Survival Skills In The World Of Work

57 Exercises, from the job hunt to on-the-job performance These activities, including realistic forms, guide your students through the maze of today's workplace. As students transition from the classroom to the working world, Survival Skills in the World of Work helps them practice and adopt the practices they'll need to succeed professionally. Topics include the job hunt; the application process; interviews; employment forms; pay; health and safety; job performance; and time off.

‘Original and thought provoking’ Gordon Brown ‘Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future’ Valerie Amos

Succinct, sage advice for staying afloat and thriving in an environment where the old rules don't apply and the new ones seems to change dailyMassive changes have occurred in the workplace since William Yeomans wrote his bestselling 1,000 Things You Never Learned in Business School. Job security has disappeared, loyalty has eroded, and the relationship between bosses and subordinates has changed. Today people must learn to take charge of their careers and lives, and Yeoman's new book gives them the strategies to do that.7 Survival Skills for a Reengineered World enables readers to make informed and creative career decisions, and to develop skills that increase their value to present and future employers. Each chapter covers new approaches not taught in business schools or found in other books: -- How to keep your career together and survive rough times-- The best way to deal with stress and make it work for you-- How to use meetings as your showcase How to motivate peoplein an uncertain world-- What to consider if you're thinking about changing your job or starting your own business...and much more.7 Survival Skills for a Reengineered World is an essential guide for everyone hoping to improve their job performance and achieve professional and personal success.

The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools.

Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation's schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn't limited to low-income school districts: even our top schools aren't teaching or testing the skills that matter most in the global knowledge economy. Our teens leave school equipped to work only in the kinds of jobs that are fast disappearing from the American economy. Meanwhile, young adults in India and China are competing with our students for the most sought-after careers around the world. Education expert Tony Wagner has conducted scores of interviews with business leaders and observed hundreds of classes in some of the nation's most highly regarded public schools. He discovered a profound disconnect between what potential employers are looking for in young people today (critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication) and what our schools are providing (passive learning environments and uninspired lesson plans that focus on test preparation and reward memorization). He explains how every American can work to overhaul our education system, and he shows us examples of dramatically different schools that teach all students new skills. In addition, through interviews with college graduates and people who work with them, Wagner discovers how teachers, parents, and employers can motivate the &"net"; generation to excellence. An education manifesto for the twenty-first century, The Global Achievement Gap is provocative and inspiring. It is essential reading for parents, educators, business leaders, policy-makers, and anyone interested in seeing our young people succeed as employees and citizens. For additional information about the author and the book, please go to a href="http://www.schoolchange.org"www.schoolchange.org