Health & Personal Development

The Adversity Advantage

Turn Your Childhood into Career and Life Success

by Dr. Jude Miller Burke

Description

Based on the unique five-year study of over 300 high-achieving men and women, The Adversity Advantage uncovers how common and impactful childhood problems are for both sexes. Real and inspiring stories, insights and techniques for overcoming childhood misfortune, workplace benefits to hard-earned survival skills and pivotal career decisions are described. In The Adversity Advantage, Dr. Jude Miller Burke, a psychologist and executive coach, reveals pathways to:

  • Overcome low self-esteem, shame and workplace triggers
  • Understand your values and find your authentic voice
  • Improve boundaries, communication and conflict negotiation skilss
  • Connect your childhood to improve your leadership style
  • Understand the impact of an adult toxic relationship on your career

Regardless of your family background or childhood troubles, this is a book that should be read by all men and women who want to turn their childhood hardships into career and life success.

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Author Biography

Jude Miller Burke, Ph.D. spent a deacade at Honeywell in Minneapolis providing employee counseling and management consulting. She was a domestic violence therapist for five years at Human Services of Washington County and has provided leadership assessments and executive coaching at the University of St. Thomas Business Center, Murro Partners and JAMB Consulting. Dr. Miller Burke is the former Vice President of Operations, Optum, at United HealthGroup, where she built a subsidiary providing employee assistance couseling services to companies throughout the country. She has worked for many years in the Phoenix community with Sojourner Center, a domestic violence shelter, and the Fresh Start Women's Center.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint Calumet Editions, LLC / Wisdom Editions
  • Publication Date April 2017
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781939548672 / 1939548675
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 16.99 USD
  • Pages184
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleEnglish
  • Original Language AuthorsEnglish
  • Edition1st
  • Copyright Year2017
  • Page size6 X 0.46 X 9 Inches (6 X 9) inches

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