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How much ambition is too much? With Lucy Kellaway
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In most workplaces, expressing ambition is non-negotiable. We’re all meant to strive, to want more, and to summit ever more impressive professional peaks; but only a handful ever reach the top. Besides, does ambition really make us happy? In this episode, Isabel Berwick speaks to Stefan Stern, author of ‘Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition.’. They discuss why even the highest achievers can never accomplish enough.’ Later, Isabel speaks to teacher and former FT journalist Lucy Kellaway, who explains why tempering your ambition can be the difference between satisfaction and sadness.
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Necessary but corrosive: Lucy Kellaway on ambition
Is the age of ambition over?
Why ‘post-ambition’ is the secret to career enlightenment
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153 episodes
Manage episode 434056923 series 3001084
In most workplaces, expressing ambition is non-negotiable. We’re all meant to strive, to want more, and to summit ever more impressive professional peaks; but only a handful ever reach the top. Besides, does ambition really make us happy? In this episode, Isabel Berwick speaks to Stefan Stern, author of ‘Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition.’. They discuss why even the highest achievers can never accomplish enough.’ Later, Isabel speaks to teacher and former FT journalist Lucy Kellaway, who explains why tempering your ambition can be the difference between satisfaction and sadness.
Want more? Free links:
Necessary but corrosive: Lucy Kellaway on ambition
Is the age of ambition over?
Why ‘post-ambition’ is the secret to career enlightenment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
153 episodes
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