Empires of the Mind
by Denis Waitley
Written for the knowledge economy: the shift from authority to influence, from job security to employability, from competing to learning. The forecasts were mostly right and the advice (own your skills, lead by example, learn continuously) has aged well.
Read it if…
you want a career philosophy for a world where companies do not look after you.
Skip it if…
you want specifics; it is a framework.
Three things you will actually use
- Employability replaces security.
- Lead by example or not at all.
- Learn as if your job depends on it; it does.
Do this first
List the skills you own that would transfer to any employer and the ones you are overdue to learn.
Our verdict
Mostly right about the future.
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