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Interview: Books for Career Practitioners

December 19, 2022 by Jim Peacock Leave a Comment

Join me for another Peak-Careers Interview with a few of my kindred spirits in the book world.

My guests today are:

— Scott Woodard, is a career development coach

— David Lee  is a trainer and job search strategist

— Amy Pierce-Danders is the founder of E³ Coaching Studio.

(1) How do you find the time to read? When is it? 

(2) Favorite books in 2022

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With Scott Woodard, Jim Peacock, Amy Pierce-Danders, David Lee

Here are the books we mentioned in the interview:

  • The Earned Life. Lose Regret, Choose Fulfillment. By Marshall Goldsmith
  • Wisdom At Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, by Chip Conley
  • The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, Mark Manson
  • The Untethered Soul, Michael Springer
  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts, by Brene Brown
  • From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackey

BIO’s

Scott Woodard is a career development coach, helping people advance in their careers. He customizes a framework of Purpose, Clarity, Focus, and Strategy to help clients identify and articulate the story of their unique value — their Leadership Narrative. He works with them to develop clear, concise, crisp (not canned) stories that convey their value; how they achieve that value; and examples of those achievements. He then develops strategies that help get them to where they want to be.

Scott has coached people from all walks of life: corporate executives and elected officials challenged to transform their organizations; Boomers trying to determine the “second acts” of their lives, and new graduates starting out in their first career.

He lives the ex-pat life in Ajijic, Mexico with his wife, a retired psychotherapist — so he is truly in touch with his feelings. He can be reached by email at [email protected].

Amy Pierce-Danders is the founder of E³ Coaching Studio.  Her sole driver as a Career+Life Strategist is to act as a guide to help humans uncover their purposes and passions so they can live an unapologetic life. Amy has helped over 3,000 people in their journey. Her desired legacy is to leave an imprint of impact on the corner of the world she touches. Amy is a sought-after trainer delivering impactful career development and workforce readiness programs; she has presented at 100+ events.Amy Pierce-Danders Career+Life Strategist(616) 552-9702[email protected]Social Channels: www.e3coachingstudio.comFacebookLinkedIn

David Lee is a Job Search and Career Change Coach and the founder of SoulSatisfyingWork.com. A 3X career changer, he has an extensive background in the mind/body medicine and resilience fields, as well as over 20 years as a corporate trainer and keynote speaker. He’s the author of Dealing with a Difficult Co-Worker as well as over 100 articles and book chapters on individual and organizational performance. You can learn more about him at his website and Linkedin links
https://soulsatisfyingwork.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlee-maine 


Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from the National Career Development Association and the Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association’s Professional Contribution’s Award in 2020.

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