Comments on: Killer Career Advice Goes manga, meet Johnny Bunko

By: All Career Advice is Not Created Equal | Lifelong learning gives lifelong joy

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:02:05 +0000

[...] Times have changed. It’s time for a new approach to choosing your career. I just found one while reading Jonathan Field’s blog today. [...]

By: Flora Morris Brown

Flora Morris Brown — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:51:53 +0000

Thanks for pointing us to this book. I trust information that can be shared in short and interesting form.

I immediately posted about this on my blog today, and I signed up for Vimeo.

Thanks again Jonathan. You are my hero.

By: Elizabeth Able

Elizabeth Able — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:36:42 +0000

I loved seeing the trailer’s examples of hot marketing books of decades gone by. I still have the journal pages I wrote when going through What Color is Your Parachute, when it was new.

Manga/Anime is such a rich medium. There is so much that can be done with it. American “cartoons” have a long way to go before they’re in that arena.

By: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:35:40 +0000

@ Greg – I get the hesitation, but think on this…

Some of the most profound lessons in history have been told in sentence fragments and drawings. The reason…because those were the communication media most effective at reaching the target audience at the time.

Though the advice Dan shares in the book resonates strongly with me, the real genius is the decision to meet the intended readers where they are. Manga is a very hot, very hip medium right now among Gen Y and younger.

So, sharing the information in a format that already connects with that demo increases the likelihood that they’ll actually not only read it, but allow the messages to sink in. It might not be for everyone, but I believe it’s a very effective end-result for the right market.

By: What does "work" mean to you? « Learning to Fly

What does "work" mean to you? « Learning to Fly — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:53:43 +0000

[...] title of today’s post on one of the blogs I read totally caught my attention this morning: Killer Career Advice Goes manga, meet Johnny Bunko. Intrigued, I clicked through and discovered promises to be an awesome way to transform the concept [...]

By: Michael L. Gooch

Michael L. Gooch — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:10:30 +0000

I loved this book. Sadly the business book section offers the same ‘dry’ type of advice that has been shoveled our way for years. If you enjoyed this book, you would like Wingtips with Spurs: Lessons From the Ranch. It is a book of practical, straight-forward advice for those in management. While containing a rebel thread, it may not be for the stuffed shirt, but everyone else will enjoy the refreshing insights. It’s release is June 1 for bookstores but available online now.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:44:29 +0000

I think it seems like a complete waste of time, personally! What serious career guide would use Manga Style, eh?

By: Sandra Mendoza-Daly

Sandra Mendoza-Daly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:01:45 +0000

I just saw this book at Barnes and Noble. My husband and his friend wanted to see it too, but I suspect just for the graphics.

Looks like a very quick read.

By: Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:49:28 +0000

Johhny Bunko should get Generation “Y”ers interested in finding a career, yessir. Thanks for your thoughts on the graphic novel that could entice even the most reticent of teens to check out some much-needed kick-in-the-pants goodness. I linked to your post in my blog at the Innovators-Network today with hopes of spreading the word and getting a few more people to awake@the wheel.

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:09:08 +0000

I love hearing book recommendations. Hard to find good books these days. I’ll check this one out.