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The Aim Should be the Best Life – Not Work v. Life Balance

Curious Cat

It may be you dedicate quite a bit of effort to your career for a few years at the expense of other things you would like to do based on the belief it will pay off in the long run. I do also know some people that are pretty happy and basically don’t have much investment in their career. This is often wise. outside of work.

System 40
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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. Shu’s research suggests the answer is no, “unless you believe that everyone knows exactly what they want to do career-wise at the start of college, which is probably a stretch.”

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Find Your Moment of Obligation

Harvard Business Review

For 2006 fellow Andrew Youn , the moment came was when he went to Bungoma, Kenya and visited the home of a widow who only had enough to serve her hungry children one meal of flour and water that day because her crops were failing. And we lose out on creating meaningful careers and lives. As a result, we let them pass by. As will you.

Film 11
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Serving on Boards Helps Executives Get Promoted

Harvard Business Review

When Warren Buffett retired from Coca-Cola’s board in 2006, he said he no longer had the time necessary. ” To test our idea that board service would help advance the careers of executives, we created a sample of roughly 2,140 top executives in S&P 1500 firms from 1996-2012.

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Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

Harvard Business Review

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience. as young adult.

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Not Everyone Should Be a Social Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

When the NYU Reynolds Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship was launched in 2006, I helped her prepare her application and she became a member of the fellowship's inaugural class. But they should be founders of their careers. This is what I am supposed to do with my life! I thought Ripa was an anomaly and I took her under my wing.

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Not Everyone Should Be a Social Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

When the NYU Reynolds Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship was launched in 2006, I helped her prepare her application and she became a member of the fellowship's inaugural class. But they should be founders of their careers. This is what I am supposed to do with my life! I thought Ripa was an anomaly and I took her under my wing.