Book Overview -
THE AUTHENTIC CAREER
Finding Professional Fulfillment Through the Path of Self-Discovery
By Maggie Craddock
Many people experience some degree of job dissatisfaction. But figuring out whether they should change themselves - or change jobs - isn't easy. Drawing on her business background, training as a social worker, and years as an
executive coach, Maggie Craddock outlines a therapeutic process that carefully separates what the reader wants and needs from the often-frustrating demands of family and work.
The author believes that identifying authentic career goals and strategies requires a careful examination of one's inner life. She clearly outlines the four-stage process - beginning with the Awareness Stage and ending with the Integration Stage - and includes exercises, examples, and inspirational quotes. Craddock gently guides the reader through the process, illustrating each stage with real-life examples, including stories from Fortune 500 CEOs and professional women returning to the workforce after having children. Ultimately a very hopeful book, The Authentic Career is a welcome companion on anyone’s career path.
The book is designed to provide readers with a formal sequence that combines professional, psychological, and spiritual resources to achieve career success and fulfillment. “It’s no secret that most people suffer from some sort of job dissatisfaction in the workplace,” says Craddock. The four-stage process has proven successful for the author’s clients at all levels, from Fortune 500 CEO’s to professional women returning to the workforce after having children. Craddock combines her business background with her training as a social worker and years of experience as an executive coach to outline a therapeutic process that clearly separates what we want and need in order to find fulfillment from the external demands and expectations that family, society, and the workplace impose on us. “Identifying our authentic career goals and strategies requires that we carefully examine our inner lives,” she says. Whether readers are unemployed and reassessing their career path, or looking for professional contentment but lacking career choices because of today’s stagnant economy, Craddock’s The Authentic Career is an invaluable guide for rethinking professional strategies and careers paths.
About the Author
Maggie Craddock is a New York City based executive and career coach. Formerly a Lipper Award-winning fund manager on Wall Street, she now consults with clients ranging from Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch to individuals from all career paths. She speaks throughout the world on work place issues and has recently appeared before the Women on Wall Street Conference, the Deutsche Bank Leadership Skills Conference, the graduating classes of both Harvard and Columbia Business Schools, and the Financial Women’s Association. Her website is www.workplacerelationships.com
