Author: P. Anthony Burnham
Publisher: Select Books (NY)
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781590790588
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The collective impact of the dot-com implosion, the recession, foreign competition and endless corporate accounting scandals, combined with the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, has made it necessary for employers of every stripe to drastically reduce costs while maintaining, or even increasing, productivity. This incessant call for cost reduction invariably translates into layoffs, often affecting employees with years of experience under their belts. But this creates something akin to a modern day "Catch 22"-how can companies effectively reduce costs while at the same time attracting and maintaining the skilled, dedicated people necessary to sustain and advance the desired level of productivity? And just what does this all mean for you as a member of America's workforce? For the first time, corporate insider P. Anthony Burnham offers the eye-opening answers to these questions with Employed for Life, in which he tells readers the unvarnished truth and clearly outlines the methods you can use to achieve lifetime employability in the modern workplace. Burnham lays out the new rules of the contemporary "bizscape", where the needs of both employees and employers -- to produce more, to do it better and faster, and do it cheaply -- must come together. Burnham argues it's just this simple...for the prospective employee, producing more results leads to greater work security; and those increased results, in turn, fulfil the company's desperate need for greater competitiveness and profits! The key to mastering the new workplace paradigm requires more than just "finding your bliss," it lies in enhancing your personal value as an asset to your employer, what Burnham describes as "The Value of YOU." Citing examples from his 35 years as a corporate insider, Burnham clearly and deftly drives home the reality that this type of self-empowerment is the only means of assuring your employability and security. By constantly improving the workplace value of the 'product' that is you, the readers embark on the path of greatly insuring their continued employability and for the first time gaining control their futures. Book jacket.
