The gig economy : the complete guide to getting better work, taking more time off, and financing the life you want
Today, more than a third of Americans are working in the gig economy-- mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. For those who've figured out the formula, life has never been better! Mulcahy presents your guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world, supplying strategies to help you construct a life based on your priorities and vision of success. It's time to take charge of your own career and lead the life you actually want.
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- ISBN: 9780814437339
- ISBN: 0814437338
- ISBN: 9780814437346
- Physical Description: 227 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : AMACOM, American Management Assoication, 2017.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Defining your success -- Diversify! -- How to create your own security -- Connect without networking -- Overcome fear by reducing and managing risk -- Plan for and take advantage of the time between gigs -- Take ownership of your time -- How to increase your financial flexibility -- Think access, not ownership -- Customizing your vision of retirement -- Conclusion: the future gig economy. |
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The Gig Economy : The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time off, and Financing the Life You Want
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The Gig Economy : The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time off, and Financing the Life You Want
DIANE MULCAHY is a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation and an Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College, where she teaches 'Entrepreneurship and the Gig Economy,' a popular MBA course that Forbes.com named one of the top ten most innovative business school classes in the country. Her work in venture capital and entrepreneurship has been featured on NPR and in the Harvard Business Review , The Huffington Post , Fortune , Forbes , The New Yorker , The Economist , and other national media."