What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

基本信息

Format Hardback | 240 pages

Dimensions 140 x 210 x 22.86mm | 355g

Publication date 17 May 2013

Publisher Harvard Business Review Press

Language English

ISBN10 1422189902

ISBN13 9781422189900

頁面參數僅供參考，具體以實物為準

書籍簡介

「真希望有人告訴我，我的天職究竟是什麼。」 

這或許是卡普蘭教授最常聽到的感歎。這些人都有個共通點：希望事情進展順利、不想讓他人失望、不想留下悔恨。他們幾乎都提到一個神奇字：「成功」。但成功究竟是什麼？成功的滋味又當如何？為何朋友物質財富不及自己，卻因為忠於熱情比自己幸福許多？

這聽來像你的處境嗎？還有沒有可能重整自己的生活與事業，再上高峯？ 

柯普朗在本書提醒我們，所謂成就，不該是「如何出人頭地」，應該自問「我是否充分發揮潛能」，並且切實做好實現自我理想的三大要務： 

◎瞭解自己

────如果你知道未來*會成功，現在會選擇什麼工作？ 

◎養成關鍵能力

────以目前或未來可能從事的工作來看，你能否寫出三項最拿手、以及最不拿手的技能呢？ 

◎讓自己在夢想領域從優秀變卓越

────向上溝通、不斷審視工作要求，以及管理好你自己。 

職涯發展是自己的責任。成就最好的自己不只是空談理想，你要隨時警覺內在與環境變化、淬鍊興趣，並且調整路線；你必須不時抵抗帶着善意、卻違背己願甚至敗事有餘的建議。

柯普朗在上述三大架構下，提出關鍵問題，提供行動準則，引導無數學子與上班族拿回職涯掌控權、再次創造自我成長與實現理想。你是否也蓄積好毅力與熱情去實現呢？

愛因斯坦曾説：「不是每件算得出來的事都有意義；也不是每件有意義的事都算得出來。」這本書，獻給所有不甘於白日夢的人：

別怕事情無法成功，要緊的是，你能否發揮出最好的自己！

How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential?

Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to “success” as defined by those around us—and ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied.

Each of us is unique and brings distinctive skills and qualities to any situation. So why is it that most of us fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success? The truth is, it can seem so natural and so much easier to just do what everyone else is doing—for now—leaving it for later to develop our best selves and figure out our own unique path. Is there a road map that will enable you to defy conventional wisdom, resist peer pressure, and carve out a path that fits your unique skills and passions?

Robert Steven Kaplan, leadership expert and author of the highly successful book What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, regularly advises executives and students on how to tackle these questions. In this indispensable new book, Kaplan shares a specific and actionable approach to defining your own success and reaching your potential. Drawing on his years of experience, Kaplan proposes an integrated plan for identifying and achieving your goals. He outlines specific steps and exercises to help you understand yourself more deeply, take control of your career, and build your capabilities in a way that fits your passions and aspirations.

Are you doing what you’re really meant to do? If you’re ready to face this question, this book can help you change your life.

作者簡介

羅伯特·史蒂文·卡普蘭，哈佛商學院管理實務課的教授，曾經擔任高盛集團副總裁；現為慈善創投公司（追普?李察?卡普蘭基金會）副董事長，Google股份有限公司投資顧問委員會主委，

卡普蘭於哈佛商學院教授管理實務課程期間，教授許多門領導力課程，並於哈佛商學院主管教育課程中教導過為數甚多的資深領導人。他還是數項哈佛商學院受託案件的作者，也於《哈佛商業評論》中寫過多篇深受好評文章。

Robert Steven Kaplan is president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Previously, he was the Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is the author of three books: What You Really Need to Lead, What You’re Really Meant to Do and What to Ask the Person in the Mirror.