the first two have been building for some decades, while the second two are very recent:

1. Complexity
2. Increased client demands
3. Remote work courtesy of COVID-19
4. Artificial intelligence.

To achieve build a successful career, you will want to respond to these four challenges in the most effective manner.

My book is the essential companion on your career journey. As well as being your go-to guide on the above issues, it will help you think about and answer two vitally important questions:

• How can I become my best possible professional?
• How can I add the most value in the age of artificial intelligence?

This book will fundamentally change how you think about your skills and how you will prioritise their development over the rest of your career or careers.

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Jo Ann Herold

Future Purpose helps readers "do what they love and love what they do" by designing careers that spark genuine passion and purpose. Herold makes career advice accessible through her unique approach of pairing each chapter with iconic songs. The book guides readers through life's inevitable career "pivots,” teaching them to turn potential setbacks into comebacks and achieve lasting professional success.

Whether you're navigating "getting quit," mastering the serendipity of showing up, or learning to belong confidently in any room, Jo Ann provides practical tools and vision board strategies that help readers get out of their comfort zone and into their growth zone. Drawing from her thirty-year career leading iconic brands and advice from other influential leaders, she shares the practices of "wildly successful people" and demonstrates how to build careers that achieve both professional success and personal fulfillment.

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Madeleine F Wallace

THRIVE is redefining how people prepare for the future of work. Unlike traditional career guides, this research-based workbook delivers a proven, action-oriented model—the SEAM Framework: Snapshot (assess where you are), Envision (define where you want to go), Act (plan and execute), and Measure (track and adjust). It avoids a one-size-fits-all approach by offering seven distinct Career Profiles—Strategic Innovator, Skillful Seeker, Strategic Transitioner, Adaptive Navigator, Engaged Learner, Curious Explorer, and Uncertain Voyager—allowing readers to personalize their experience. They explore career scenarios and turn insights into action through Agile-style sprints that build adaptability. From mid-career professionals to HR leaders and managers, readers gain practical tools to become agile, lifelong learners. With exercises, case studies, and worksheets, THRIVE turns uncertainty into opportunity and empowers confident leadership in the AI era.

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