CHAPTER 0.5

Catch Up

Winning Friends, Moving Cheese, and Breaking All the Rules

Remember that feeling of walking into a classroom to take an exam when you knew you’d studied as hard as you could and were as prepared as you could possibly be? In your new role as a leader, one of the ways to achieve that calm confidence is to know your history. Yes, you are building your career in a completely different world from leaders five hundred, fifty, and even five years ago, but some things will never change. No matter how modern or high-tech the world becomes, you’ll still hear frequent references to various leadership and success theories, practices, people, and platitudes from the past.

Even if your aim is to disrupt your industry or be the polar opposite ...

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