Be Bad First, Erika Andersen
Be Bad First, Erika Andersen
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Be Bad First
Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future

Author: Erika Andersen

Narrator: Erika Andersen

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 03/01/2016


Synopsis

We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants. And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless.

As new knowledge—and the possibilities that arise from that knowledge—propels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in today’s world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuously—in spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice.

In her newest book, Be Bad First, Erika explores how we can become masters of mastery; proficient in the kind of high-payoff learning that’s needed today. She encourages listeners to embrace being bad on the way to being great—to be novices over and over again as we seek to learn and acquire the new skills that will allow us to thrive in this fast-changing world.

About Erika Andersen

Erika Andersen is founding partner of the consulting firm Proteus International and the author of Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers and Being Strategic: Plan for Success, Out-Think Your Competitors, Stay Ahead of Change, which she adapted into a public television show, Being Strategic with Erika Andersen.


Reviews

If there's one thing we hear consistently from voices in the business world today, it's that change is the only constant going forward. That means the only way to stay viable within virtually any market or profession is to adapt, evolve, and learn constantly. But saying these things and doing them a......more

Goodreads review by Erika

I probably shouldn't say this (it's like saying that you like one of your children better than another), but this is my favorite book I've written so far. See what you think.........more

Goodreads review by Wendy

I sandwiched this business self-help book between a couple novels because I needed to read it for work, but it really was a nice change of pace. Ok, let's clarify, I didn't really "need" to read it for work. I voluntarily signed up for the "Reader Leaders" group because I like reading and it's a goo......more

I really like books that are light but still tells or teaches you a lot of things. I feel that this book is one of that kind. This book gave great tips on learning new things with relevant examples that are quite easy to understand. Good pacing, and also very relaxed to read. But somehow in some par......more