Be Really Clear on What You Want

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Ged: Be really clear on what you want. When i left google after 12 years and decided to found my own company, I sat down to write my mission, vision and value statements. In fact, i created a free down load on my web sight, on the books websight, bet on yourself book dot com because i found it so hard to do myself. But i walk you through how to create meaningfull value statements. Ged: Who do you want to be serving? Why is that you? And then surround yourself with the very best people who can supplement any weaknesses or lack of experience that you may have?"

Ann Hiatt shares valuable lessons learned on career development from her 15 years working alongside Silicon Valley’s top CEOs.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The top three things you can do to develop your career

2) How to deal with the pressures of big-impact opportunities

3) How to carve out your path to promotion when there is none

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— ABOUT ANN —

Ann Hiatt is a best selling author, executive consultant, speaker, and investor. She is a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years experience reporting directly to CEOs Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet).

She has published articles in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and CNBC. She has also contributed to articles in The New York Times, Economic Times, The Financial Times and Forbes. Her first book, Bet On Yourself, was published by HarperCollins in 2021.

• Book: Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

• Website: BetonYourselfBook.com

• LinkedIn: Ann Hiatt

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

• Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

• Book: Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr

• Previous episode: 396: Insights into Embracing Emotions at Work with Liz Fosslien

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