Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2019

During my career as a successful commodities broker, I learned a key lesson about success: self-management is more important than talent. A frequent stumbling block in developing and sticking to a plan is negative self-image resulting from childhood experiences. His career had its ups and downs, including a bankruptcy.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

He’s done well in his career, but when he checks Facebook, he sees people he outperformed at school who have now achieved more. Therefore they don’t invest time and effort in developing these skills. Solution: Take an objective view of the benefits of working with people who are, in some respects, smarter than you.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2009

As a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh PA , he regularly put out challenges to his students and then gave an award to the team of students that failed to meet their stated objectives. Second , should they fail to meet their intended objective, they focus on learning.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

When I ask leadership development clients to describe the type of motivation they’d like to see in their teams, they mention qualities such as persistence, being a self-starter, having a sense of accountability for and commitment to achieving results, and being willing to go the extra mile on projects or to help other team members.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. After all, it’s more than a resume; “it’s a marketing document,” says John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV. It can be hard to be objective about your own experience and accomplishments.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It’s a sign that our projects aren’t valued and our careers are stalling out. Think about how hard work, the creative use of existing resources, and collaboration with others will enable you to meet project deadlines, sales targets, or any other objectives. We haven’t developed skills in resourcefulness.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Develop an approach for discussing your objectives. Remember to: Thank your boss for exhausting considerable energy on this transition and for investing personally in your career growth and development. It happens.

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