Product Description

A New Brand of Expertise uniquely clarifies the dynamics of the red-hot "free agent" workplace and teaches the new skills and employment strategies independent professionals must master to succeed. In today's quick and turbulent markets, companies often need specialized professional talent on an interim basis to solve specific business problems, a major trend creating huge opportunities and an alternative career track for many professionals.

A New Brand of Expertise clarifies for independent professionals why companies need interim talent and how to develop a skill set that matches market needs. Readers will learn effective methods for uniquely marketing and branding themselves in order to develop a sustainable and successful free agent career.


Explains the booming market for "free agent" professional talent
Details effective workplace strategies for both experienced and new independent professionals, such as consultants and laid-off managers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #776910 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-24
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .66 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Review
"Marion McGovern knows what it takes to add value in today's zip-zap world of commerce. After all, she was among the early visionaries who not only predicted the 'free agent nation' and the globalized 'new economy,' she literally helped shape them! A New Brand of Expertise is long-awaited wisdom from the source."
-Dr. Louis Patler, author, TILT! Irreverent Lessons for Leading Innovation in the New Economy

"Independent consulting as a lifestyle and career choice is destined to thrive as another force shaping the new economy. The leading talent agent for independent consultants shares industry insights of value to both companies and individuals who are readying to catch the wave." --Martin Babinec, Chairman and CEO, TriNet

"This dynamic book doesn't just describe from on high the increasingly interim nature of work in today's economy. A New Brand of Expertise draws from the experience of a key player aiding the transition, and will be of invaluable help to anyone trying to work in the new economy." --Tom Ehrenfeld, author of The Startup Garden: How Growing a Business Grows You

Book Info
A look at the benefits available to both businesses and employees in the transactions between free agents, interim managers, and independent consultants, and the hiring company. Clarifies the dynamics of the situation, from the perspective of the company and the independent consultant, showing the mutual benefits of the relationship. Softcover. DLC: Interim executives.

From the Publisher
A New Brand of Expertise clarifies for independent professionals why companies need interim talent and how to develop a skill set that matches market needs. Readers will learn effective methods for uniquely marketing and branding themselves in order to develop a sustainable and successful free agent career.