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Liz Wiseman
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September 6 - September 14, 2022
However, they weren’t merely climbing a career ladder. Rather, they were increasing their currency in the organization and using it in novel ways. Some were ambitious and used their increased influence to move quickly up the organization chart. Others were content in their roles and used their political currency to pick their projects, direct their work schedule, or simply continue to work in a job they truly enjoyed.
to be happiest, don’t follow your passion, go solve big problems.
as Richard Branson said, “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes—then learn how to do it later!”
“When surprises are the new normal, resilience is the new skill.”
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”
Handle ambiguity. In uncomfortable situations, we can have low situational confidence (i.e., “I don’t know what I’m doing”) but high self-confidence (i.e., “I can ask, adapt, and figure it out”).
being seen as low maintenance is as vital as being considered high performance,
commitment is best measured not by the time one is willing to give up, but by the energy one wants to put in.”