Welcome
For every good job opening you find, chances are there will be
hundreds-even thousands-of people competing against you for
it. There is simply no way you can kill them all.
hundreds-even thousands-of people competing against you for
it. There is simply no way you can kill them all.
Dave Barry, Dave Barry's Money Secrets
Making a well thought out career choise is the most important thing you can do to insure having a successful life at work. There are several factors you should look at when making a career choice, including your personality, values, interests and skills. The goal of this process, called self-assessment, is to find a career that is a good match for you.
Dear friends, Do you want to achieve something more in your career? Do you want to achieve something in your life? You are welcome! You are at the right place!
First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Stephen A. Miles, an author and consultant to CEOs and corporate boards of directors. I am a Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, a member of the global CEO and board practice and a member of the firm's management committee. After working as a social worker counseling maximum-security inmates at the Kingston Penitentiary in Ontario, I turned my focus to management and leadership, receiving his Masters in Business Administration (1997) from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Upon receiving my MBA, I worked for about a year as a consultant at Anderson Consulting before he arrived at Heidrick & Struggles in 1999. Since arriving at Heidrick & Struggles as a research analyst, I moved on to become a vice chairman, and currently runs Leadership Advisory Services within the Leadership Consulting Practice, overseeing the firm's worldwide executive assessment/succession planning activities.
And now after many years of my experience, I decided to gather all my knowledge in this area together. As a result I and my co-author Nate Bennett wrote the book Your career game How Game Theory Can Help You Achieve Your Professional Goals. This is a must-read strategic guide for anyone who seeks to advance their career and navigate today's job market.
Users rating
"So interesting and intriguing..."
"I have been looking at the applications of games to
work and school lately, have really considered that
for careers. Interesting idea, well executed. Nathan
Bennett and Stephen A. Miles suggest that fewer
people recognize how the pursuit of an open job can
be framed as one "move" in a multifaceted game
called "a career." The authors contend that
individuals who quickly recognize the career game
for what it is fascinating, complex, real-life, played in
real time can develop into better players and,
consequently, will have a better chance of
successfully competing for the sort of positions that
will help them to realize their goals. Thank for this
book!"
Brett Amali
Brett Amali
"So interesting and intriguing..."
"As someone who has searched for many jobs
(within and outside of my original industry), and
made various moves - this book finally addresses
what it takes to get ahead and how to address the
challenges of the "competitive landscape"! We
typically only think about getting the job and then
naturally getting promoted through good work, and
don't think about what other factors we need to be
considering (such as the mentoring relationships
we need to be developing and how to get noticed in
your role to get ahead. Even better, the book
contains extensive interviews from a diverse array
of successful executives whose own careers are
not only educational, but inspiring. As we see a
new generation enter the workforce in one of the
most challenging economies the world has seen
#as well as see individuals have to restart their
careers in a new industry), this book is also a tool
for getting to that next step. This book changes
how you think about your career - it's no longer a
simple game of checkers, it's a game of chess and
you have to be strategic to get ahead!."
Tom Griffin
INTRODUCING YOUR CAREER GAME HOW GAME
THEORY CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
This book will reveal:
Your Career as a Game - Learn what the game theory is; learn the experience of some successful people, what characters people should have to achieve a success.
Understanding Fundamental Game Theory Concepts - Learn the fundamental game theory concepts, what Rationality, Payoffs are; different strategies.
What You Need to Know to Play - Learn how to work to be ready to make moves in the career game, learn the experience of some successful people.
Moves in the Career Game - Learn a typology of moves.
As You Move On:
Building the Foundation for Your Successor - Learn how to build foundation for you successor.
Career Agility - Learn what features are necessary to have to be successful.
This book includes conversations with a wide range of successful professionals such as Ursula Burns (Xerox), Stephen Elop (Microsoft), Marius Kloppers (BHP Billiton), Ken Frazier (Merck), and Liz McCartney (The St. Bernard Project), and discusses how their career moves demonstrate elements of a game theory approach to career management.
And Much More!
Your Career as a Game - Learn what the game theory is; learn the experience of some successful people, what characters people should have to achieve a success.
Understanding Fundamental Game Theory Concepts - Learn the fundamental game theory concepts, what Rationality, Payoffs are; different strategies.
What You Need to Know to Play - Learn how to work to be ready to make moves in the career game, learn the experience of some successful people.
Moves in the Career Game - Learn a typology of moves.
As You Move On:
Building the Foundation for Your Successor - Learn how to build foundation for you successor.
Career Agility - Learn what features are necessary to have to be successful.
This book includes conversations with a wide range of successful professionals such as Ursula Burns (Xerox), Stephen Elop (Microsoft), Marius Kloppers (BHP Billiton), Ken Frazier (Merck), and Liz McCartney (The St. Bernard Project), and discusses how their career moves demonstrate elements of a game theory approach to career management.
And Much More!
After reading this book you will know a lot of strategies and actions to be successful and prosperous!
Best regards, Nathan Bennett
Stephen A. Miles
P.S. Decisions about your career are likely among the most important ones you
will make in your life. Our goal with this book is to provide an accessible approach
to a useful tool - game theory. With this tool, you will be able to better
frame and analyze career decisions and thus improve your ability to make informed - and more strategic - decisions. By doing so, you can more
productively
direct your career toward the end that in your mind constitutes a "win."
Best regards, Nathan Bennett
Stephen A. Miles
P.S. Decisions about your career are likely among the most important ones you
will make in your life. Our goal with this book is to provide an accessible approach
to a useful tool - game theory. With this tool, you will be able to better
frame and analyze career decisions and thus improve your ability to make informed - and more strategic - decisions. By doing so, you can more
productively
direct your career toward the end that in your mind constitutes a "win."
