Back in Control: How to Stay Sane, Productive, and Inspired in Your Career Transition (Culture Tools Series) (Paperback)

by Diane G. Wilson (Author) "My father worked forty-two years on his first job..." (more)
Key Phrases: career amnesia, emotional employment, know your own story, Feng Shui, Neutral Zone, Safe-Keeping Self (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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Diane Wilson writes with expert knowledge, courage, and compassion about job loss as a tool to finding the right opportunities -- Anita R. Brick, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Diane Wilson writes with expert knowledge, courage, and compassion about job loss as a tool to finding the right opportunities. -- Anita R. Brick, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Helps readers gain knowledge and strength to manage career transitions successfully, with solid content and real experiences of career transitioners. -- Dr. David Helfand, author of Career Change

Personal and prescriptive without being in-your-face, helpful without being accusatory. Must reading for those concerned about their career transition. -- R. William Holland, Executive Vice President, Right Management Consultants

Provides a practical framework for developing transition solutions. I recommend it for anyone contemplating or currently involved in career transition. -- Michael L. Buckman, Senior Vice President, Lee Hecht Harrison

Splendid—full of interesting stories and crystal clear suggestions. Shows how to add distinction and avoid extinction in today's economy. -- Richard Leider, author of The Power of Purpose

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Helps readers gain knowledge and strength to manage career transitions successfully, with solid content and real experiences of career transitioners.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Sentient Publications (June 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591810167
• ISBN-13: 978-1591810162
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #477,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide to Taking Control, June 15, 2004

By	Dennis Doverspike "hrlitehouse" (University of Akron, OH, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In life we are often presented with challenges. We can take control of those challenges or we can let those challenges control our minds and emotions. In this era of rapidly changing job and work environments, many people find themselves faced with job losses or underemployment. In an excellent treatment of the issue of emotional responses to career change, Diane Wilson guides individuals through the process of taking control of their careers and of career transitions. Diane's book, Back in Control, deals with the emotional side of job hunting, and, therefore, fills a real hole in the existing literature. Diane's book will aid self-awareness by showing people that they are not alone in experience a wide range of confusing emotions when faced with career moves. But she goes beyond just illustrating the problems; she also offers a variety of potential solutions to the problems encountered in career transitions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly readable and incredibly useful, June 11, 2004

By	Laura Wimbish, Ph.D. (Chapel HIll, NC United States) - See all my reviews

"This book is a rare treasure in that it goes beneath the surface to grapple with the real psychological and social effects of unemployment. Diane Wilson provides a "roadmap"of the emotional terrain one is likely to encounter in successfully navigating a career transition. Awareness, acceptance and action ... her three pronged approach helps us to transcend counter-productive knee-jerk reactions and find our way safely to the other shore."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help and Hope For The Emotionally Unemployed, June 10, 2004

By A Customer

"This book offers something different from the typical job search book--hope. Reading it is like having an ally in your corner-a source of support, comfort, fresh perspectives, and practical wisdom. I recommend it to anyone who is struggling with the frustrations of a career transition."