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Career vs Passion: What should you run after?

HR Digest

Follow your passion and earn or build a career just for earning? What should you run after in the career vs passion dilemma. The question of following your passion or career-building is an existential question. Is passion the difference between having a job and a career? Passion vs. Career. So what is the answer?

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The Unimportance of Practically Everything

Harvard Business Review

Or think of Nathan Myhrvold, the former Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft, who said (and then confirmed to me in person for this article), "The top software developers are more productive than average software developers not by a factor of 10x or 100x or even 1,000x, but by 10,000x." We eagerly eliminate the nonessentials.

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How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

Harvard Business Review

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” Hill says you should also show a desire to help your employees advance in their careers. ’” Project confidence, but not too much. Find a way to add value to your team and help employees advance their careers. Face your fears. Don’t.