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Why I Wrote Free Agent Nation

What You'll Learn in Free Agent Nation

  • The old paradigm of American work was the Organization Man. The new paradigm is the Free Agent – the self-employed, micro entrepreneur forging her own path.
  • These new American workers are pursuing three values: authenticity, autonomy, and self-defined success.
  • Free agents are changing the employment contract from the bargain of loyalty-for-security to one of talent-for-opportunity.
  • The world of taxes and health insurance are still built for traditional workers, creating obstacles on the path to free agency.
  • The arrival of free agents will have downstream effects on schools, real estate, finance, politics, and American notions of success.

Most Highlighted on Kindle

  • "“Work today,” says business uber– guru Tom Peters, “is about two things: talent and projects.” "
  • "More than half of the American companies today have fewer than five employees."
  • "The question, then, is how this new workforce makes meaning. The answer is by assembling four pieces— freedom, authenticity, accountability, and self-defined success– that together comprise a new free agent work ethic."
  • "Women are a driving force behind free agency, and could possibly dominate the free agent economy. "
  • "Freedom– the ability to exercise one’s will– has become essential for making meaning in work. P. 1039 (53 highlighters)"
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Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't.

Fre Agent Nation

Awards & Accolades

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Washington Post bestseller

Named by the Library of Congress and the US Department of Labor as One of the 100 Books That Shaped Work in America

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"That rare business book -- both substantial and enjoyable to read."

The Economist

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“A book with interesting facts . . . appealing interviews, friendly prose, and a provocative point of view."

The New York Times

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“A delight.”

Financial Times

Publishers Weekly

"Free Agent Nation . . . has become a cornerstone of employee-management relations."

Publishers Weekly

Tom Peters

“As beautifully written as it is profoundly prophetic… the best book on work since The Organization Man.”

Tom Peters

Author of In Search of Excellence
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“Warning: This book may make you rethink your career.”

CNN

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"Excellent . . . Pink astutely summarizes what this major shift in employment means to millions of Americans. . . Highly recommended."

Library Journal

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