{"product_id":"work-life-flywheel-harness-the-work-revolution-and-reimagine-your-career-without-fear-9781788603515","title":"Work\/Life Flywheel: Harness the work revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The system you need to make bold changes in your career” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel H. Pink\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re experiencing a work revolution, with an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine how, when, and where we do what we do. Now is the perfect time to take more control over your work\/life and maybe even finally take the leap into going it alone, whether by starting your own business or turning your passion into a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOllie Henderson shares the lessons he’s learned by interviewing entrepreneurs, business leaders, and world-renowned experts on his chart-topping podcast Future Work\/Life. Forget work\/life balance, the secret to navigating a career transition today is to create a flywheel that aligns all parts of your work and life and harness small wins to help build the momentum you need to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake control of your long-term future using a proven step-by-step process \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop the confidence to transform your career by focusing on becoming an expert in your niche \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdopt a creative and experimental approach to your work\/life that delivers consistent, measurable results \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate a network of global collaborators to support your transition and generate new opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperienced founder and CEO Ollie Henderson pivoted his career while juggling the pleasures and pressures of raising a young family. He believes work\/life balance is a myth. Rather than seeing career and personal life as two opposing forces, Ollie argues that the secret is to design an integrated approach that allows them to work in harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave been following Ollie’s podcast for a while now, so decided to give his new book a try and delighted I did. Many excellent tips which I’ve already started incorporating into my future career and personal goal plans.\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is tremendously engaging and gives really actionable insights that will allow me to build a process for my own evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...packed full of practical tools and advice on how to reimagine your life and career for the better AND without fear. It provides you with everything you need to take the leap into a new future with absolute confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReally interesting new angle with lots of practical tools of how we can make our lives (both work and personal) better designed for the busy new world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a career coach, I speak with countless people who are looking to change the way they work and live. This book provides fantastic insight and is an excellent resource to really get the juices flowing on what career change can look like. I especially like the practicality of the exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest book I’ve read in years. Really clear ideas about how to rethink the all important work\/life relationship. Feeling motivated after reading this!\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter will include two short case studies, and end with practical exercises and a further reading list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After his career pivot collided with a global pandemic, Ollie Henderson spent 18 months on a mission to redesign his work\/life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe insights he gained, including speaking to entrepreneurs, business leaders, and world-renowned experts on his successful careers podcast, led to him rejecting the idea of work\/life balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a new approach that builds on the lessons of legendary companies to give readers the tools to navigate their own career transitions effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 1: The power of the flywheel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eForget work\/life balance. You need a flywheel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRapid changes in the workplace mean many more now understand they need to adapt and evolve to stay ahead within companies or by ‘going it alone’.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreased digital connectivity has opened up new opportunities but can cause overwhelm as we struggle to focus on the important things.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe need to align career and personal life, so they work in harmony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Work\/Life Flywheel provides the tools to create an ever-evolving process that works to your rhythms, helps you identify your intrinsic motivations, and is compassionate towards the non-linearity of your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eHow Amazon became an unstoppable force\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroducing Jim Collins’s flywheel framework.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow businesses of different types have benefitted from the ‘flywheel effect’, whether inadvertently or by design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of constantly experimenting and evolving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eWhy the flywheel will work for you\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterconnected components of the flywheel feed into each other, creating complementary benefits and building momentum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablishing the right mindset creates the right conditions for creativity and problem-solving. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding the right connections allows you to generate the feedback you need to learn, which leads to breakthroughs. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe breakthroughs help validate or improve your thinking, which feeds into a positive mindset of progress and purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2: Building your flywheel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Mindset: Are you ready for this?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding what drives you and what’s motivating your desire for more autonomy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow creating more Flow in your life will increase a feeling of purpose, improve productivity and drive performance. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy establishing a positive and proactive approach to your physical, mental and financial health is critical to your career development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of curiosity and opening your mind to new experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Creativity: The robots are coming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe world of work is changing – you’d better get creative if you want a long, successful career. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreativity is not just art or playing music, but applies to how we design companies, create cures to disease and solve disputes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore where creativity contributes to flow, particularly the skills\/challenge balance and working at our edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth of creator and passion economy, including the 1000 True Fans and 100 True Fans models, and the power of ‘niching down’. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping a new approach to how you manage your time that optimises for creativity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperimentation: Testing, testing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking about yourself as a scientist, testing out your ways of being creative – writing, creating videos, problem-solving, generating new business ideas – in different environments, and approaching different tasks. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet over your imposter syndrome, and don’t be afraid to fail - that’s part of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo much thinking and not enough action results in no progress – use technology but most importantly, people to test out ideas and get feedback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasure what matters – creating clear, ambitious goals is essential to validate your ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnections: Network effects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreased connectivity means we don’t need to limit people we work with to those in our locale. So, how do you cultivate your global network?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs we focus on our niche, how do you identify the people that can help us progress?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitisation has led to more fractured lives, so giving is as important as receiving in building connections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeedback through social platforms achieves quantitative scale in our testing; discussing it with someone provides qualitative feedback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing content creation to nurture relationships. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetworking for introverts and how to create teams of other like-minded, independent workers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearning: Positive education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe’re going to be living a lot longer, and you need to be prepared to keep learning and reskilling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonetising your skills in entirely new ways is vital, as human creativity and attention become the most precious resource of the 21st century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternatives to formal education and taking responsibility for your own career development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating mastermind groups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink about macro and micro-learning– what are the global trends that you need to be aware of; what areas of focus give you unique insights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreakthroughs: Work less, achieve more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe value of small wins to gain momentum in your flywheel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to do when the process doesn’t go to plan and how to feed that learning into establishing the right mindset to ‘go again.’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountering burnout and the feeling that you’re on a treadmill, not a flywheel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasuring progress and how it relates to purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacro-breakthroughs vs micro breakthroughs – how to use each of them to build momentum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of reflective moments to the evolution of your flywheel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3: Propelling you forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork-in-progress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe’ve been around the flywheel once, but this is just the start.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to iterate and evolve each stage of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a vital part of the process is adapting and sharing your experiences with your new community of co-collaborators. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrusting the process and how to get over self-doubt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Practical Inspiration Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515973767511,"sku":"9781788603515","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788603515.jpg?v=1745428381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/work-life-flywheel-harness-the-work-revolution-and-reimagine-your-career-without-fear-9781788603515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}