Shana Lebowitz Gaynor - Dont Call It Quits

Praise for Dont Call It Quits

Anyone thinking about making a career move should first read Dont Call It Quitsa practical guide to mapping out career options, even if it means staying in a current role. Shana invites us to bring our human to our professional choices by considering our values, purpose, and development goals.

Erica Keswin, workplace strategist and bestselling author of Bring Your Human to Work and Rituals Roadmap

Taking control of your career doesnt require walking out the door. In this encouraging and helpful guide, Shana shows how to turn the job you have into a job that actually works for you.

Laura Vanderkam, author of The New Corner Office and 168 Hours

One of my favorite business books of the year: a brilliant guide to upgrading our careers without even changing jobs!

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, psychology professor at Columbia University and author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

If you want to reinvent your career, you dont have to leave your job. In this pragmatic and essential new book, Shana shows you how to empower yourself professionally and craft the job and career you want.

Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game and Reinventing You, and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business

This is a highly actionable book, full of great stories about people just like you, people who figure out that they are more than just their job. People who demand meaning and purpose in the work they do, and use happiness and engagement as their North Star for good work. Read this book, change your mind, and design the job you love.

Bill Burnett, coauthor of Designing Your Life and Designing Your New Work Life and executive director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford

When it comes to your work life, you probably have more options than you think, says Shana. But options can feel overwhelming, and Shana is here to guide you. This book comes at the perfect time. Whether youre thinking of leaving your job or facing a crossroads in your career, this book will help.

Morra Aarons-Mele, author of Hiding in the Bathroom and host of the Anxious Achiever podcast

If you find yourself in a career rut, Dont Call it Quits can give you the insights, perspective, and sage advice not only to get you out of it, but also to take your career to new heights.

Dane Holmes, CEO and cofounder of Eskalera and former global head of human capital management at Goldman Sachs

Were entering a new era where employees have much more agency about how, where, and when they work. This coincides with workers around the world thinking more about their why than ever before as the tumult of the world around is changing everything. What a perfect time for this book. Shana masterfully illustrates how employees can wield this power and take charge of their careers. Its never been more important for employees to take ownership of their careers. This book is an indispensable guide in showing you how to do just that.

Lars Schmidt, author of Redefining HR and founder of Amplify

Shana has written a must-read! She offers clear, easy-to-follow advice; relatable stories; and just the right amount of kick in the pants to get you moving! Whats more, she upends traditional wisdom that the only way to build a career you want is to leave, and instead takes the reader on a journey to illuminate their needs, values, and prioritiesand then put that knowledge into action. Strongly recommend!

Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO of The Muse and author of The New Rules of Work

Copyright 2022 by Shana Lebowitz Gaynor. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Gaynor, Shana Lebowitz, author.

Title: Dont call it quits : turn the job you have into the job you love / Shana Lebowitz Gaynor.

Description: New York : McGraw Hill, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022014759 (print) | LCCN 2022014760 (ebook) | ISBN 9781264285242 (hardback) | ISBN 9781264285259 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Job satisfaction. | Quality of work life. | Career changes.

Classification: LCC HF5549.5.J63 G39 2022 (print) | LCC HF5549.5.J63 (ebook) | DDC 306.3/61dc23/eng/20220330

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022014759

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