Career Heist: How To Navigate Your Career

About the Book A HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO REVIVING AND MANAGING YOUR CAREER. Do you struggle to get up and go to work every morning because you aren’t passionate about it? Do you seem to be stuck in your career? Do you want to change streams but don’t know how to engineer a successful career switch? If you’ve said yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. Career Heist is the perfect guide for anyone looking to revamp their professional life, whether it is finding that perfect role or managing a mid-career shift. The book uses real-life examples to understand what being stuck in a rut means, and what it takes to pull oneself out of it. And thoughtful questions and exercises help you think through to your next career move. A hands-on, practical guide to acing your professional life and to finding purpose—both at work and beyond. About the Authors Gaurav Gandhi is an advisor, mentor and consultant based in Vienna, with nineteen years of global experience at Tata Consultancy Services and Tata Sons. He specialises in helping Austrian and Indian companies collaborate, mentoring start-ups and SMBs and advising on industry-research partnerships. With expertise spanning IT, innovation and business development, Gaurav has built partnerships with leading academic institutions like Harvard and MIT. A certified international career coach, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management expert and gold-certified business storyteller, Gaurav is passionate about guiding professionals through meaningful career transitions. Lochan Narayanan is a Leadership Development professional & ICF (ACC) certified coach with extensive experience across multiple industries. She has worked with organisations such as GE Capital, American Express & ACT Fibernet. As a Coach, Lochan works with successful professionals looking for that inflection point in their career that requires them to reevaluate their career and life choices. She has 500+ hours of experience of coaching different professionals navigate career transitions across life stages. She also hosts a Podcast called Career Uninterrupted focused on building an ecosystem that supports mid-career transitions. Apoorv Bamba is a father who is trying to unlock the mystical world of parenting in the twenty-first century. He also happens to be an entrepreneur often finding himself in a battle with the broken employability system of the country. He loves the art of unlearning and thrives in uncomfortable situations with people and places who challenge his way of being. Lastly, he is a wanderer and loves getting lost in pursuit of constant change, evolution and sometimes for the sake of it!