What’s stopping you from reinventing your career? That’s an output, not an outcome, 11 things your boss can’t have without YOUR approval

Welcome to the 30th issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.” Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.

Let’s dive in!

One “must read” for this week

“What’s stopping you from reinventing your career?” Four traps – self-sufficiency, overthinking, procrastination, and searching for the answer – prevent us from exploring possible new versions of ourselves for the future. There are ways to help us recognize which traps we are falling into and start imagining a way out. Inspired by design thinking principles such as rapid prototyping, making ideas visual, and getting quick feedback.

By Bill Fischer

Personal development

• What’s stopping you from reinventing your career?
• The power of *not* finishing something.
• The science of resting (well).
• Why the pull of addictive cravings is so hard to resist.
• Choosing your next book.
• How to enjoy the excitement of nerves.
• Questions that make a difference: the daily question process.
• Variability, not repetition, is the key to mastery.
• Dave Evans: designing the life you really want.

Innovation

• That’s an output, not an outcome.
• The way we do customer discovery is about to fundamentally change.
• Value propositions and business models matter more than technology.
• 4 business ideas that changed the world: disruptive innovation.
• Steps to success when building a community of practice.
• The internet is already over.
• Reshaping retail banks: enhancing banking for the next digital age.
• We need a new, sustainable approach to change management.

Leadership and management

• Don't confuse 'being in the office' with 'culture'.
• 11 things your boss can’t have without your approval.
• Why you should make friends at work.
• Rethinking trust.
• Is a four-day week the future of work?
• Managing your presence in a hybrid world.
• Future forum pulse summer snapshot.
• Harvard researcher says there are 8 types of 'difficult' people.
• How to intervene when your team has too much work.

One book

“Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance” by George Kohlrieser.

Twitter lists

Here are the Twitter lists from which I get most of the ideas and inspirations. Please note that the categorization is, of course, quite subjective.

• Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Management and Leadership
• Visual Ideas