This collection of reflective articles covers important topics that include launching a second career, revitalizing interest and commitment to your work, how to effectively manage your time after a layoff, and strategies for making parttime arrangements work. Harvard Business Review on Managing Your Career offers professionals at any level practical guidance for building and managing their careers.

The series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, here are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious businesspeople in organizations around the globe.

Reawakening Your Passion for Work 1

RICHARD BOYATZIS, ANNIE MCKEE, AND DANIEL GOLEMAN

Goodbye Career, Hello Success 23

RANDY KOMISAR

The Right Way to Be Fired 49

LAURENCE J. STYBEL AND MARYANNE PEABODY

Managing Oneself 73

PETER F. DRUCKER

A Second Career: The Possible Dream 99

HARRY LEVINSON

Five Strategies of Successful Part-Time Work 121

VIVIEN CORWIN, THOMAS B. LAWRENCE, AND PETER J. FROST

Managing Your Boss 141

JOHN J. GABARRO AND JOHN P. KOTTER

A Survival Guide for Leaders 165

RONALD A. HEIFETZ AND MARTY LINSKY

About the Contributors 191

Index 197