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    BALANCING YOUR LIFE
    Executive Lessons for Work, Family and Self

    by James G S Clawson (University of Virginia, USA)

    Dedication (38k)
    Preface (196k)
    Chapter 1: The Symphony of Life (662k)
    Chapter 2: Adult Life and Career Stages (549k)
    Chapter 4: Charles Nelson: A Week in the Life of an Investment Banking Intern Nelson (491k)

    James G S Clawson is the Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. He received degrees from Stanford University (Japanese Language and Literature with great distinction), Brigham Young University (MBA in marketing), and Harvard University Graduate School of Business (DBA Organizational Behavior). A prolific writer on issues of leadership (e.g. Level Three Leadership 4th Edition, Teaching Management, and Creating a Learning Culture), career management, management development and mentoring, Dr Clawson taught for three years at the Harvard Business School before joining the Darden School where he has been since 1981.
     

    The balance between work and family life is the single most commonly mentioned issue among senior executives worldwide. This book provides a framework for analyzing immediate and long-term balance. Using case studies of how twelve or more executives in various industries have handled the challenge, readers are invited throughout the volume to compare their current structures with those of the subjects in the cases presented.

     
    Contents:
    • The Symphony of Life
    • Adult Life and Career Stages
    • The Nature of Success: What Do You Want?
    • A Week in the Life of an Investment Banking Intern (C Nelson)
    • The Golden Boy (H Shahrasebi)
    • The Life and Career of a Japanese Executive (T Iwakuni)
    • The Life and Career of a Free Spirit (D D Fisher)
    • The Life and Career of a Tenured Professor (E James)
    • The Life and Career of a High Tech Entrepreneur (D Dubinsky)
    • The Life and Career of a Senior Consultant (W Shill)
    • The Life and Career of a Senior Executive Officer (T Curren)
    • The Wife of a Senior Executive Officer (J M Curren)
    • The Life and Career of a Company President (J Woods)
    • The Life and Career of a Divisional Chief Executive Officer (B Johnson)
    • The Life and Career of a Chief Executive Officer (J H Clawson)
     
    Readership: Business students; managers, human resource personnel and employees of mid-sized corporations and organizations; individuals struggling with work/life balance and/or dissatisfied with their work experience; general population.
     


     
    368pp    Pub. date: Jul 2009  
    ISBN:   978-981-283-906-0(pbk)
    981-283-906-2(pbk)
       US$35 / £26

     


     

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