Career Crisis

2025 PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY OPRAH DAILY, ADAM GRANT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE, AND MORE A revolutionary guide to fixing what’s not working—in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in...

I built his career in the dark. Now, I’m tearing it down in the light. For nine years, Bekka Clarke has been the invisible architect of her husband Zackary’s phenomenal corporate success. She writes his pitches, rescues his accounts, and smiles from the sidelines while he takes all the credit and the bonuses. It’s a partnership, at least until Zackary orchestrates a highly coveted vice president promotion for his new mistress, assuming his hyper-competent wife will quietly absorb the blow. He calculated wrong. Armed with a brilliant mind for strategy and a devastating paper trail, ...

The rejection arrived at 1:50 in the morning. Fifty-one minutes after you applied. Nobody was awake. Nobody read anything. You read it twice looking for something to respond to, and there was nothing. No reason. No person named. No address that accepts a reply. Here is what almost nobody tells you: three-quarters of companies now permit an automated system to reject a candidate with no human review at any point. For a great many of the applications you've sent, there was no moment when a person considered you and decided against you. There was no judgment at all. The silence isn't neglect. ...

Are you feeling lost or stuck in your career? For 18 to 25 year olds struggling with uncertainty, the challenges are unprecedented. AI disruption, social media pressures, economic instability, and post-COVID isolation have created a perfect storm. You're stressed out and searching for clarity. Drawing on new research and real stories from fellow students and young professionals, ICF-certified career coach Scott Doyne offers more than just another book of advice.

A unique survival guide for an uncertain world - from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and writer-presenter of the hit podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for...

Lily, Ana, and Margot have been best friends ever since Hawthorne Res Life assigned them as roommates during their first year of college. Ten years later and Lily is planning her wedding to the endlessly supportive and entirely symmetrical Jack. Ana is a fourth-grade teacher at the prestigious Horizon Academy, alma mater of her long-term boyfriend, who’s finally asked her to move in. Margot is about to land a life-changing promotion at ad agency McQueen O’Doul’s. It all looks good from here.

*A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!* Read the book that has inspired thousands of people around the world to pursue their Plan A—making bold career moves, launching dream businesses, fleeing toxic relationships, and silencing the naysayers. Feel like you’re always settling for Plan B? Have...

She turned down a promotion because he said the timing wasn't right. They'd just moved. The kids were settling in. The family needed stability. Leigh agreed — because she believed they were a team making decisions together. Three months later, Drew takes his own promotion without a conversation. New title. New salary. New hours. He mentions it over dinner like it's already settled. Like the timing that wasn't right for her career was apparently perfect for his. She doesn't yell. She doesn't argue. She opens her laptop. Takes a call she doesn't tell him about. Schedules meetings he doesn't...

Overcome stress and reclaim control with Rosie Nixon’s PRO Method, a three-step gamechanger to achieving the life you want. Struggling with burnout? Overwhelmed by life’s responsibilities? Desperate for something new? Rosie Nixon felt this way too. During a high-flying career as...

With an introduction read by the author himself, Mark Pincus, and acclaimed narrator Fred Sanders, comes an unconventional, hands-on guide to turning ideas into products that matter—and that people love—from the legendary Silicon Valley pioneer, founder of Zynga, and creator of Stanford...

New York Times bestselling author and co-founder/CEO of The Modern Elder Academy inspires readers to embrace midlife as a time of joy in this life-changing book. “A clear blueprint for creating the lives we want.” —Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project...

In this essential handbook—a blend of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The Happiness Project—the co-host of the wildly popular InvestED podcast shares her yearlong journey learning to invest, as taught to her by her father, investor and bestselling author Phil Town. Growing up, the words finance...

Meet your next crisis head on and get through it stronger than ever by using the hard-earned strategies and core principles from Marc Polymeropoulos, a highly decorated, 26-year operations officer with the CIA. Marc Polymeropoulos has had to live with the consequences of decisions made under the...

Bloomsbury presents From Strength to Strength written and read by Arthur C. Brooks. THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'In this book, Arthur C. Brooks helps people find greater happiness as they age and change' – The Dalai Lama 'This book is amazing' – Chris Evans 'A valuable guide to finding...

The Science of Identity Crisis Explained: Erikson’s Theory, Identity Formation, Self-Discovery, Social Media Influence, Career Uncertainty, Relationships, and Finding Purpose in a Changing World is a powerful and accessible guide to understanding one of the most important psychological challenges of modern life. In a world defined by constant change, endless options, and digital self-presentation, many people struggle with confusion about who they are and where they are going. This book breaks down the science behind identity formation and identity crisis, offering readers a clear ...

Using compelling, real-world case studies—including firsthand experience from corporate crises that made global headlines—Ehrhart gives leaders the exact strategies they need to think, respond, and lead under pressure. Whether you’re a business executive, PR strategist, or crisis communicator, Crisis Compass will transform the way you approach high-stakes moments.

A practical plan for the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work, unable to find a job, and financially incapable of retiring, Elizabeth White shows how to get past any blame or shame, overcome denial, and find a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has...

Paula Sinclair saved four hundred dollars a month for eight years. Ninety-six deposits. Forty-seven thousand dollars. Enough to leave the insurance office, restore her teaching license, and walk back into a classroom at fifty-two. Then she checks the account. Two thousand, eight hundred and forty-seven dollars. Her husband wired the rest to another veterinarian’s failing clinic. Nathan says it was an investment. He says the money will come back. He says he planned to surprise her when it tripled. Then Paula finds the statements he intercepted. The email alerts he changed. Four months of ...

Big Deal, Small Town… Dale Fox is the long-time football coach at the local junior college. People look up to him. He does commercials for the hometown car dealership in return for the use of a shiny new truck. He's a deacon at church, hosts his own radio show, and has his own table at the local diner. His wife is beautiful, his daughter is successful, his grandson is perfect. That's the life of Coach Dale Fox. Until the wheels fall off. Until his wife dies unexpectedly, and he learns she was living a life he knew nothing about. Until his daughter moves home and tells him she's getting a ...

The K-12 education sector is isolated from the wider economy, causing teachers and school administrators to feel stuck in jobs they no longer want and without clear pathways to pivot to new careers. By examining the career journeys of 20 former educators, we learn the reasons so many educators are seeking to leave the profession, from the constant crises to factors causing burnout and work-life imbalance, illustrating how schools and districts are failing to monitor and improve their employee experience and wellbeing.