Barry Davis's Reviews > Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

Exceptional book on what Pink calls “the future of working for yourself.” He developed this book after more than a year of face-to-face interviews with several hundred workers, describing it as “as ground-level view of a revolution in how Americans work and live.” Pink is not saying that everyone will become a free agent (or should, includes a link to a website with password to find out if you are cut of the free agent cloth), but many will be making the leap. He writes in an entertaining and disarming style (integrates Jerry Maguire and Abraham Maslow in chapter 4 – The new work ethic), including much information and research to support his claims. Another plus – each of the 16 chapters has a summary page with 1) the crux – summary of the chapter, 2) the factoid – some numbers to support his assertions, 3) the quote – a noteworthy excerpt from the chapter and 4) the word – a word he has coined. for example, “the Peter-Out Principle holds that people will move up the ranks of an organization until they stop having fun. When the fun peters out, the talented people walk out – usually to become free agents.”
This edition includes a resource guide which also offers: 10 steps for getting started as a free agent, 101 free agent survival tips, 10 sources of free agent health insurance, 10 suggestions for starting a F.A.N. (free agent network) club, and 10 other books worth reading.