Managing Your Career (Lessons Learned) by Fifty Lessons (1-Sep-2007) Paperback

by Fifty Lessons

Wondering how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges? Now you can find out with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this new series offers 12-14 insightful essays by top leaders in industry, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they ve faced. The contributors share surprisingly personal anecdotes and offer authoritative and practical advice drawn from their years of hard-earned experience. A crucial resource for today s busy executive, Lessons Learned gives you instant access to the wisdom and expertise of the world s most talented leaders.50 Lessons digital library holds more than 500 individual lessons from over 100 high-profile leaders from industry, the public sector, and academia from companies and institutions around the world.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Leadership

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Hari Mohan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too thin a book on career wisdom. But, size doesn't matter here. Some essays are insightful. There's an essay about believing in one's intuition. There's another one that explains how people want to associate invariably with success. A quick open and shut kind of book with an easy to read diction.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy and short read. Good information compile by Havard Business School from different leaders and companies. I enjoy the insight from the world's top business leader.

Topics discussed:
1. Choose your words wisely, especially as you climb up the corporate ladder
2. Smart decisions don't repeat the same mistakes
3. Challenge ideas, not people
4. The virtuous circle of competence and confidence
5. Take ownership of your own development
6. Never loses integrity
7. Three essentials attributes for career advancement
8. Make time for the Unexpected
9. Always be resilient
10. Nothing succeeds like success
11. A designed life
12. Learn when to follow your instincts
13. The long range view over short term expediency
14, Work as a learning experience

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just wanted a book on career management and bought this online. I didn't realise how thin it is: it's practically like a pamphlet. There are some insightful guiding principles in there though--but nothing too theoretically rich because each "lesson" is like a calendar "thought for the day" style narrative. I read it in about 90mins the same day it arrived.

[Naif · Rating 4 out of 5]

What organization say is that you're good, you're talented, and the way they are going to develop you is by throwing you into a jobs that are over your head, because that seems to be the best way to develop people.

Take ownership of your own development

[Ankur Sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very contextual. When I picked up first time, didn't quite like it. This time, it was a revelation!

[Salma]

nice, easy-to-read format. Tells you stories from the careers of successful managers and what can be learned from those situations. Valuable experience in a pill.

[Arun Jawarlal · Rating 4 out of 5]

The simplest things are the most powerful. When some important business folks share their insights through stories, it is most effective.

[JP · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good