The right--and wrong--stuff : how brilliant careers are made and unmade / Carter Cast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cast, Carter, author.

Contributor:

Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Executive ability.

Local Subjects:

Executive ability.

Career development.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, [2018]

Summary:

"The Right--and Wrong--Stuff is a candid, unvarnished guide to the bumpy road to success. The shocking truth is that 98 percent of us have at least one career-derailment risk factor, and half to two-thirds actually go off the rails. And the reason why people get fired, demoted, or plateau is because they let the wrong stuff act out, not because they lack talent, energy, experience, or credentials. Carter Cast himself had all the right stuff for a brilliant career, when he was called into his boss's office and berated for being obstinate, resistant, and insubordinate. That defining moment led to a years-long effort to understand why he came so close to getting fired, and what it takes to build a successful career. His wide range of experiences as a rising, falling, and then rising star again at PepsiCo, an entrepreneur, the CEO of Walmart.com, and now a professor and venture capitalist enables him to identify the five archetypes found in every workplace. You'll recognize people you work with (maybe even yourself) in Captain Fantastic, the Solo Flyer, Version 1.0, the One-Trick Pony, and the Whirling Dervish, and, thanks to Cast's insights, they won't be able to trip up your future."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Introduction: my blind spot and its trap door

Captain Fantastic: human wrecking balls who wreck themselves

The solo flier: "Step aside, I've got this"

Version 1.0: inflexible and dated

The one-trick pony: mind the (skill) gap

The whirling dervish: overcommitting and underdelivering

The right stuff

Understanding your motives

You can't count on "the man": the cold, hard facts of our DIY world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Cast, Carter. Right--and wrong--stuff.

ISBN:

9781610397094

1610397096

9781541762404

1541762401

OCLC:

975486326