The Right-and Wrong-Stuff

How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade

De: Carter Cast

Narrado por: Carter Cast

"Warning: Your career might be in danger of going off the rails. You probably have blind spots that are leaving you closer to the edge than you realize. Fortunately, Carter Cast has the solution. In this smart, engaging book he shows you how to avoid career derailment by becoming more self-aware, more agile, and more effective. This is the book you wish you had twenty years ago, which is why you should read it now." -- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

The Right -- and Wrong -- Stuff is a candid, unvarnished guide to the bumpy road to success. The shocking truth is that 98 percent of us have at least one career-derailment risk factor, and half to two-thirds actually go off the rails. And the reason why people get fired, demoted, or plateau is because they let the wrong stuff act out, not because they lack talent, energy, experience, or credentials.

Carter Cast himself had all the right stuff for a brilliant career, when he was called into his boss's office and berated for being obstinate, resistant, and insubordinate. That defining moment led to a years-long effort to understand why he came so close to getting fired, and what it takes to build a successful career.

His wide range of experiences as a rising, falling, and then rising star again at PepsiCo, an entrepreneur, the CEO of Walmart.com, and now a professor and venture capitalist enables him to identify the five archetypes found in every workplace. You'll recognize people you work with (maybe even yourself) in Captain Fantastic, the Solo Flyer, Version 1.0, the One-Trick Pony, and the Whirling Dervish, and, thanks to Cast's insights, they won't be able to trip up your future.

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"This relatable career manual should inspire plenty of white-collar professionals to work on serious self-accounting, take responsibility for their own mistakes, and form support teams of friends, managers, and mentors."—Publishers Weekly

"Warning: Your career might be in danger of going off the rails. You probably have blind spots that are leaving you closer to the edge than you realize. Fortunately, Carter Cast has the solution. In this smart, engaging book he shows you how avoid career derailment by becoming more self-aware, more agile, and more effective. This is the book you wish you had 20 years ago, which is why you should read it now."—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

"Talent and drive aren't enough to prevent your career from derailing. After spending years exploring what causes people to stall or fall off the ladder, Carter Cast offers a book that's honest and actionable. Think of it as a mirror to help you see your blind spots."—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg)

"Do your career a favor and read Carter Cast's new book. It's practical, thought-provoking, and funny - and it might just stop you from derailing when you least expect it."—Dan Heath, co-author of best sellers Made to Stick, Switch and Decisive

"Carter Cast breaks the mold for professor/practitioners with The Right and Wrong Stuff. The book reveals a unique set of 5 career detailed archetypes which ring true, clear tips for accelerating your career, and page-turning stories of career success and failure."—Dr. Geoff Smart, Chairman & Founder of ghSMART and New York Times bestselling author of Who

"This insightful and lively book is a pragmatic 'must-read' for all those aspiring to the C-suite. Carter brilliantly translates his grounded wisdom and classroom mastery onto the written page."—Sally Blount, Dean, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

"People tend to assume that careers are just about trajectory. They're really about knowing your strengths and weaknesses, then finding environments where you can adapt and flourish. Carter's insights are based on real-world experiences. This book will help so many people to have the right career conversations to build their own Right Stuff."—Gary Briggs, Chief Marketing Officer, Facebook

"The most neglected fact in business is we're all human. Carter's brilliant, candid exploration of how self-awareness can make you a better leader should be required reading for managers at all levels of any organization. Know your blind spots and you'll have a very bright future."—Chip Conley, Hospitality Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author

Insightful read

I really enjoyed this book it was great food for thought and had me not only thinking about how to help grow my team but myself.

Nice book to identify what your are doing wrong to reach your goals in your career!

I enjoy a lot this book, it shows through different real life examples the right stuff you need to do and how to avoid to do the bad Stuff that could derailed your career.

I wish I would have read this in college

Excellent book, shared it with all of my friends and coworkers. I’m going to listen to it again this year!

Career Focused

this was a real eye opener it revealed a lot of things that I need to work on. but the main thing is never settle always do your best and work on your skills even know when you know you've mastered them. also use some skills to get you to different places where you have no skills to get to Greater places that fulfill your purpose in life.

A must read

This book is so valuable. I wish it came out a decade ago. Carter presents valuable tools and research packaged in a relatable set of examples and with a requisite degree of humility that it’s impossible not to come away from it without gaining a level of introspection which will hopefully limit the pitfalls which contribute to career derailment.