I'm the Boss of Me: A Guide to Owning Your Career - Softcover

Beliveau-Dunn, Jeanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587204320 ISBN 13: 9781587204326

Publisher: Pearson FT Press, 2016

Synopsis

If you’re like most people, you’ve had good bosses and bad bosses. Some bosses have inspired you. Others have caused you to scratch your head and think, “How did this person get to be in charge?” But you might not realize that you have one amazing boss, someone who’s capable of incredible accomplishment and legendary leadership, probably the best boss you’ll ever have...YOU! Yes, you. There will always be bosses, teachers, parents, and others to whom you are accountable. All those people will influence and guide you. But only you can choose your ultimate course—and I’m the Boss of Me will show you how.

 

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn left childhood behind when she became fatherless at age 12. From this financially unstable starting point, which she calls contrast, Jeanne developed a philosophy of life based on love and meeting life’s challenges with resilience and a deep willingness to learn. Now with more than 20 years of executive-level experience in the technology industry and having founded the Internet of Things Talent Consortium, Jeanne shares career-building lessons, strategies, and tactics, interspersed with stories about how she and others have used contrast, courage, resilience, and persistence to propel themselves forward into stellar careers in music, sports, real estate, technology, and many other fields.

 

With a passion for mentoring others, Jeanne offers this guide to developing a self-empowered approach to work, career, and life. The book delivers easy-to-follow instruction on how to

 

• Build a Vision-Strategy-Execution plan
• Develop a personal brand statement
• Use networking to develop a bench of supporters who will help you bring your career dreams to reality

Visit Jeanne at jeannedunn.com and https://www.facebook.com/jbeliveaudunn

 

About this title

Review:

"Everyone, regardless of age, will benefit from reading I'm the Boss of Me because professionals have to be accountable for their careers and take charge of their lives, instead of relying on companies to guide them. Jeanne reminds us that we are all a work in progress and can improve ourselves so that we become more valuable as we make career transitions in our lives."

~Dan Schawbel, New York Times bestselling author of Promote Yourself and Me 2.0

 

“One of the most influential women in technology explains how she took control of her own life and career ... an exceptionally thoughtful, systematic and practical guide to what worked for Jeanne and why, and how lifelong learners of all ages can apply these lessons to themselves.”

~Peter Hirst, PhD, MBE, Associate Dean for Executive Education, MIT Sloan School of Management

 

“In I’m the Boss of Me, Jeanne Dunne has written a heart-felt guide to self-improvement that is crammed with wise advice from someone who pulled herself out of a family tragedy and learned to craft her own happiness.”  

~ Ellis Rubinstein, President and CEO at The New York Academy of Sciences

“In working with Jeanne on the IoT Talent consortium, it is obvious the she has a passion for helping people create their own success.  But it is more than passion; she plans, sets goals and takes action to achieve her goals.

In her book, I'm the Boss of Me she shares the operating model that allows her to be successful, not only in business, but in life.

Jeanne tells of the survival skills she has used to overcome adversity and talks about the people she admires and what she has learned from them.  Jeanne gives her readers the strategies and tools to define and achieve their own success.

I’ve found it to be a great read. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to enhance their career, whether they are just beginning or well established in their journey.”

~ Dave Vasko, Director Advanced Technology, Rockwell Automation

 

“Jeanne’s personal story and her amazing career offer excellent advice for anyone ready to own their career.  And, that's all of us, no matter where you are in your professional life!” 

~ Sherri Hammons, Chief Technology Officer for IQNavigator and Board Member of IoT Talent Consortium and Cisco's Customer Experience

 

“Jeanne has created an engaging roadmap to living a ‘big and joyful life.’ Grounded in her own humble and challenging beginnings, and her determination to move beyond ‘survival mode,’ she guides readers through the qualities and actions needed to live a life of purpose. It’s refreshing to hear a successful business executive talk about every person’s ability to choose love–not in a romantic sense, but instead related to passion, creativity, and connectedness–to become their own boss in life. Readers will come away energized and empowered to activate their own game plan.”

~ Celina Morgan-Standard, Senior Vice President, Digital Learning Solutions at The New York Academy of Sciences

About the Author:

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn is a recognized thought leader on the workforce of the future and an expert in education, the social enterprise, and knowledge systems. As an expert in the workforce of the future, she consults and presents to business and government leaders across the globe. She was recognized as one of “The 2015 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology” by the National Diversity Council, which features the most influential female executive leadership across America’s leading corporations.

 

During her more than 20-year career with Cisco, Jeanne brought the first social education system in the industry (The Cisco Leaning Network) to market in 2008. In 2015, while finishing this book, she founded The Internet of Things Talent Consortium to empower and accelerate a more agile workforce in the digital economy.

At Cisco, Jeanne’s work is best described as helping customers and partners be successful, creating capabilities and innovative new services and solutions, moving through disruptive changes in technology, identifying new market opportunities, and helping others to disrupt business models and create growth opportunities. In other words, she’s on a crusade to move the entire technology industry forward.

But she doesn’t want to stop with the industry. Jeanne has a passion for mentoring people. This book is her way of doing that at scale. Her philosophy of self-empowerment and love fuels her professional and personal calling to help people develop themselves and their careers, work together, collaborate, innovate, and be better together.

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn is Vice President and GM at Cisco Systems, where she leads several businesses including education. She is president and chairman of the Internet of Things Talent Consortium. She also serves on a number of advisory boards for organizations committed to continuous learning and talent. She lives in Northern California with her husband, Larry, and their four-legged furry child, Hunter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson FT Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1587204320
• ISBN 13: 9781587204326
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372