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Meet Johnny Bunko. He's probably a lot like you. He did what everybody - parents, teachers, careers advisors - told him to do. But now, stuck in a dead-end job, he's begun to suspect that what he thought he knew is just plain wrong. One bizarre night, Johnny meets Diana, the unlikeliest career advisor he's ever seen. She reveals to Johnny the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work. Packed with smart, counter-intuitive and potentially life-changing advice, it's the first and last career guide you'll ever need.
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Daniel H. Pink is the New York Times bestselling author of A WHOLE NEW MIND and FREE AGENT NATION. He lectures to corporations, associations and universities around the world on economic transformation and the changing world of work. In 2007, he won a Japan Society Media Fellowship that took him to Toyko to study the manga industry. Daniel H. Pink lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their three children.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Young people mostly get their career advice from friends (who usually don't have any more experience or knowledge than they do) and family (who base their ideas on what worked three decades ago). Either way, you get off track pretty easily.
There's plenty of good career advice in books and articles, but most young people wouldn't sit still long enough to read those sources. A Whole New Mind author, Dan Pink, comes up with a great solution: Create a career advice book in the form of manga.
Most career writers when they want to simplify a message use a fable, with a few illustrations that show the key perspectives. The fable is clearly secondary to the details.
In The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, the story is more interesting than the advice. Having read a lot of Mr. Pink's writing, I thought I knew what he would probably advise. But I didn't realize that he would make the story so interesting, and that the manga format would add so much power to the story telling. Nice work!
What's the advice? Let me rephrase to make it clearer to you:
1. Don't be rigid about planning out each step well in advance . . . it's not possible to do.
2. Build on what you're good at (Peter Drucker originated that one) and avoid relying on what you aren't good at.
3. Focus on what you can do for others (start with the boss) rather than what's in it for you (you can read more about this in How to Be a Star at Work).
4. Keep at it. Practice makes perfect.
5. Take on big challenges and learn from them.
6. Make a difference.
I like this advice. I hope my youngsters will read this book and apply it. I know they probably wouldn't if it came from dear old Dad.
If I could add one piece of advice, it would be to:
Set some written goals about how you want to spend your life. Those goals will help you keep focused.
Well done, Dan Pink and Rob Ten Pas!
There's plenty of good career advice in books and articles, but most young people wouldn't sit still long enough to read those sources. A Whole New Mind author, Dan Pink, comes up with a great solution: Create a career advice book in the form of manga.
Most career writers when they want to simplify a message use a fable, with a few illustrations that show the key perspectives. The fable is clearly secondary to the details.
In The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, the story is more interesting than the advice. Having read a lot of Mr. Pink's writing, I thought I knew what he would probably advise. But I didn't realize that he would make the story so interesting, and that the manga format would add so much power to the story telling. Nice work!
What's the advice? Let me rephrase to make it clearer to you:
1. Don't be rigid about planning out each step well in advance . . . it's not possible to do.
2. Build on what you're good at (Peter Drucker originated that one) and avoid relying on what you aren't good at.
3. Focus on what you can do for others (start with the boss) rather than what's in it for you (you can read more about this in How to Be a Star at Work).
4. Keep at it. Practice makes perfect.
5. Take on big challenges and learn from them.
6. Make a difference.
I like this advice. I hope my youngsters will read this book and apply it. I know they probably wouldn't if it came from dear old Dad.
If I could add one piece of advice, it would be to:
Set some written goals about how you want to spend your life. Those goals will help you keep focused.
Well done, Dan Pink and Rob Ten Pas!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This should be mandatory reading BEFORE filling in UCAS forms and applying to go to university.
Way too much focus is given on doing what people think you should rather than focusing on the elements that this book focuses on.
It's a really positive book which is very easy to read, and although tackling a serious subject does so in an accessible and comical way that most people should enjoy.
I'd encourage anyone who is stuck in a rut at work to read this book.
It explains in very simple terms why working hard doesn't necessarily accomplish your goals and that working smarter and focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses is a much more effective tactic.
Definitely a worthwhile read.
Way too much focus is given on doing what people think you should rather than focusing on the elements that this book focuses on.
It's a really positive book which is very easy to read, and although tackling a serious subject does so in an accessible and comical way that most people should enjoy.
I'd encourage anyone who is stuck in a rut at work to read this book.
It explains in very simple terms why working hard doesn't necessarily accomplish your goals and that working smarter and focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses is a much more effective tactic.
Definitely a worthwhile read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"An intriguing format for a business book - Japanese manga comics - to convey a few basic principles to improve the way you look at your job and your career development. Entertaining, if a little bit naive in its approach, still fairly good value for the reader."
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I wish I had read this before I went to Uni
Looks can be deceiving.
As an avid reader in the field of positive psychology and self-help, when I first received the book I was a little disappointed with how short it... Read more
As an avid reader in the field of positive psychology and self-help, when I first received the book I was a little disappointed with how short it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Karl Chama
Sweet, charming, easy to read -- but very simple
This is a very straightforward manga designed to help young people think seriously and sensibly about their career choices. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alison Scott
You can probably guess the ending - but well drawn
You will probably read this in about 15 minutes, but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy the manga-inspired story-line and flow (you probably will). Read more
Published 16 months ago by D.Hatcher
concise, entertaining and useful
You'll be able to read the whole thing in an hour or less. It will be really useful to some of my students in Further Education because it's a very clear little book with sound... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Emma B
Good but strangely forgettable
I enjoyed Dan Pink's book "A Whole New Mind" so was interested in this. I am also a great fan of the books by Scott McCloud, which show categorically that you can do non-fiction... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Richard Pascoe
Great sequential (business) art
It's fantastic.
The book, yes! The book and the way Daniel explains all those concepts that everyone, with a few years of experience in business, easily recognizes. Read more
The book, yes! The book and the way Daniel explains all those concepts that everyone, with a few years of experience in business, easily recognizes. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Daniel Perdigao
Superb advice wonderfully presented
A truly creative execution of a powerful set of ideas. You can read this whole 'comic book' in less than an hour, but hopefully the lessons will last a lifetime. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2009 by C. M. Perkins
What a truly great book
The book focuses on just 6 key points, but delivers them brilliantly in a comic book style format with very little loss in clarity. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by Gaurav Sharma
The right book for the right times
I loved this book: so effective, short and easy to read!
With all the layoff and bankruptcies of these days many have to discover new ways to makes ends meet and nobody has... Read more
With all the layoff and bankruptcies of these days many have to discover new ways to makes ends meet and nobody has... Read more
Published on 13 May 2009 by Luigi Centenaro
Buy 50 copies and share!
Really great read! In so few words, you can learn so much more about finding your real authentic YOU and setting your direction. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2008 by Bozidar Jovicevic
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