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. New objectives will form, and they may very well be the means to all kinds of rewards. His career had its ups and downs, including a bankruptcy. To summarize: Define your goals.

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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

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. Solution: Take an objective view of the benefits of working with people who are, in some respects, smarter than you. Shana Novak/Getty Images. Mark was always one of the smartest kids in his class.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Seeing compensation as the primary or only tool we can use to motivate high performance is like trying to build a house with only a hammer. ” I found this comment on a leadership article posted on the HBR Facebook page, but it could have come from the mouths of the countless leaders I’ve met during my career.

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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. Most of us don’t like to be told no. Try something new.

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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. About the Author.

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