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The Innovator’s Dilemma” was required reading for Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ team; Jeff Bezos tells his Amazon executives to read another of Clay’s seminal books, “ But perhaps most importantly, he helped people be better humans, encouraging them to lead lives of greater commitment and purpose. But perhaps most importantly, he helped people be better humans, encouraging them to lead lives of greater commitment and purpose. Clay, let’s talk about the individuals you helped become better people.

But what many people might think (including me as I started my post-grad job search) is that workplace culture is defined by how quiet or how chatty your office is, if you have summer Fridays and happy hours, and if the in-office perks offered are cool. In my first few months at Stern Strategy Group, a NJ PR firm, however, I’ve learned that office culture goes far beyond how well I get along with my coworkers, or the fact that we get pizza every month and have ice cream parties. Do your coworkers provide you with detailed, constructive real-time feedback on your work? You can do the same work at many different jobs, but if you can’t seem to connect with your bosses, rarely feel you’re on the same page with your coworkers and don’t receive feedback when you need it, you may quickly find yourself unhappy (and unproductive) in your job – even if you enjoy what you do.

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Who We Are Who We Are In the News What To Do When Your PR Strategy Flops (PRSA Tri-State) Skilled communicators are often avid readers, so I’ll assume you’ve read the John Steinbeck classic, “Of Mice and Men” (or at least the Spark Notes). Perhaps you’ve laid out a media strategy that just isn’t moving the needle or you’ve built your plan around a certain spokesperson who leaves the company. Or, perhaps worse, you’re executing your plan against a set budget, but due to circumstances beyond your control, your budget is cut in half.