Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 1, 2010 (Episode 2)
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The Smart Lemming Rundown is a shortcut to career management success by recommending three business books that help you:
- Find your core purpose in life, one that adds meaning and fulfillment to your work life.
- Avoid making mistakes at work that make you look bad to your peers or manager.
- Learn the unwritten rules at work, giving you the upper hand with peers.
Passion at Work by Lawler Kang and Mark Albion
Kang and Albion’s “Five Ps” model is the perfect tool to discover and execute your career management plan.


The Smart Lemming rated Passion at Work a 4 on a scale of 4, as a must-read book for workers and entrepreneurs who want to their passion in work. It rated 2 out of 4 as an optional read for managers and leaders, who are interested in this topic from a Business Life, Leadership, and Management perspective. Managers can use this book as a resource in helping direct reports discover passion in their jobs.

Who should read this book? Workers at any stage in their career.
The Rules of Work by Richard Templar
Rather than take a trial and error approach to learning the rules of work, read Templar’s book that explains the unwritten rules in your workplace.


The Smart Lemming rated The Rules of Work a 4 on a scale of 4, as a must-read for workers, who want to learn the fundamentals of business life that’s critical in Business Life and Career Management. It rated 3 out of 4 Leadership, Management , and Women in Business, as a should-read, for managers and leaders who may want to coach their direct reports behavior.

Who should read this book? New and advanced workers, who are just starting their career.
45 Things You Do that Drive Your Boss Crazy by Anita Bruzzese
Bruzzese’s book is ideal for workers, who want to know what mistakes to avoid in order to stay on your boss’s good side and get ahead at work.


The Smart Lemming rated 45 Things that Drive Your Boss Crazy a 4 on a scale of 4, as a must-read for workers, who want to understand business life that’s crucial to your success. It rated 3 out of 4 in Career Management and Women in Business, as a should-read, for more experienced workers as a brush-up on business life. It rated 2 out of 4 in Leadership and Management, as an optional-read, for managers and leaders who are coaching or mentoring underlings.

Who should read this book? New and advanced workers just starting their career.
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