David's books
“Career Management” is a subject we all talk about but few people actually work at properly. Most of us believe when there are “credit crunches” and redundancies all around us, that we are just lucky to get any job. Yes it is difficult if you follow the same old ways that everyone tells you to.
The reality is that Career Management is simple – you need to answer three questions:
- Who Am I?
- Where Am I Going?
- How Am I Going to Get There?
There are a multitude of books that cover the 2nd and 3rd questions. In my experience most people forget the first question – making it impossible to get a good answer to questions two and three!!!
My books are about how you figure out Who You Are when it comes to career. And once you’ve got a sense of that how do you develop your brand (that’s you!) to help it reach its full potential?
Brand You (published May 2009)
Did you realise that you are a brand? People have a perception of you, decide whether or not they want to buy by hiring you etc. Isn’t it time that you started to manage Brand You?
Career Repair Kit (expected publication September 2010)
The Career Repair Kit is a workbook that is very much focused on practical exercises to help you to determine who you are, where you are going, and how you are going to get there.
More on the Career Repair Kit...
How to win from the start (publication June 2010)
This is he book that I have been contemplating for the last 10 years as clients said to me: "I wish I had known what I know now when I was starting out in my career” I started out thinking I was writing this book for people just like that starting their careers – however I quickly realised that the same principles of Career Management apply no matter what stage you are in your career.
