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This chapter is fundamentally different from the others in the book. They aim to help manage others better. This chapter focuses on you and your career. Many people do not take an active part in managing their own careers. There is a substantial random element in their progress and often talent is wasted. The aim of this chapter is to give some guidelines so that the random element is reduced. It is important to emphasize that the purpose of this chapter is to put you in charge of your life so that you get closer to obtaining whatever you find fulfilling. The ideas are fairly value-free. Some, probably most, readers will want to use the techniques to advance to higher level, better-paid and more interesting jobs. Others will use the techniques to find work which avoids hassle and which is consonant with a particular set of values. The choice is yours.
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Smith, M. (1991). You and Your Career. In: Smith, M. (eds) Analyzing Organizational Behaviour. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21542-3_12
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