Capitalizing on Career Chaos: Bringing Creativity and Purpose to Your Work and Life

Capitalizing on Career Chaos......Page 4
PRAISE FOR capitalizing on career chaos......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 6
ACTIVITIES......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 16
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 18
INTRODUCTION......Page 20
01 Understanding Chaos for Career Planning......Page 24
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS......Page 26
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHAOS......Page 28
NAVIGATING CAREER CHAOS......Page 31
Part 1 LIVING AND WORKING ON THE EDGE OF CHAOS......Page 40
02 Finding Our Contemporary Career Patterns......Page 42
DISCOVERING OUR MEANING MAGNETS......Page 43
DEVELOPING A TYPE CC PERSONALITY......Page 46
03 Searching for the Authentic Self......Page 48
AUTHENTIC SELF AS CAREER BASIS......Page 49
THE FALSE SELF......Page 52
AUTHENTIC CHANGE......Page 58
04 Experiencing the Dark Night of Change......Page 66
FACING THE FEAR OF CHANGE......Page 67
MIDLIFE CRISIS......Page 69
LETTING GO AND TAKING HOLD......Page 71
DROPPING THE MASK......Page 73
THE BEST PART OF THE JOURNEY......Page 75
Part 2 REDESIGNING OUR CAREERS......Page 82
THE PLACE FOR THE CAREER ASSESSMENT TOOL......Page 84
INSIGHTS INTO OUR MEANING MAGNETS......Page 85
IDENTIFYING PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS......Page 88
IDENTIFYING OUR SUCCESS CRITERIA......Page 90
DETERMINING A CAREER IDENTITY BASED ON THE AUTHENTIC SELF......Page 94
ACTIVATING THE CAREER DESIGN PROCESS......Page 98
PRACTICING THE ART OF INQUIRY......Page 101
CONNECTING AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS......Page 103
CONNECTING WITH THE WHOLE......Page 104
UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING WORK WORLD......Page 105
07 Looking Forward......Page 114
DISCOVERING OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE......Page 115
CREATIVITY AS THE FOUNDATION FOR CAREER VISION......Page 121
USING OUR INTUITION......Page 128
MOVING FROM VISUALIZATION TO REALIZATION......Page 134
FIGHTING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE......Page 138
MAKING DECISIONS WITH FORESIGHT......Page 145
MAINTAINING FOCUS......Page 147
ACTION STEPS......Page 148
COMPETITION VERSUS COOPERATION IN ORGANIZATIONS......Page 156
TRADITIONAL BUSINESS MODELS ARE PASSÉ......Page 158
CREATION OF A SUPPORT ECONOMY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION......Page 159
MANAGERS MANAGING CHAOS......Page 160
EPILOGUE......Page 166
A NEW FRONTIER......Page 167
DEALING WITH PARADOX......Page 168
THE STORY OF THE SWINGING BRIDGE......Page 171
RESOURCES......Page 174
REFERENCES......Page 176
INDEX......Page 180