The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Dorie Clark to discuss her book, The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. We also discuss how to create priorities with the future in mind, how to learn how to rethink failure and the importance of learning the art of strategic patience.
Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and she is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank.
Episode Highlights
00:00 Intro
05:00 Dorie’s journey to starting her own business
08:14 The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
13:14 The steps you can take to implement your long-term strategy
19:55 How to create priorities with the future in mind
24:42 How to learn how to rethink failure
29:04 How to make the right kind of tradeoffs
33:05 Learning the art of strategic patience
41:25 The one thing you should take away from Dorie’s book
44:56 Dorie’s parting piece of advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow
Recommended Resources
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📖 Grab a copy of The Long Game
🖊 Download Dorie’s free strategic thinking self-assessment here!
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