A compilation of practical lessons and career management advice from a Christian woman who has lived it and coached it at Dell, one of the most successful companies in the history of capitalism. This book is a combination of personal and humorous stories, practical lessons, and biblical wisdom. The reader will be encouraged by the lessons’ applicability to any job in any industry, the biblical foundation for workday reality, and the focus on not just the "tips and tricks" but on the heart of work as well.
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A 22-year career professional and former human resources executive at Dell, Amy Baker is now a dynamic professional speaker and writer. She has written for the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, the Austin Business Journal, the Cornell HR Journal, and Good Life Austin magazine. Her communications consulting practice is called Logos Strategies. Amy speaks and provides training to a variety of groups, organizations, and businesses on topics from practical professional development to inspiration. She has also been an advertising training manager for the University of Texas, state youth program coordinator for Texans’ War on Drugs, and director of communications for the Texas Apartment Association. She is a graduate of Texas Christian University. Amy’s speaking engagements have taken her to audiences as diverse as the National PTA Convention, the American Marketing Association, the University of Southern California (as a guest lecturer), national conventions, and church groups. She also has experience in TV and radio. She and her husband have been married 17 years and have two children.
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A Very Helpful Read!,
This review is from: Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith: 7 Lessons of Career Excellence for Women (Hardcover)
It is not easy for a woman in the work world but top that off with being a Christian woman and the ball game gets a whole lot harder.For this woman, she now not only has to compete in a man's world, but she also knows she must play by rules that most of the others in the game don't even know exist. What is she to do?Author, Amy Baker takes a hard look at this problem in her work, "Succeed At Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith," and has come up with some top-notch faith related answers. If you are wanting to be a successful working woman and also a woman of faith you could not find a betting help book than this one, nor a better teacher than our author because you know you are learning from one who has been there, experienced what you are experiencing and has come out a winner. You realize that God indeed wants you to succeed and that you will not fall behind or if I may say, be a wimp, because you conduct yourself and your business in God's principals of success. Ms. Baker gives us humorous stories, mixing biblical wisdom in her words to bring us up to speed in our decision making. If you are a Christian working woman wanting to succeed in the business world and still maintain the integrity of your walk with God this book will indeed encourage you and help you. However, this is not just for the Christian woman, every morsel of advice in this work is written to help and can be used by all women who are mingling in the work world. Shirley Johnson Senior Reviewer MidWest Book Review
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Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith by Amy C. Baker,
This review is from: Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith: 7 Lessons of Career Excellence for Women (Hardcover)
Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith is a very practical, biblically sound book that will help women manage the working world without compromising their faith. This book covers seven lessons for women in the workplace. Each chapter of this book covers one lesson with practical advice, biblical insight, personal stories and examples, and a touch of humor. The seven lessons included are:Lesson 1: Career planning is your job - even if it's not on your job description Lesson 2: Organizational politics exist in every company Lesson 3: There's always a customer Lesson 4: You are not defined by the title on your business card Lesson 5: Mentoring can be magical, but it's not manufactured Lesson 6: There's no such thing as too much integrity Lesson 7: Your work impacts the Kingdom of God Each of these chapters is very well organized and very well written. The author keeps the material relevant and interesting by including personal reflections and stories. The chapter about maintaining your integrity at work is one of my favorite chapters. It can be very difficult to maintain integrity around co-workers, but this book shows you how to do it. This is not a very long book, so it can be read fairly quickly, but it does have a lot of very valuable information for women at work. God wants us to be successful, but He also wants us to glorify Him and this book shows us how. Become a New Hope Book Review Blogger. [...]
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highly recommend for Christian women,
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This review is from: Succeed at Work Without Sidetracking Your Faith: 7 Lessons of Career Excellence for Women (Hardcover)
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (9/06)Author Amy C. Baker gets to the heart of the matter for working Christian women - how to integrate faith into everyday work. Ms. Baker has taken 20 years of professional experience in human relations, communications and not for profit and turned it into an easy to follow blueprint for Christian women to follow. Often using her own work experience as an executive for Dell, a hugely successful company, she shows the reader that a person does not have to compromise their values or excellence to succeed in business. Every chapter is full of solid career advice, values and some very humorous examples of successful people who use these principles. Baker ends each chapter with things to think about and evaluate in our own lives. The 7 lessons of Career Excellence include: Career Planning is your job - even if it's not in your job description. People need to take responsibility for their own careers and not leave it up to the Human Resources Department. You are the only person who really knows your skills and successes. Organizational politics exist in every company. Stories of political maneuvering go back to the Bible and will always exist. It is up to us to work with the highest ethics and Christian values when confronted with office politics. There's always a customer. Who are your customers? Do you have a good relationship with them? Would they describe you as ethical and honest? You are not defined by the title on your business card. So many people get caught up in the ego world of job titles and we are so much more than just a job title. Mentoring can be magical, but not manufactured. It is important to choose mentors who represent the values that you hold close to you. There's no such thing as too much integrity. Integrity covers much more than just work decisions, it is based on what and how we say it, gossip or inappropriate talk, and even our appearance. Your work impacts the Kingdom of God. Every person in the workforce impacts the Kingdom of God, from the frontline fast food associate to the President of a company. Baker uses successful stories from women throughout the book beginning with the foreward by Supermodel Kim Alexis. Here is a high profile woman who stands by her Christian values in the tough fashion world. Other examples include many high profile women who face tough decisions in the workplace everyday and choose the Christian way. They prove that you can be highly successful and not be swayed away from your beliefs. This is a book that I would highly recommend for Christian women going into or already in the workplace. Amy Baker does a great job integrating Christian principles and overall excellence with the career path. I would like to coin a phrase from her book where she describes successful women from Biblical Stories by saying "You Go Girl!" right back to her. Book received free of charge.
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