Career Success Advice from Betty Liu – Sharing CEO Insights with Adam Grant
Episode Description
KNOWLEDGE AT WHARTON ARCHIVES: Bloomberg news anchor Betty Liu has often been asked by young people how she gained such career success. In trying to provide answers, she realized she had her own questions about how to continue to advance her career. Those questions ultimately led her to reach out to CEOs from some of the most successful companies for their thoughts on what it takes to succeed. Wharton management professor Adam Grant recently talked with Liu about her new book, which grew out of this process, Work Smarts: What CEOs Say You Need to Know to Get Ahead. In this interview, Liu shares insights from some of those she spoke with, including JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, AOL’s Susan Lyne and Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett.
More on this interview: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/ceos-career-success/
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Brief Summary
Betty Lou shares CEO career advice and insights on success and failure in her new book "Work Smarts."
Key points
- Betty Lou's Career Insights. Betty Lou shares her journey and the motivation behind her new book, 'Work Smarts'.
- The Importance of Failures. CEOs share their struggles and the lessons learned from failures, emphasizing their value.
- Accessing Influential Figures. Betty discusses how anyone can access influential figures with the right approach.
- Sharing Unique Insights. The speaker hopes to provide information that is unique and transformative for others.
- Mentoring the Next Generation. The speaker expresses a desire to mentor young people entering journalism and television.
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Episode highlights
- Betty Lou's Career InsightsBetty Lou shares her journey and the motivation behind her new book, 'Work Smarts'.“There must be this great need for career advice.”0:28Apr 7, 2014
- The Importance of FailuresCEOs share their struggles and the lessons learned from failures, emphasizing their value.“Mistakes are just as important as successes.”3:52Apr 7, 2014
- Accessing Influential FiguresBetty discusses how anyone can access influential figures with the right approach.“Access to people like Jamie Dimon isn’t that hard.”13:25Apr 7, 2014
- Sharing Unique InsightsThe speaker hopes to provide information that is unique and transformative for others.“I always hope I'm giving them information they couldn't have gotten before.”18:23Apr 7, 2014
- Mentoring the Next GenerationThe speaker expresses a desire to mentor young people entering journalism and television.“I just try to mentor as many people as I can.”18:44Apr 7, 2014
