Career Development

Career Development

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This is how Darktrace successfully trained 75% of their global managers across 20 cohorts in under 2 years.
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Many top performers start behind — and overtake the early leaders later.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Davon Moseley, a man with a beard wearing a white shirt, black apron, and a cap, stands against a blue sky with clouds.
If you want a masterclass in making the leap from content creator to business builder, look no further than Davon Moseley — aka Royale Eats.
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Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.
Book cover for "Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding" by Margaret C. Andrews, featuring a red background and bold text that echoes the timeless principle: know thyself.
Aristotle taught that “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” — all leaders and teams should take note.
A black-and-white portrait of JoJo Simmons is centered between an image of a film camera on the left and a close-up of a hand adjusting audio mixing controls on the right.
Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.
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A playbook for L&D leaders who want to drive growth, not just deliver training
A black-and-white portrait of smiling Katie Gatti Tassin with glasses is centered on a collage featuring a close-up of a dollar bill, a checkered pattern, and a vintage microphone.
The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.
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The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera; the background features abstract green, purple, and black-and-white graphic patterns—capturing a confident presence that suggests he may share valuable leadership advice.
The cofounder and CEO of red-hot billing platform Metronome unpacks his leadership journey.
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Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
A smiling woman graces the left page, embodying the optimism of job-seeking. On the right, a silhouette of three people celebrates atop a mountain peak against an orange backdrop, capturing a moment as precious as gold.
Networking — not zombie-crunching your job applications — gives you a better chance of getting sourced or referred for a role.
A person in a suit holds a red mask boldly in front of their face, symbolizing the leap to leader, while another mask partially conceals their true identity.
Adam Bryant makes a key observation about rising to the challenges of leadership — and your change-resistant former self won’t like it.
An open book reveals the art of smart manipulation: on the left page, a marionette illustration dances gracefully, while on the right, a flock of sheep grazes peacefully in a sunlit field.
We manipulate constantly — but few of us want to be called “manipulative.” Here, ex-Google executive Jenny Wood redefines an unfairly maligned trait.
A person in a suit holds a paper with a smiley face over their head, giving the thumbs-up with the other hand—perhaps caught in the people-pleaser trap, masking true feelings for approval.
The road to “uncaged leadership” means reimagining your professional identity and value. Here’s how.
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What we can all learn about the journey from sporting arena to workplace — and how Aristotle can guide our thinking.
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Former sports agent Molly Fletcher translates the discipline of great athletes into a framework for achievement in any field.
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An authentic career strategy built around sustainability involves embedding these key principles into all jobs, argues Marilyn Waite.
An open book with abstract designs: the left page displays a horizontal row of color blocks, while the right page features a hand touching a network of connected circles, highlighting strong connections.
Sure, “who you know” matters — but your best contacts will be the ones you don’t know very well.
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Storytelling skills are not just for entertainment — practical exercises used by the cream of Hollywood can transform your work-life.
In a split image, Taleb's surgeon stands confidently alongside two diverse medical professionals: a woman in a hijab and a woman with glasses, each wearing stethoscopes.
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
An open book displays great leaders, with a man walking with a briefcase on the right page and silhouettes of birds flying on the left page.
If “founder mode” runs its course, CEOs should cultivate a new skillset rooted in the authenticity of self-awareness.
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Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, "founder mode," the Taylor Swift effect, and more.
A cat, driven by curiosity, has its head and upper body inside a crumpled orange paper bag, with its tail and hind legs visible against a plain light blue background.
Want to get ahead? The best leaders are always humble, proactive and — above all — curious, advises Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
A labeled diagram of a human head's profile showcases areas of the brain related to career, self-esteem, conscientiousness, integrity, ambition, and more personality traits that help individuals work happy.
We spend over a third of our lives at work, yet the global workplace is often not a happy place. The solution may lie with our feelings of attachment.
A group of vintage uniformed men, some wearing helmets, appear startled or curious while standing in what seems to be an office setting. The man on the left is speaking into a telephone, possibly exemplifying the Peter Principle as he manages the unexpected situation.
Why would someone who has spent their entire career following orders become a great leader overnight?
A high-rise office building at night with one illuminated corner office visible amidst the darkened windows, a lone workaholic burning the midnight oil.
In a major shift, psychologists now view an out-of-control compulsion to work as an addiction with its own set of risk factors and consequences.
A green die showing two and a gray die showing five are placed on a gray surface, perhaps hinting at a stroke of luck.
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
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The Danish philosopher's simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.