{"product_id":"portable-executive-building-your-own-job-security-from-corporate-dependence-to-self-direction-9780684818917","title":"Portable Executive: Building Your Own Job Security - From Corporate Dependence to Self-Direction","description":"The downsizing of America -- once thought to be a temporary cost-cutting measure to boost profit margins -- has brought a swift end to the era of lifetime employment. Given the fact that these terminations are nationwide, affect every industry, and are usually neither fault-based nor predictable, no executive is immune. \u003cbr\u003e Based on interviews with over 100 now-portable executives who were among the first casualties of downsizing, \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Executive\u003c\/i\u003e explores the unlimited opportunities available to those who are independent, self-directed, and willing to work on a contract basis. It explains: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to make a smooth transition to becoming portable \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to identify, continually update, and market your skills \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy companies that downsize full-time employees are willing to hire executives on an as-needed basis \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow and why the relationship between employers and executives has changed from boss\/worker to peer\/peer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And much more -- including how to invent a business, what to charge clients, how to network, market, and sell yourself as a personal service business entity, and, most important, how to enjoy a greater sense of creativity, satisfaction, and long-term job security than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John A. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.85w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684818917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn A. Thompson is the founder of IMCOR, the nation's first and most successful interim management firm. He lives in Westport, Connecticut. \u003cb\u003eCatharine A. Henningsen\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and consultant whose articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and other periodicals. She lives in Branford, Connecticut\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40085640511603,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_617be35d-6e4e-4031-aefd-2b53ec636904.jpg?v=1652451110","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/portable-executive-building-your-own-job-security-from-corporate-dependence-to-self-direction-9780684818917","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}