June 2021
Beginner
488 pages
10h 7m
English
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Concept
Mike Driver and Ken Brousseau at the USC business school developed the notion that people pursue different ideal careers. Not everyone wants to be the chief executive. As they studied this concept, they concluded that there are four naturally occurring career paths or concepts that people seemed to follow. Each of these paths has a different definition of intent and success. They named these patterns the Linear, Expert, Spiral, and Transitory.
The Linear type seeks to be promoted. Success means moving up the organizational ladder. The Expert type seeks to do a good job and has little interest in being promoted. Success is craftsmanship and perfection in execution. Experts include doctors, lawyers, teachers, carpenters, ...