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Five Happiness Traps

Leading Blog

The decision to choose money over happiness is fueled by insecurity, social comparison, and the need to display one’s power for all to see.” Second, hypercompetitiveness in the workplace leaves us empty and unfulfilled, hurts our ability to lead effectively, and makes us no fun to be around. It’s not always about greed.

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How to Gain Credibility When You Have Little Experience

Harvard Business Review

There’s a meme on the internet, which speaks truth about a dilemma for young people entering the hypercompetitive workforce of 2017. Here are five common activities that you can do as a young professional to jump-start your career and catalyze your leadership trajectory. Leverage your research skills. What would that be?

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