LDRLB
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
(Ironically, a large number of them are written by individuals with little career success other than writing about career success). With that I picked up Clayton Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Lif e. Christensen is one of the giant minds behind strategy and innovation. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB.
Mills Scofield
APRIL 15, 2012
Long before it became fashionable, Saul was leveraging the power of business models in his career. ” Clayton Christensen , an advisor to BIF, taught us that customers are hiring companies to “do a job” for them. We know the importance of a living, adaptable, actionable strategic plan.
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Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
In the course of writing Passion & Purpose , I was fortunate enough to meet and interview hundreds of young leaders, many of them "rockstar" twenty-somethings who command high six-figure salaries, are in stable relationships, and have all the career options in the world. Gone are the days where working for LargeCo meant a career for life.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 19, 2012
After studying Hollywood actors for three years, MIT Professor Ezra Zuckerman found that actors who typecast themselves (PDF) early in their careers tend to earn more money, have longer lifespans, and enjoy more fame compared to generalist actors. Over the long term, that is a career strategy with diminishing returns.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
It's not news to anyone who's looked for a job recently that the days of a monolithic career spent at one company or in one well-defined field are over. Many of us have had to — willingly or out of necessity — rethink our career paths. At six years old, I knew what I wanted to be: a designer. I started out designing cars.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
The financial risk of a career in entrepreneurship is the chance of spending 20 years in startups with nothing to show for it — neither money nor an impact on the world. In financial terms, focuses expertise is a call option on other careers, and it increases your chance of startup success, to boot. Career planning Entrepreneurship'
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Everyone aspires to have purpose or meaning in their career but how do you actually do that? Here are principles you can follow to find a career — and a specific job — you don’t just enjoy, but love. Christensen. What the Experts Say. ” But rarely are those the things that translate to satisfaction.
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