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Don't Quit Your Day Job
The 6 Mindshifts You Need to Rise and Thrive at Work
'So many people talk about work as a burden and about quitting their job. With good advice and practical steps to thrive and advance your career, Aliza Knox shows how you can make it work for you.' 'Aliza Knox proves that mindset, not just passion, drives career success.' 'Aliza shares real stories in a fresh, original and relatable manner. And they add up to great advice on how you can make the most of your career.' 'Don’t Quit Your Day Job is an inspiring, engaging, and essential read on how to be the best you can be in life and your career. Aliza provides her uniquely human, practical and honest insights into what can help you achieve your full potential, drawing on her rich career and experiences to provide pragmatic ways to successfully respond to the many challenges of becoming a great leader.' 'This is the best career advice I’ve read. Follow it and you will enjoy your life and work, and excel in what matters to you. Aliza brings her extensive senior global experience across a range of industries to help readers work out what they want and how to get it. It answers every question I’ve ever been asked by people seeking career direction and advice. Wish I’d written it.' 'When I started my career at BCG 30 years ago, Aliza Knox taught me some of the principles that got me to where I am today. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, you’ll learn them too. Her advice is priceless.' 'Don’t Quit Your Day Job provides practical tips and advice for success in your career. Aliza Knox distils her vast experience as a global business leader and mentor to highlight the mindshifts you need to expand your career opportunities and build your success at any stage of your life.' 'Good people are hard to find and keeping them is even harder. Don’t Quit Your Day Job will show individuals how they can get the most from where they are, and give managers the tips and tools to keep their talent from moving on.' 'Your career can take you anywhere. This highly readable and relatable book by Aliza Knox, Don’t Quit Your Day Job, is an inspiration for how to make your career and your life work for you.'
Dr Hans-Paul Buerkner, Managing Director and Global Chair Emeritus, Boston Consulting Group
Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor
Claire Hughes Johnson, COO, Stripe
David Thodey, Chair, Xero and Tyro; former Chair, CSIRO; former CEO, Telstra
Margie Seale, Non-Executive Director, Scentre Group and Westpac; former CEO, Random House Australia and New Zealand
Brad Banducci, CEO Woolworths Group
Dig Howitt, CEO and President, Cochlear Ltd
Alison Deitz, Chief Executive Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Alison Davis, Managing Partner, Blockchain Coinvestors
Aliza Knox (Author), Wendy Paris (Author)
9780730396598, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 25 March 2022
208 pages
22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.249 kg
Learn how to survive and thrive within organisations In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, former Google and Twitter executive Aliza Knox delivers hands-on, practical steps for achieving career success. Driven by Knox’s four decades working in and leading some of the world’s most celebrated firms, and featuring candid accounts of other people’s successes and missteps in global tech, consumer goods, healthcare, academia, social services and more, this book is an essential guide to integrating your professional and personal goals to build a fulfilling, complete life. The book also includes: Whether you’re just starting your first job or you’re ready to rise to the C-suite, Don’t Quit Your Day Job will help you advance and flourish in the workplace.
Letter to the reader ix mindshift one Go for both: Your work and your life are on the same team 1 mindshift two Stamina is a muscle. Build yours! 29 mindshift three Connection trumps tech savvy … even in tech 51 mindshift four You are in a relationship with your career: Nurture it 79 mindshift five Get a move on! Use movement to stay energised and thrive 107 mindshift six Distant is the new diverse: Include the international and working-from-home team 133 Moving forward 163 Acknowledgements 165 Appendix: Quick reference guide 167 Endnotes 171 Index 179
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
