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How to be Politically Savvy

CaseInterview.com

The first case just feels worse. It’s politics in either case. However, in many cases, people are not always candid and open about their goals — especially if the goal isn’t socially acceptable to others in the organization. There’s a simple rule for how to be politically savvy. It’s quite simple really.

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How to Win Any Argument

CaseInterview.com

The skills needed to do this are precisely the skills that case interviews test. You could honk your horn to let the other driver know you’re in the lane in case he or she wasn’t aware. Your intellectual intelligence (IQ) tells you if your thinking is right or wrong. However, not all arguments can or should be “won.”.

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How to Be a Rising Star at Google

CaseInterview.com

The idea was to figure out what’s working, and to use that insight to modify their recruiting and professional development efforts. All of the other “soft skills” were based around emotional intelligence (EQ). The people who make partner aren’t the ones that did the best on the case interview and at building financial models.

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What Does This Face Say to You?

CaseInterview.com

The big insight is that in many cases, what someone says and what they mean are not always the same thing. If you have a high IQ (intellectual intelligence), you pay attention to the words they say. If you have a high EQ (emotional intelligence), you pay attention to what they mean but are not necessarily saying.

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How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure

Harvard Business

A client (who I’ll call “Alex”) asked me to help him prepare to interview for a CEO role with a start-up. It was the first time he had interviewed for the C-level, and when we met, he was visibly agitated. Let’s go back to Alex as an example of how to execute this. Caiaimage/Andy Roberts/Getty Images.

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The one thing about fulfilling your potential that almost nobody knows

The Fearless Marketer

A question that often comes up in career and life transitions is how to deal with the discomfort of not knowing what’s going to happen. It’s easy to feel buffeted by the winds of change and recoil at levels of emotional chaos we never knew was possible…. Isn’t it worth developing a little faith? Have a great week, Amina.

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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)

Harvard Business

Developing and validating a seven factor, multi-rater assessment of self-awareness , because our review of the research didn’t identify any strong, well-validated, comprehensive measures. Three findings in particular stood out, and are helping us develop practical guidance for how leaders can learn to see themselves more clearly. #1:

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