Lessons From a Recovering Worker Bee [Paperback]

Dustin Dumas Weeks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 2008

Lessons From a Recovering Worker Bee by Dustin Dumas Weeks has 26 lessons taken from her personal experiences that demonstrate how to achieve success in the corporate environment and...life! Some of the Lessons in the book include: asking for what you want and getting it, maintaining your integrity in professional situations and overcoming obstacles when career decisions are not fair.

Professionals at any career stage can benefit from this book. It is easy to read and every working person can relate to it. It should be required reading for anyone working in the corporate environment.

Lessons From a Recovering Bee can help professionals achieve that corner office they want and the work-life balance they need. Best of all those worker bees can become Queen and King bees!

Editorial Reviews

Review

''Lessons From a Recovering Worker Bee will be useful to many people who want to take their careers to the next level.''
- Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET)


''Lessons From a Recovering Worker Bee is a great book for those who want to get to the next level in their careers. Dustin Dumas Weeks shows you how to achieve career success while maintaining a balance in your personal life.''
- Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group


''Dustin Dumas Weeks has authored the kind of book that is perfect for these times and the current mindset held by the majority of people around the world. Her priorities and experience make her the ideal person to have written it. I consider any worker bee to be blessed if they have a chance to read and absorb the wisdom she imparts. The world needs more books just like this. It is brilliant and easy to read.''
- Jay Conrad Levinson, author of ''Guerrilla Marketing'' series of books


''It is a very positive book and should be useful and helpful for preparing anyone embarking on a business career.''
- Barbara Cass, former Director of the Software Development Forum


''Dustin is a straight shooter who tells you how to succeed in your career and get the best out of your professional life.''
- Jeff Crilley, author of Free Publicity --Dustin Dumas Weeks

About the Author

Dustin Weeks is a recovering worker bee who has extensive experience in finance. Her career spans from North America to Europe and from investment banking to corporate finance in both start-ups and fortune 500 companies. She has worked on the Chicago Board of Trade exchange floor, for banks in Germany and Denmark, as well as in Silicon Valley. She is frequently asked to write and lecture on financial topics. Her writings have been used as part of the course materials in the University of San Francisco's Graduate School of Business Program.

She hosted a television show, Dustin's Kaleidoscope, where she interviewed a variety of people from artists to traders to entrepreneurs. She participated in an adventure reality show, No Boundaries, which aired in the United States and internationally.

She holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Certificate in European Institutions from the WHU Koblenz School of Corporate Management in Germany.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Recovering Worker Bee; 1st edition (March 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977898008
• ISBN-13: 978-0977898008
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,420,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dustin Weeks has extensive corporate experience and has worked on the Chicago Board of Trade exchange floor, for banks in Germany and Denmark, as well as in Silicon Valley.

She holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Certificate in European Institutions from the WHU Koblenz School of Corporate Management in Germany.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering Employees!, June 29, 2008

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Nolen C. Davis "Nolen Davis" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lessons From a Recovering Worker Bee (Paperback)

I feel this book gives employees power we didn't know we had. It prepares you for Corporate America on every level imaginable. I would love to see something by this author on how to make the transition from employee to consultant in the same format because this was a very easy and enjoyable read.