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Just start how to succeed at work and lifein an increasingly unpredictable world in a world where you can no longer plan or predict your way to success, how can you achieve your most important goals. Take action, embrace uncertainty, create the future hardcover mar 20 2012. Just start by leonard schlesinger, charles kiefer, and paul brown the authors of the book just start take action, embrace uncertainty, create the future say that serial entrepreneurs dont wait for. Guided by their userfriendly practices and helpful exercises both in the book and online at. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Take action, embrace uncertainty, create the future 200. Written by a trio of seasoned business leaders babson college president leonard schlesinger, organization learning expert charles kiefer, and veteran journalist and author paul b. They are just good at reducing risk, says charles kiefer. Embrace uncertainty and create the future recently published by harvard. When charles kiefer and leonard schlesinger wanted to bring out their new book on how to function effectively when faced with uncertainty, they realised that the best way to do it was to do exactly what they advocate.
Unfortunately, i really struggled to finish thiswant to finish it. Much more importantly, serial entrepreneurs act on what they are thinking, and its this action this willingness to take. Take action, embrace uncertainty, create the future kindle edition by schlesinger, leonard, schlesinger, leonard a. But in todays environment, where change is the only constant, its a question everyone must answer. President leonard schlesinger, organizational learning expert charles kiefer, and.
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