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Career Resources April 2024
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Surviving the Daily Grind : Bartleby's Guide to Work
by Philip Coggan
We spend a lot of our time at work and would be depressed with nothing to do. But when it gets to Monday, many of us are already longing for the weekend and the prospect of escape. How did work become so tedious and stressful? And is there anything we can do to make it better?
Based on his popular Economist Bartleby column, Philip Coggan rewrites the rules of work to help us survive the daily grind. Ranging widely, he encourages us to cut through mindless jargon, pointless bureaucracy and endless meetings to find a new, more creative—and less frustrating—way to get by and get things done at work.
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Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling : How Lgbtq+ People Can Thrive and Succeed at Work
by Layla Mccay
A compelling look at the challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals as they navigate their careers – with advice from many senior figures who have smashed their own rainbow ceilings.
There are currently only four LGBTQ+ CEOs across all Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies who are out at work, and just 0.8% of Fortune 500 board positions are filled by LGBTQ+ people. This deficit, occurring across sectors and around the world, reveals a diversity gap playing out in today's workplace: LGBTQ+ people are less likely to reach the top jobs. But what is holding LGBTQ+ people back at work – and what can be done?
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Always a lesson : teacher essentials for classroom and career success
by Gretchen Bridgers
"Always a Lesson: Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success fills the knowledge and preparation gaps that traditional teacher-training programs do not. Author Gretchen Bridgers, a former classroom teacher and teacher leader in a large urban district, offers teachers tangible steps and a pathway for strengthening for strengthening their skillset, moving through obstacles, and increasing their effectiveness. Using the book's practical strategies and real-life examples, readers will: Learn how to let students take ownership in the classroom Engage all students in rigorous work and increase accuracy in student responses Solidify and transform areas of instructional practice like lesson design, classroom management, student engagement, and student accountability No matter their level of expertise, Gretchen contends that we all are learners. By applying the principles in this book, novice to veteran teachers will see a positive impact on student learning and their proficiency as an effective educator"
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Is your work worth it? : how to think about meaningful work
by Christopher Wong Michaelson
Two academics, one specializing in philosophy and the other in organizational psychology, explore the significance of work and its value in our existence, especially in the light of the global COVID-19 pandemic. 18,000 first printing.
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In Focus: Work-Life Balance
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Uptime : a practical guide to personal productivity and wellbeing
by Laura Mae Martin
"Google's Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the new way of work work for you, providing actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance"
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The cure for burnout : how to find balance and reclaim your life
by Emily Ballesteros
Combining scientific and cultural research, a burnout management coach and TikTok influencer shares the tried-and-true strategies she successfully implemented with clients around the globe to demystify burnout for our post-pandemic world—and set us on a path toward a life of personal and professional balance. Illustrations.
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Saving time : discovering a life beyond the clock
by Jenny Odell
In this thought-provoking, deeply hopeful reframing of time, the author takes us on a journey through other temporal habitats, urging us to become stewards of different rhythms of life, to imagine an existence, identity and source of meaning outside the world of work and profit.
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