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A Roadmap for Transforming Ambition into AchievementIn the sea of thrown-together, stereotypical leadership advice, Julia Tang Peters’ Pivot Points stands out like a beacon. This book is not the result of trite 10-step recipes or unstudied observations. Instead, its source is in-depth research conducted among some of the country’s most effective leaders.Intimate interviews and broad survey data reveal that the leaders who stand out are the ones who fearlessly face the decisions that characterize career turning points. Amazingly, the people who break through barriers to transform industries encounter—and effectively confront—the same five critical decisions. In Pivot Points, you’ll read how five inspiring and approachable leaders made the choices that cemented their legacies.
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I've always been interested in people and their stories, behaviors, and outcomes. My career path evolved as I learned the skills that honed my strengths and that best fit my interests. In Act One, my corporate career enabled me to learn about organization dynamics from the best companies in the world; in Act II, my family therapy training and practice helped me learn about effecting behavioral change; and in Act III, I combined business and psychology skills in a professional development consultancy.My first book, Pivot Points: Five Decisions Every Leader Must Make brings it all together and offers a multidimensional approach to leadership and careers. I have the good fortune of working with great leaders but also I've learned from people stuck in their careers.Other experiences that shaped my perspective include being born in Taiwan after my parents fled Communist China and growing up in Washington, D.C., where my father was a Chinese diplomat; also earning an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and a Masters of Science in psychology from Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy. I am a licensed family therapist since 1995.
