Basic, High-Level How-to Books
Most career development books are just high-level, job search recommendations for the typical job seeker. These books are great intros or starting points for new careerists by providing the basics on how to get the job you want or how to work with people. We all have to start somewhere so these books fit the bill.

But what’s in the Black Box?
However, most “how-to” guides don’t explain all the nuances of why you should do it their way, completely bypassing the subtle, advanced strategies and techniques required to be effective and successful in managing one’s career. These high-level books have breadth, but not depth. When I speak of “depth,” I’m referring to the secret lessons learned in managing one’s career after years of experience.

One of the Best Career Management Books – Career Intensity
After reading these generalist books, I’m always thinking, “I’d hate to be new in my career, relying only on this information.” Years ago, I wish I would have read a book like Career Intensity: Business Strategy for Workplace Warriors and Entrepreneurs, so I could have learned the secrets and lessons learned in career management right out of the gate. As a knowledge worker who worked their way up the ranks to VP and then became a startup co-founder, I was always looking for more reading material on the career management. I cobbled together numerous books to get what I needed, but Career Intensity would have been one of the pillars on career management in my library.

“The Secret Handbook to Success – The Unwritten Rules of Career Management”
Career Intensity by David Lorenzo is different from other “success in business,” “career development,” or “vocational guidance” books. Why? Because it outlines, teaches, and exposes the subtle and advanced strategies and tactics that normally would have taken a person years to learn. Career Intensity could easily have been called “The Secret Handbook to Success – The Unwritten Rules of Career Management.”

Career Intensity shares the critical techniques that a seasoned professional has developed and refined over the course of their career. This book makes the rules of career management and business success accessible to newer workers. Career Intensity is also the perfect read for someone who’s been at it for awhile, but hasn’t achieved the career success they were hoping for. It has the breadth and depth on career development and management expertise.

Sharing the Secrets, How the Rules are Executed
Lorenzo explains how things work, why these things should be done, and how to execute. Career Intensity explains the context or why we have a career and that it’s a process that requires a strategic plan with the right tactical plans. It describes how issues, like our fear of failure or being too emotional, can hold us back from reaching our potential. It gives us tools to overcome these issues so we can move onto to success. Lorenzo also explains that we must have the right mindset by becoming a strategic thinker as we managing our career. Lorenzo shares how top performers became top performers with the right frameworks for the right career situation.

So if you’re a newbie or you’ve been managing your career for awhile, then buy Career Intensity; it’s a good investment in your career. Rarely, do I find a career development and career management book that meets my expectations like Career Intensity has. Buy the book.

Posts from Additional Bloggers on “Career Intensity”

• “Book review: Career Intensity” by Bren, SlackerManager.com
• “Quintessential Reading: Career Intensity” by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., Quintcareers.com
• “Book Review – Career Intensity” by Lisa Haneberg, ManagementCraft.com

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