You're adept at managing your job—working toward the goals of your team, your unit, and your company. But too often busy managers neglect to apply their planning, management, and execution skills to themselves. How do you make time to manage yourself? You need to focus on your work—succeeding in the job you have now. But you also need to think about your career and professional growth—actively plotting, nurturing, and developing the arc of your working life. Finally, you need to balance your work with the rest of your life—finding time to strengthen the connections between your work, your family, and your other commitments.



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With insights from leading experts, this book will inspire you to identify areas for personal growth; assess your strengths, work preferences, values, and contributions; build your skill set and stay relevant; develop learning agility; map out a plan for where you'd like your career to go—both short and long term; find fulfillment in your work; and prepare for your next opportunity.