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How to Avoid the 5 Career Derailers

Leading Blog

This can happen due to a simple fear of change or an inability to adjust to changes that have been made, or because they possess a rigid belief system. Agility in your personal learning is the “subtle skill of picking up on cues and changing one’s behavior quickly.” A Version 1.0 Version 1.0’s s resist learning new experiences.

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Developing Mindful Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Weiss and her team were careful to keep the language of specific belief systems and religions out of PEP. Pierce attributes that to "the emotional intelligence of people and the capacity to change" developed in PEP. Through PEP we have created a smarter, more agile, and more responsive organization," says Pierce.

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The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New

Harvard Business Review

The result is personal growth — greater emotional agility, empathy, and creativity. As long as you’re spending time in an unfamiliar environment, with people whose backgrounds and belief systems don’t entirely match yours, you’re succeeding at stretching yourself.

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