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Why some people shy away from top jobs

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… and why others don’t hesitate to apply for a promotion at work, even when they don’t have all the skills. In this MiNDSPACE podcast, we ask Babar Dharani of UCT’s Graduate School of Business about the role personality plays in our career advancement.
Chapters
  • 00:00 Introduction and Babar Dharani’s bio
  • 03:20 Soft skills and wellbeing in finance and technical careers
  • 04:44 Diverse leadership and a business’s bottom line
  • 05:22 Tangible factors holding people back from top jobs and addressing them
  • 07:00 Differences between men and minority groups and women when applying for jobs
  • 10:40 Self-esteem and career advancement
  • 13:03 Self-esteem issues in women and different races
  • 16:37 How we assess ourselves and how it impacts our behaviour at work
  • 20:12 Which personalities are best suited to which business growth phase?
  • 24:55 What to encourage more diverse applicants for senior roles
  • 25:50 How to identify and encourage employees with leadership potential
  • 31:10 What you can do to address your own low self-esteem
  • 34:38 The impact of Covid and remote working on people’s self-evaluation
13 May 2021 English South Africa Business

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