Rocketships and Parachutes: 365 Lessons to launch and land your career

Mariotti, Mr. John L

ISBN 10: 1545316406 / ISBN 13: 9781545316405

Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishi, 2018

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Rocketships & Parachutes contains proven, practical and powerful lessons to launch the reader's career on an upward trajectory, and lessons on how to land the career safely by managing undesirable situations-all in real-world settings. Have you ever said, "Why didn't I learn my lesson?" This book will save you from feeling that way. Maybe you've wondered, "How can I handle that situation?" Among the book's 365 lessons, there are many that will help launch a career; others relate how to bail out of problem situations to safely land, with a career intact. The book follows the author's career progression from youth to maturity, from a young professional to the executive ranks. Thus, its lessons will be useful to readers of all ages and career stages. The book is like having a mentor at your fingertips. Many lessons apply to life as well as business, and each is explained by a simple story of how the lesson was learned. Readers can learn from the author's experiences and avoid the inevitable mishaps. This is a must-have guide to a successful career.

Informazioni sull'autore: John Mariotti is an Internationally recognized executive, author/speaker, and board member. He was formerly a V.P. of L. R. Nelson, President of Huffy Bicycles, Group President of Rubbermaid Office Products Group, and Chairman of World Kitchen, LLC. (Corelle/Pyrex/CorningWare, et. al.) After a successful 30-year career as an executive, John founded The Enterprise Group, a coalition of shared-time executive advisors in 1994, and since then he sat on several corporate boards. John has spoken/guest lectured at well-known universities, including The Ohio State University, University of Tennessee (where he was also Director of Corporate Relations), Georgia Tech, TCU, RPI, U. of Akron, and others. He has been an advisor, consultant or featured speaker to many well-known companies. He is formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Goodwill Industries of Dayton, OH and of The Productivity Communications Center. He has been a keynote speaker to numerous companies and global organizations. John has written extensively, including for Forbes.com, Fortune's FSB.com, IndustryWeek (where he also moderated its America’s Best Plants Conferences), the American Management Association (MWorld.com), Management Centre Europe, SmallBizTrends.com, American Express Open Forum, and many other publications & web news sites. His 11 business books and a novel include multiple award-winners, The Shape Shifters and The Complexity Crisis, and a highly regarded novel on cyber-terrorism, The Chinese Conspiracy. John founded and hosted The Reunion Conference annual roundtable/think tank for 16 years, and he publishes an email newsletter THE ENTERPRISE, now in it’s 17th year. He is a member of the Ohio State Downtown Quarterback Club, and the Columbus (OH) Rotary.

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Titolo: Rocketships and Parachutes: 365 Lessons to ...
Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishi
Data di pubblicazione: 2018
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good