Key insights from
Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World
By Marcus Buckingham, Ashley Goodall
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13 minute read
Published Apr 2, 2019
What you'll learn
Harvard Business Review asked two leadership and business wizards to bring a dose of realism to the world of work, where myths about what makes for a satisfying career keep misery levels high and satisfaction levels low.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 The conventional wisdom about work and career that businesses implement encourages conformity, rather than self-discovery.
- 2 People care much more about the team they’re part of than the company they work for.
- 3 Trying to be “well-rounded” will confine you rather than free you.
- 4 Constructive feedback isn’t all that constructive, but affirming an employee’s moments of genius and creativity is.
- 5 Work won’t be a grind if you make it a playground for self-discovery.
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