How to Navigate Change at Any Career Stage

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Harvard Business Review

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Marketing, Business, Business/management, Management, Business/marketing, Business/entrepreneurship, Innovation, Hbr, Strategy, Economics, Finance, Teams, Harvard

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Disruption and transformation at the new normal in nearly every industry. So how do you stay ahead of the curve? Over the past four decades, Bonnie Hammer successfully adapted to massive changes in the media industry, rising from production assistant to leadership roles in broadcast, cable, and streaming. Now vice chair of NBCUniversal, she has advice on how to get noticed, acquire the right skillsets, make smart decisions, and adjust to shifting corporate and market dynamics. She's the author of the book 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work: ...and the Truth We Need to Succeed.

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0:56.0	It's hard to find an industry today that isn't facing rapid transformation.
1:07.0	The pace of technological change means that we have to constantly update our business models, shift strategies, and revamp our skill sets.
1:15.2	And no matter where you are in your career, that can feel challenging, even overwhelming.
1:20.2	One field that's seen enormous disruption is media,
1:23.0	and today's guest has spent four decades successfully navigating it.
1:26.9	Through the transition to cable and then streaming,
1:29.5	the rise of the internet giants competing for advertisers,
1:32.4	and many mergers and corporate reorg. of the Internet Giants competing for advertisers
1:32.6	and many mergers and corporate reorgs,
1:35.1	she worked her way up from a production assistant role
1:37.5	on a local TV show
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