- Title
- The Brand You 50: Reinventing Work
- Author
- Peters, Tom
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 0375407723
- Library
- N/A
Curriculum and Classification
- Subject
- Perspective and Eyeopeners
- MainCurriculum
- Process Design
- SubCurriculum
- Personal Leadership
- Semester
- Semester 2
Abstract
Amazon.co.uk Review
If Dilbert and Tom Peters ever attended the same party, they'd probably find themselves in opposite corners. The cynical cartoon character would have a hard time in Peters's upbeat, high-energy world of "Cool-Beyond-Belief." The Brand You 50 is Peters's manifesto for today's knowledge workers. It joins his Reinventing Work series, which includes The Projects 50 and The Professional Service Firm 50.
In The Brand You 50, Peters sees a new kind of corporate citizen who believes that surviving means not blending in but standing out. He believes that "90+ per cent of White Collar Jobs will be totally reinvented/reconceived in the next decade" and that job security means developing marketable skills, making yourself distinct and memorable, and developing your network ability. His list-filled prescriptions cover everything; for example, "You are Your Rolodex I: BRAND YOU IS A TEAM" (no. 22), "Consider your 'product line'" (no. 25), "Work on your Optimism" (no. 35), "Sell. SELL. SELL!!!" (no. 47). While the book is overwhelming at times--its hyperactive typography pretty much shouts at you--any baby boomer thinking about his or her career will find much to consider. --Harry C Edwards, Amazon.com
Synopsis Tells how to reexamine career goals, recreate oneself as a brand, transform one's work, take advantage of a personal Web site, and market oneself.
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