Category Archives: Book Reviews

How Seth Godin and Dr. Seuss Can Help Our Careers

March 17, 2010 – 1:39 am

The other week I was pleased to see an article by Fiona Smith in the Financial Review about Seth Godin’s latest book ‘Linchpin’. Seth Godin is nothing short of brilliant and has written a raft of books and has a brilliant active blog http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ that all offer terrific insights that are relevant for us all. [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Human Resources, Information of Interest | Comments (3)

How Motivating Are Salary Raises Really?

January 27, 2010 – 1:20 am

Salaries are clearly a very important part of work for job seekers, employers and employees alike. When we go to work, more often than not we are exchanging our time for a salary of a monetary value. Daniel Pink, who has authored various terrific books (including my personal favorite ‘A Whole New Mind’) has recently [...]

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‘Orbiting the Giant Hairball’ A must read book for anyone wanting more out of their work

August 12, 2009 – 12:58 am

‘Orbiting the Giant Hairball’ A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie Just when you thought everything had been said and done before, you wake up from your corporate lull when you read this wonderfully engaging and inspiring book by MacKenzie. A short book, Orbiting the Giant Hairball follows the career and life of [...]

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Demographics– Bringing a whole new perspective to the talent debate! Does where you live dictate your career success?

July 15, 2009 – 12:57 am

This insightful and thought provoking article ‘Talentopolis’ by Richard Florida adds and entirely new dimension to the talent debate. The article chronicles the rapid growth of degree qualified people in America however this has been concentrated in specific regions. “Increasingly, the most talented and ambitious people need to live in the means metros in order [...]

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A Great Careers Book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’

June 22, 2009 – 1:49 am

The book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’ by M.Buckingham and D.Clifton was recommended to me a year or so ago by a former colleague, a senior HR professional who found the book and the StrengthsFinder tool that the book is based upon to be highly valuable for herself. Given the respect that I hold for her, [...]

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