Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01C34K0LO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 495 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Linchpin Failed Me" according to C. Groves. This book teaches the ANEW model of learning:Aspiration - wanting to learn, or making yourself want to learnNeutral self-awareness - clear picture of your current skill levelEndless curiosity - always trying to know moreWillingness to be bad first. I'm on the road to masteryand you can be, too. While I find many things to love about Erika’s latest book, there are three things I find most intriguing. First, Erika’s natural ability to explain things in simple terms (vs. lots of inaccessible, or, frankly, obnoxious, jargon) makes this con. Steve Semler said "I am still learning." --Michelangelo. Most successful people double down on the things that made them successful. That's not a bad strategy until the world changes and makes that kind of success obsolete. The farther up the corporate ladder (or academic, or technical, or you get the picture) we
News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless. We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. In her newest book, Be Bad First, Erika explores how we can become masters of mastery, proficient in the kind of high-payoff learning that's needed today. She encourages listeners to embrace being bad on the way to being great - to be novices over and over again as we seek to learn and acquire the new skills that will allow us to thrive in this fast-changing world.. As new knowledge - and the possibilities that arise from that knowledge - propels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in today's world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuously - in spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants