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Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants

Harvard Business Review

She was a training manager for a large corporation, advising middle and senior managers on career development. Located at the home office, she developed long-term relationship with her clients. It's not easy, but you can still chart a career through this difficult this environment. Don't sell yourself short.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Many of these children become CEOs, but the same people sometimes blame the need to deliver short-term results for their inability to think in the longer term.

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Can You Afford to Change Your Career?

Harvard Business Review

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. I adore my CPA and bookkeeper and we strive to be generous with what we have. There’s a verse that has been both a comfort and a guide for the last 20 years of my career. Burnout is real, and it impacts more than yourself.