CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

How do some people face obstacles and transform them into personal and professional advancement? Are they extraordinary? Richie Norton, author of “The Power of Starting Something Stupid” believes that we all have the capacity to turn challenges into significant opportunities. In this CareerCast, Richie shares his insights, lessons learned and direct experience on how you can turn a current challenge into something clearly beneficial.

Are you looking for a new career and not sure how to create it? Are you better at building business models than a career plan? Millions of people around the globe want to reinvent themselves, but most are not sure how. According to Tim Clark, author, entrepreneur, and a leader of the global personal business model movement, your business modeling skills and experience can help you construct a brilliant new career. In this Career Cast, Tim shares his very unique perspective, experience, and practical tips on about how to leverage a one-page method for reinventing your career.

Are you a courageous negotiator? Are you ready to step in and achieve the best outcome for your next business deal, compensation negotiation, or resource allocation conversation with your colleague? In this CareerCast, Tali Raphaely, attorney, investor, and author of The Complete Guide on How to Negotiate, shares his insights, strategies, and proven negotiation skills that you can use to win in various areas of your career – and life.

Knowing where you want to go and being able to articulate your value is critical and essential at every phase of your career. In the next CareerCast, Jim Signorelli, Chairman/CEO of eswStorylab and author of StoryBranding, will share his deep knowledge, vast experience building global brands, and practical strategies on how to craft a compelling career story. Listen in and learn how to leverage your story to advance in your career – now and for years to come.

Do you want to become a CEO? Are you looking to leverage this into corporate board positions? In this CareerCast, Peter Browning ’76, former CEO of both National Gypsum Company and Sonoco Products Company, (both multi-billion dollar companies) shares his lessons learned, practical advice, and perspective on running two multi-national organizations. He also reveals how he leveraged his experience into corporate board positions for eleven publicly traded companies and a few private ones.

Cross-regional experience can propel business professionals into greater success than ever before. Many people realize the importance of this and yet few understand how to conduct an effective cross border job search. In the next CareerCast, Carolyn Chan, Managing Partner for the Chief Human Resource Officer Practice, Asia Pacific, Partner in the Consumer Markets Practice, and Co-Chairs the Singapore Chapter of Women Corporate Directors and Diversity initiatives at Heidrick & Struggles will share her lessons learned from both a corporate and executive search perspective. In addition, she will relate her multi-region knowledge, extensive cross border experience, and insights on how to identify strategic opportunities and leverage them for long-term career achievement.

The actions you take once you accept an offer will often determine whether or not you succeed. Nearly half of new leaders and managers fail in their first eighteen months and many of those mistakes can be avoided. In the next CareerCast, Dr. Maude DiVittis, Vice President of Global People Development at Coach, International will share insights (from her doctoral research on Onboarding), proven strategies, and innovative approaches for successfully transitioning into a new role.

Can you imagine what it would like to start at a company that goes public? Chuck Templeton can. He started OpenTable, Inc., which went public on the NASDAQ in May of 2009 (OPEN). He helped build an industry leading company that changed the way full-service restaurants manage their top-line growth and diners make their dinner reservations. In the next CareerCast, Chuck will share experience, knowledge, and insights on how to create big entrepreneurial wins in a sustainable way.

Are the best career clearly mapped out and planning in great detail? Former McKinsey consultant and author of The Accidental Career, Benny Ho believes that long, successful, and satisfying career don't necessarily have to be deliberate or intentional. In the next Career Cast, Benny will share his research on career changers who fell into their careers along with insights, surprising information, and practical tips on how to succeed in a career change.

Are you following your passion? Is this the best way to approach job search? Cal Newport, PhD in computer science from MIT and current faculty at Georgetown University says \"no\"! He believes that \"following your passion\" is NOT good advice and that what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. In this Career Cast, Cal shares his very unique perspective, experience, and practical tips on about how to be so good that employers will really notice you.