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Oct 2019
27m 19s

Leaving Comfort Zones

Harvard Business Review
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How do you feel when you have to do something new or difficult? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Andy Molinsky, a professor at Brandeis International Business School and the author of "Reach". They talk through what to do when you’re terrified of giving presentations, big changes at work make you uneasy about the future, or your voice qu ... Show More
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