Flexible Work Schedules - Career Collection Spotlight

1) The gig economy: the complete guide to getting better work, taking more time off, and financing the life you want!

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This book provides a guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world. Succeeding in it starts with shifting gears to recognize that only you control your future. Next is leveraging your skills, knowledge, and network to create your own career trajectoryone immune to the whims of an employer.

2) 9 to 5 cure work on your own terms and reinvent yo

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3) Finding time: the economics of work-life conflict

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Boushey, Heather

4) Gigged: the end of the job and the future of work

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Kessler, Sarah

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"The full-time job is disappearing--is landing the right gig the new American Dream? One in three American workers is now a freelancer. This 'gig economy'--one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits--emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business. High-profile tech start-ups such as Uber and Airbnb are constantly making headlines for the disruption they cause to the industries they overturn....

5) The happy, healthy nonprofit: strategies for impact without burnout

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Kanter, Beth

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"Steer your organization away from burnout while boosting all-around performance The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit presents realistic strategies for leaders looking to optimize organizational achievement while avoiding the common nonprofit burnout. With a uniquely holistic approach to nonprofit leadership strategy, this book functions as a handbook to help leaders examine their existing organization, identify trouble spots, and resolve issues with attention...

6) CEO of me: creating a life that works in the flexible job age

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Kossek, Ellen Ernst

7) working daughter a guide to caring for your aging

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8) Couples that work: how dual-career couples can thrive in love and work

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Petriglieri, Jennifer

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"Finding fulfillment in both love and work isn't easy--but it's possible. The majority of couples today are two-career couples. As anyone who's part of such a relationship knows, this presents big challenges. Yet most advice for two-career couples fails because it treats the challenges as a zero-sum game in which one partner's gain is the other's loss. This pits partner against partner and frames solutions in the language of sacrifice and trade-offs....

9) Great pajama jobs: your complete guide to working from home

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Hannon, Kerry

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"Many people spend hours a week commuting into work. Some arrive to an office that is uninspiring or chaotic and wonder, "Why did I come in at all?" They spend all day answering emails and fiddling with computer systems, which they could easily do from home. Home Sweet Home Office is the guide to finding a job where you can ditch the commute and stuffy office environment and work remotely. Career expert Kerry Hannon walks you through getting a remote-access...

10) Solo: how to work alone (and not lose your mind)

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Seal, Rebecca

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"Like it or not, working alone is now the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the process, but the trend is clear--making a living outside the confines of a public workplace is here to stay. For anyone who needs guidance on how to navigate working from a home office--or a home sofa--here is a charming, expert, and genuinely helpful guide to managing a productive career without impromptu hallway conversations or on-call IT support,...