Portable Executive: Building Your Own Job Security - From Corporate Dependence to Self-Direction

by John A. Thompson, Catharine A. Henningsen (Contributor)

The downsizing of America -- once thought to be a temporary cost-cutting measure to boost profit margins -- has brought a swift end to the era of "lifetime employment." Given the fact that these terminations are nationwide, affect every industry, and are usually neither fault-based nor predictable, no executive is immune.
Based on interviews with over 100 now-portable executives who were among the first casualties of downsizing, The Portable Executive explores the unlimited opportunities available to those who are independent, self-directed, and willing to work on a contract basis. It

Genres: Business

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

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John A. Thompson is the founder of IMCOR, the nations first and most successful interim management firm. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.