Perfect Timing (Live)

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🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Is the right career move coming at the wrong time? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Daniel Pink, the author of “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.” In front of a live audience, they talk through what to do when you’re poised for a better role but have to wait six months, you want your company to seize an immediate market opportunity, or you’re trying to correct a mistimed job move.

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0:00.0	Hey, listeners, Allison and Dan here.
0:02.0	Hey there.
0:02.7	We're excited to bring you a special episode this time around.
0:05.6	We taped this one in front of a live audience in Washington, D.C.
0:08.9	We had a big crowd come out to Sixth and I.
0:11.5	That's a historic synagogue now used as a public event space.
0:14.7	The other thing that was really fun is that we answered some questions from the crowd on the spot,
0:19.0	along with the ones that listeners wrote in with.
0:21.2	So there's some bonus material in this episode. We hope you enjoyed this live show as much as we did.
0:26.1	Thanks for listening.
0:28.3	Welcome to Dear HBR from Harvard Business Review. I'm Dan McGinn. And I'm Alison Beard.
0:42.4	Work can be frustrating, but it doesn't have to be.
0:44.8	We don't need to let the conflicts get us down.
0:46.7	That's where Dear HBR comes in.
0:52.0	We take your questions, look at the research, talk to the experts, and help you move forward.
1:03.0	Today we're talking about getting your timing right with Daniel Pink.
1:06.4	He's a leading voice on business, work, and behavior.
1:11.6	And he's the author of When, The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Dan, thanks for coming on.
1:12.6	Thanks for having me, Dan.
1:14.6	It's already getting complicated because I don't even know which one I am.
1:18.6	You guys have short last name, so I think I'll be okay.
1:20.6	Why is timing so important in careers and do people underestimate it as an element?
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