"Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO"
50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back,
and Get Ahead at Work"

Foreword by Kerry Hannon, author of "Love Your Job"

More about the book

For a thriving, durable career in today's rapidly shifting world, you need to be adaptable and resilient. Being "adaptable" means you know how and when to tweak your performance, try new approaches or create stronger relationships with colleagues. Having career resilience means you can spot risks and become comfortable with change. It involves absorbing hard knocks, repeatedly rebuilding your confidence, and bouncing back when the worst happens.

A key characteristic of resilient professionals is that they think like entrepreneurs, even if they work in large organizations. And they tend to behave like CEOs, wherever they are on the career path.

But this is important: resilient, entrepreneurial professionals aren't necessarily born that way. You can learn behaviors, attitudes and work patterns that will help you to flourish.

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO is a practical guide to help you become more nimble and successful in the workplace. Its 50 chapters offer true stories and practical strategies to help you overcome workplace predicaments and capture opportunities, one by one. Every chapter offers you simple tips for tackling a career question that may be keeping you awake at night.

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"Think like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO"

Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune
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