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Great Work, Great Career: How to Create Your Ultimate Job and Make an Extraordinary ContributionSALT LAKE CITY, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A troubled economy, the highest unemployment rate in decades, and an increasing number of layoffs are continuing to dominate the news. The fear of job loss and the stress and anxiety from multiplying job responsibilities are depleting employee morale, passion and productivity in the workplace. Career fulfillment, a sense of contribution and engagement in meaningful work are draining away for many.

In response, Stephen Covey, author of the best-seller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,and Jennifer Colosimo, chief learning officer at Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC), have joined together to co-author Great Work, Great Career: How to Create Your Ultimate Job and Make an Extraordinary Contribution, which was released today by FranklinCovey Publishing.

In Great Work, Great Career, Covey and Colosimo offer a practical, mind-shifting path to success for those seeking employment or questioning their current careers. They reveal how and why employees who may be unhappy in their current job can change their circumstances. They also redefine the meaning of a great career and how an employee's significant contribution to an employer can be the difference between a "dream career" and a dead-end job. Additionally, the authors assert that that difference is in the defining of and making a great contribution.

In the book, Stephen Covey and Jennifer Colosimo teach readers how to:

• Create a Great Career: Make any job great by making an extraordinary contribution rather than just filing a job description.

• Know Your Strengths: Offer a unique combination of talent, passion and conscience to the workplace.

• Define Your Cause:Explore the challenges and opportunities the business world has to offer and then engage in a cause that matters most.

• Build Your Village:Create a community of people who can help in establishing a great career and who can be helped in return.

• Master The Job-Search Process:Create the ultimate resume and cover letter that results in a job offer.

Additionally, readers will learn how to:

• Stand out from thousands of other applicants in the interview process

• Discover what makes one indispensable to current or potential employers

• Write a contribution statement to give meaning and direction to a career

• Leave the victim mentality behind

• Use resources and initiative to build a great career

• Re-discover meaning and purpose in a current job

Stephen Covey and Jennifer Colosimo assert that the global workplace has entered the Knowledge Age, where employees must ask new questions, challenge old assumptions, and create new solutions to the difficult problems facing business today, and that these contributions are more important to companies now than ever before.

Stephen Covey said, "Regardless of your current circumstances, you can secure a great career by becoming an indispensable solution to important problems that make a difference to you and the employer you serve.In the entire universe there is no one else like you. You are absolutely unique and your particular combination of strengths, experiences, talents and ingenuity has never existed anywhere else and will never, ever be repeated."

Jennifer Colosimo added, "If an employee is able to help an employer win, the employee's chances of winning go up. Be a solution for your employer, not a problem. Adopt a solution mindset, especially in tough times. Your employer or prospective employer doesn't lack problems to solve and challenges to meet. Stop thinking that opportunities are lacking--they're not. They're everywhere."

Availability and Related Products

The new book is available from franklincovey.com/greatcareer, Amazon.com and wherever fine books are sold ($14.99). A simultaneous e-book edition is available exclusively from Kindle ($7.99).

FranklinCovey also partnered with Signal Patterns to develop an iPhone application, Great Career ($9.99), based on the new book, available for download at http://bit.ly/GreatCareer. An audio edition of the book will be available in January, 2010 ($19.99).

FranklinCovey is also developing a professional webinar series based on the book, which will launch in February, 2010. Jennifer Colosimo will be the featured author and will be discussing topics such as writing a resume, interviewing skills and building a great career.

Additionally, FranklinCovey will be launching a Great Work Great Career Learning Group on the community at StephenCovey.com featuring powerful video learning taught by Stephen Covey and Jennifer Colosimo, application exercises, tools and a village/community - all designed to enable those who are unemployed to get a great job and build a meaningful career of contribution.

About Franklin Covey Co.

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) (www.franklincovey.com), is a global provider of training and consulting services in the areas of leadership, productivity, strategy execution, customer loyalty, trust, sales performance, government, education and individual effectiveness. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Franklin Covey Co. has 40 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in 147 countries.

SOURCE: FranklinCovey

Franklin Covey Co.
Debra Lund, 801-244-4474
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