About the Author

Karen Dillon is a coauthor of the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life? (with Clayton M. Christensen and James Allworth). She is the former editor of Harvard Business Review and is now a contributing editor. She’s also Global Ambassador to The Legal 500. A graduate of Cornell University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Dillon began managing people very early in her career, which led to a particular interest in the topics of leadership, developing talent, and managing yourself. Ashoka, a global network of social entrepreneurs, named her one of the world’s most influential and inspiring women in 2011. Follow her on Twitter @DillonHBR.

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