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Managing Your
Career in a Downturn

Harvard Business Press
Boston, Massachusetts
ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-3334-7

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Harvard BusinessPress
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Managing
Your Career
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Downturn

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Copyright 2009 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation

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All rights reserved

Content in this book waspreviously published in Shaping Your Career, Managing
Stress, and Managing Time © Harvard Business School Publishing, 2006–2008

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Introduction

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Contents

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Part I: Shaping Your Career

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What Does Shaping Your Career Mean? 3
Taking Charge of Your Career
Knowing Yourself

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Understanding Business Interests

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Clarifying Your Work Reward Values
Assessing Your Skills

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Finding Developmental Opportunities at Your Company 41

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Helping Others Manage Their Careers

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Overload and Toxic Worry

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Positive Stress and Productive Worry
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Assessing Your Stress Level

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Part II: Managing Stress

Taking Charge of Stress

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Turning Worryinto Action
Connecting with Others

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Connecting with Yourself

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Letting Your Body Help You Relieve Stress

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Practicing Good Stress Habits

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Part III: Managing Time 125
How to Look at the Big Picture

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How to Audit Your Time

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How to Develop Your Plan

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How to Time-Box 149

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How to Manage Your Time
How to OvercomeObstacles

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How to Develop Good Time-Management Habits

Tools and Resources 191

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Tools and Resources for Shaping Your Career

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Tools and Resources forManaging Stress
Tools and Resources for Managing Time

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About the Subject Experts

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Introduction

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In a downturn, a companythinks carefully and strategically about
its positioning in its industry and the value of its products and
services. This strategic focus helps it remain competitive and profitable. Likewise, in a downturn it is particularly critical that you
think about your position within your organization and the value
of your skills and interests. “Why?” you might ask, “It’s not like I’m
going to get...