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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

” I have a much simpler and arguably, more relevant definition: the ability to rationally use a mental toolkit to analyze a situation with which one might not have had previous experience. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance. History provides me with this mental toolkit.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

The greedy nature of our work (asking us to wear more hats, to do more, to be always on ), combined with the demands of our personal lives and social pressure to be and focus on just one thing, means we need to learn how to manage our portfolio of different identities and the expectations that come with them. Change how you relate to others.

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