From the course: Personal Effectiveness Habits
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Learning from your rivals
From the course: Personal Effectiveness Habits
Learning from your rivals
Hopefully, you love everyone you work with, but occasionally, you might have a rival. We all know obsessing about a rival at work isn't healthy, but thinking about your rivals in the right way can actually be a spur to growth. Here's how. First, your rivals can provide a useful clue for you about where you want to develop. If they keep getting lauded for their public speaking and you resent it, maybe that's actually a sign that you should double down on your own presentation skills. Second, rivals can teach you what you value the most. Your rival probably triggers feelings in you. For instance, you might feel you earned your credentials the hard way and he got handed his position without any real effort. If you really resent that, it shows that you emphasize fairness and hard work as cornerstone values. Those are useful things to know about yourself and it helps you gain perspective. Finally, your rivalry might prompt you to think bigger and accomplish more. It can motivate you. If…
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