Tag: vocation

• Book 07: “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl

  

  In The Chairman’s Playbook — Book 07, we explore Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning and what it teaches leaders about purpose, resilience, and the freedom to choose one’s attitude in adversity. A timeless guide to finding meaning in leadership and life.

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  05/10/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Book Commentary, leadership, Man’s Search for Meaning, Meaning, Motivation, personal growth, Psychology, purpose, Resilience, The Chairman’s Playbook, Viktor Frankl, vocation

• Play 07: Life Experience and Vocation

  

  Discover how life experiences—both joyful and painful—shape your vocation and leadership journey. Each stage of life adds meaning, builds wisdom, and prepares you for your true calling.

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  05/10/2025

  The Chairman’s Playbook

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• Book 06: “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise” by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

  

  Discover Anders Ericsson’s science of expertise: why talent is overrated and how deliberate practice builds mastery in leadership and life.

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  29/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Anders Ericsson, •, deliberate practice, expertise, leadership development, leadership skills, mastery, Peak book, personal growth, Robert Pool, success, talent vs skill, vocation

• Book 05: “Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton

  

  Discover how leaders can unlock potential by focusing on strengths, not weaknesses. Lessons from Buckingham & Clifton’s Now, Discover Your Strengths.

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  25/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Donald Clifton, Employee engagement, inborn gifts, leadership, Marcus Buckingham, personal growth, personal-development, Strength-based leadership, StrenthFinder, success, Talent management, vocation

• Play 05: Growing Our Many Intelligences – Reading with New Lenses

  

  Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory reveal how inborn gifts shape vocation and leadership. Discover why it’s not how smart you are, but how you are smart.

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  22/09/2025

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  emotional intelligence, EQ, Howard Gardner, inborn gifts, IQ, leadership, multiple intelligences, personal growth, success, Unicredit Romania, vocation

• Book 04: “Don’t Waste Your Talent: 8 Critical Steps to Discovering What You Do Best” By Don Hutcheson & Bob McDonald

  

  Discover Don Hutcheson & Bob McDonald’s “Don’t Waste Your Talent—8 steps to uncover your gifts, align passions, and design a life of purpose.”

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  19/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  8 Critical Steps, Bob McDonald, Don Hutcheson, Don’t Waste Your Talent, gifts, leadership, life design, passion, personal growth, purpose, self-discovery, talents, vocation

• Play 04: Inborn Gifts – The Foundation of Vocation

  

  Discover how to recognize and nurture your inborn gifts — the natural talents that form the foundation of vocation, leadership, and authentic success.

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  16/09/2025

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  discovering strengths, giftedness, inborn gifts, innate abilities, leadership, leadership authenticity, natural talents, parenting and vocation, passion vs skill, personal growth, success, vocation

• Book 03: “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport

  

  Discover leadership lessons from Cal Newport’s “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” – why mastery, not passion, drives fulfillment and lasting success.

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  12/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  •, Cal Newport, career capital, career development, craftsman mindset, intrinsic motivation, leadership development, leadership wisdom, passion vs mastery, personal growth, self-determination theory, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, success, vocation

• Play 03: Passion or Skill: What Comes First?

  

  Should you follow passion or build skills first? Explore how passion and skill fuel success, leadership, and personal growth in work and life.

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  09/09/2025

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  •, building skills first, career advice, follow your passion, leadership, leadership development, passion vs skill, personal growth, personal-development, purpose and vocation, success, vocation

• Book 02: “Start With Why”: Discovering Purpose in Leadership from Simon Sinek

  

  Discover how Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” helps leaders, teams, and individuals find purpose, inspire others, and align work with deeper meaning.

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  04/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  career growth, leadership, Motivation, personal-development, purpose-driven leadership, Simon Sinek, Start With Why, success, vocation