Ace Your Case V: Return to the Case Interview Summary. Thousands of wannabe consultants have turned to WetFeet's best-selling Ace Your Case series for practical advice on the dreaded case interview. The fifth Insider Guide in this series offers you 15 new cases, from real consultants, to help you hone your case-interviewing skills to a razor-sharp edge.

Each book in the Ace Your Case series offers

* An introduction to the case interview-its role in the recruiting process for consulting firms.
* An explanation of the most common case question types, from market-sizing to resume questions.
* Tips for handling each kind of question.
* Insight into consulting recruiters' interview objectives: how they're evaluating prospective employees.
* Practice questions you can complete on your own.
* Detailed examples of good and bad answers for each practice question, along with tips for improving your own answers and recovering from mistakes.

Recent changes in the economy have left a large segment of the workforce at odds with their careers, with downsizing and disillusionment causing many to rethink their place in the corporate world or even consider abandoning a profession they no longer find fulfilling. Ibarra believes that, contrary to conventional thought, there is no "one perfect job" for each individual. We each experiment and find our way through trial and error, hopefully on the path of becoming who we really are. This book is designed to help those who are on that path but feel stuck because they feel they should be doing something completely different but don't know what it is yet. Rather than giving glib advice, Ibarra illustrates how to make radical transitions one day at a time through the examples of 23 people who have successfully made the plunge from just a career to a whole new lifestyle. This is about a transition to something more personal, more creative or spiritual, but always liberating.

The co-authors of PeopleSmart share tips and strategies for interacting with, relating to and understanding the behaviors of other people in the workplace in order to bring "out the best in others on the job." Focusing on six specific strategies-"be curious rather than furious"; "include the listener rather than talk at him or her"; "speak up (with tact) rather than suffer in silence"; "invite others to be your mirror rather than your blind spot"; "be open to resistance rather than fight it"; and "think we, not me"-the chapters explain how to apply their principles in a variety of workplace situations. While the repeated mantras tend toward cliche and certain aspects of the writing (such as references to workplace personality types like "Harvey Hierarchy" and "Carol Complainer") are hokey, the underlying advice is sound and worth taking to heart, even as a simple reminder of how to treat others graciously.

It could happen today. You are called into the office, and the boss tells you that due to unforeseen circumstances, starting today you will be in charge of a team, a project, an office, a committee, or a business unit. Without any warning (or preparation on your part) you've become an accidental leader.

If you have been thrust into a position of sudden responsibility, you need The Accidental Leader. This book is a first aid kit that gives you the information and inspiration you need to

• Know what you bring to the challenge— your pluses and minuses
• Define success and achieve it
• Get other people on your side
• Overcome your natural shortcomings
• Get organized— right now
• See through the apparent system to the culture within
• Direct people and get them to act

The Accidental Leader is your lifeline to leadership success. It is filled with practical answers to the many leadership questions that you will face.

With its clever "15 second" approach to setting and achieving goals, this innovative new book is one of the most ingenious motivational guides to come along since The One Minute Manager and Chicken Soup for the Soul.

The premise is simple: By taking small steps, big goals can be readily attained. On the surface, our greatest goals, dreams and ambitions can seem intimidating-requiring a commitment of time and energy that's psychologically daunting. Now, motivational speaker and management consultant Al Secunda offers a surprisingly simple solution: work on your goals just 15 seconds a day. It sounds impossible. But when you break down your long-term goals into a series of mini-actions that are easy to plan and easy to do, your dreams are slowly and steadily integrated into your everyday life. Real change is not only possible-it's inevitable. That's The 15 Second Principle: the exciting new action plan that's making dreams come true all over the world…fifteen seconds at a time.

"The 15 Second Principle can bring its readers more productive, passionate, and creative lives. These personal stories are universal and timeless." -Deepak Chopra, M.D.

"Inspiring new insights about excellence, dream realization, and self-acceptance." -LaVar Burton

"These charming stories and life-distillation bypass the intellect and go staright to your heart and soul. The 15 Second Principle offers tools and support to help you unleash your courage and reach the outer limits of your hopes and dreams." -Buzz Aldrin –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.