Ep 47 - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.comSHOW NOTES: Feel frustrated that classmates or peers at work seem to be operating from a rule book that you never got? Or are you beginning your career, and want to make sure you start it off right? Gorick Ng, Harvard career advisor and bestselling author, is on a mission to help first-generation students and professionals better navigate and accelerate their careers. We discuss his bestselling book, “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right,” focusing on what you aren’t taught in school – and the critical things you need to know, and do, as you enter the workforce. The surprising genesis of his book and career: Helping his mom at 14… Why is life so hard?What powers him through his journeyThe value of sharing your personal storyOwning your personal brand frameworkThe surprising way that his book is being usedWhat motivates the next generation.The invisible rubric that we’re evaluated againstYour job at work: demonstrate and get into the green zone of “the 3Cs”The keys to propelling yourself at work, in an imperfect world: Self-help and collective helpHow much should you show your true self, how much do you “adapt”?“First close the knowing gap”Gorick and Michael reflect: What are best practices vs personal preferences?The #1 point you need to master early on -- managing your manager – and some practical tips to do that.Overcoming a cultural deference to authority, if that affects youHow to speak up (or not) when you are not totally confidentThe Career Limiting Move of “self-rejection”Turning anxiety into confidence: Wisdom from the SimpsonsRethink “expertise”How to make sure someone doesn’t steal your work and get credit for itWhat it takes to succeed in the world of hybrid and remote workGetting to the center of gravity“Running two legs of the same relay race”: Gorick and Michael discuss the parallels in their books BIO AND LINKS:Gorick Ng helps first-generation professionals accelerate their careers. He is a Harvard career advisor, UC Berkeley faculty and author of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right.” A first-generation college student from Canada, Gorick is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School. Prior to becoming a best-selling author and keynote speaker, he worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse, as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, and on education policy with the Toronto School Board. Gorick’s Website: https://www.gorick.comThe Unspoken Rules, his book: https://www.gorick.com/unspokenrulesHis online course: https://www.gorick.com/courseLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorick/The concept of “Covering”: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/0....1/15/magazine/the-pr Research on what it takes to get ahead: https://www.catalyst.org/resea....rch/the-myth-of-the- Leaders for Global Teams: Leaders with Multicultural Experiences Communicate and Lead More Effectively, Especially in Multinatio