Inside the book

Professionals everywhere are hoping to find exciting and productive careers, but for many, how to do that is a barrier. That’s where this book comes in—it offers insight to help people choose their paths with confidence and enthusiasm using real-life experiences from those who’ve walked that path before.

Learn from the personal career histories of people across a wide array of natural resource careers. Intelligent Courage presents practical, wise, workable ideas to succeed in the real-world work environment of natural resource professionals. It is especially relevant for students nearing completion of their university education and for professors as a seminar textbook. Seasoned professionals will find a wide array of ‘street smarts’ to craft and re-tool their ongoing careers to greater satisfaction.

Because the narrators tell career stories and analyze these as learning experiences, everyone can find tips and ideas to create the career they want.

Message from the Author

Think of the career stories in Intelligent Courage as a set of field notes for you to analyze. When you read the book,

~ Look for patterns defining recurring issues you are likely to encounter in your career,

~ Look for strategies and tactics that will help you manage these issues, and

~ Look for the personal attributes of a professional that you feel are worth emulating in your career.

Taken together, these career case histories offer a way to improve your ability to diagnose career events and then formulate action strategies. In the last chapter I summarize what I learned by interviewing the eight remarkable people who tell their career stories in this book.