Career GPS
Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape
By Dr. Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell
OK, I am biased about this book. Dr. Ella Bell is my mentor and advisor. Recently, I had the opportunity to laugh, talk, hug, and have dinner with her during her recent trip to NYC. We met up at the Moody’s Diversity Event. Her speech and book signing was again an AWESOME experience. Now that you have the background, I think you should RUN to buy the book, download it to Kindle, order it online IMMEDIATELY, and send books to your friends. This book is a sacred papyrus for any professional women needing to improve her savvy to navigate and avoid landmines in today’s competitive workplace.
The workplace is constantly in flux, and even now there are new opportunities open to women. But to take advantage of these possibilities, it’s essential to know the current rules for corporate success. This isn’t your father’s or your mother’s workplace anymore!
Whether it’s the CEO seat, an executive manager slot, or a more intrapreneurial position, women who follow Career GPS will have what it takes to gain their professional goals.
Dr. Ella L. J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., an authority on career development, has worked with women across a variety of fields and in different kinds of corporations, from Fortune 500s to start-ups. Here she offers guidelines to help women forge their own pathways to professional ascent, providing tips for maximizing a review, networking in a relevant way, and much more.
According to Dr. Bell:
- Think working hard is enough to be recognized? It’s not enough to assume your effort will speak for itself. You have to socialize with the decision makers. It might not mean you have to pick up the golf clubs, but you do have to figure out what works in your own organization.
- Parlez-vous Françis? Learning Mandarin? If you work for a global company and aspire to an extreme job or higher, make it known that you would take an overseas assignment to advance your career.
- Nowhere to go right now? Even in hard times there are options. Learn a lateral skill—such as accounting—so when the company is firing on all engines again, you will impress through the breadth of your knowledge.
Drawing from her work as a consultant to some of the country’s most prestigious Fortune 100 companies, Dr. Bell helps readers succeed at every level in a dynamic corporate marketplace. Career GPS combines Dr. Bell’s academic knowledge and expertise with dozens of heartfelt first-person stories from smart women who rose through the ranks. Here is a book that will guide women of all cultures, ages, and levels of experience to their career goals.
- Book Description by Harper Collins
Reviews for Career GPS
“CAREER GPS serves as the business coach you never had but always wanted. From getting the job you want to getting noticed for the job you’ve done, you’ll find tangible tips for winning in the new world of work.”
— Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and See Jane Lead
“Dr. Ella Bell and Linda Villarosa offer valuable advice about how to successfully compete on a global playing field, cultivate leadership, and manage your whole self. This book is a great add to any woman’s professional tool chest.”
— Carla Harris, author of Expect To Win
“If you are a woman who wants to get to the top of the house, you must read this book. CAREER GPS provides a vital road map for how women can navigate their way to the C-suite in a rapidly changing workforce. Bell covers everything from the initial job search and moving through the ranks to networking, relationship-building and work-life balance.”
— Sylvia Ann Hewlett, economist and author, of Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down
“In researching and writing CAREER GPS, Dr. Ella Bell has combined both the science and art of leveraging one’s personal brand into a professional growth navigation system for success. Career GPS provides insights not only for women of color, but for all women who choose to maximize their personal power for global business advancement.”
— Ron Parker, Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer PepsiCo, Inc.
“Dr. Bell simultaneously lifts the spirit and gives down-to-earth advice, exercises, and examples for mastering corporate life without abandoning who you really are.”
— Luke Visconti, Chief Executive Officer, Diversity Inc