Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) January 07, 2014
Jobs remain the biggest concern among Americans. With a national unemployment rate of 7% and a country with graduating classes of young adults facing the toughest jobs market in half a century, Americans are confronted with a host of questions about their future. Thats where Betty Liu steps in. Liu is famous the world over for asking the tough questions of today’s most successful peopleand for her uncanny ability to get straight answers where others have failed. As an award-winning financial journalist and Bloomberg Television anchor, Liu has sat down with billionaires, CEOs, politicians, and celebrities to get their views from the top.
In her new book, “Work Smarts: What CEOs Say You Need To Know to Get Ahead” (WILEY; December 2013; Hardcover & e-book; ISBN: 978-1-118-74467-3; $ 27.95), Liu gathers some of the smartest advice from the worlds top business leaders. Packed with exclusive insights from Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk, John Chambers, Sam Zell, Tim Armstrong, Susan Lyne, and many others, “Work Smarts” shares their wisdom and solid advice along with Lius own personal stories on what it takes to succeed in todays jobs market.
Whether you’re just starting out in your career, bouncing back from a setback, angling to move up to the C-suite, or thinking about striking out on your own to pursue your dream, you need real advice from the street, so to speak, says Liu. I interview people for a living who are at the top of their careers: CEOs, economists, policy thinkers, entrepreneurs. Inevitably, I began to wonder, how did they get there? Why can’t we get beyond the follow-your-passion advice and really find out what it takes to forge a career that maximizes all your interests and skill. What holds people back? What get them ahead? I can definitely tell you – its not luck.
Packed with candid, often humorous, revelations from leaders in the world of finance, technology, retail, telecom, entertainment, and more, Work Smarts delivers priceless guidance on:
Betty Lius New Book Shares Insight from the Worlds Top Billionaires, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs to Help Readers Get Ahead in Their Careers is a post from: Intervention Therapy