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Episode Three:
Water Cooler Talk from a CEO (Part One)


If you really want to know how to start your job on the right foot, listen to "Water Cooler Talk from a CEO: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You," a two-part conversation with Professor William J. "Bill" White, (McC60), author of From Day One: CEO Advice to Launch an Extraordinary Career.

Carol Ross (McC83, GMcC87), career coach and organizational development consultant, chats with White (a former executive of Hart, Shafner, Marx, and CEO of Bell & Howell) about developing good habits from the beginning. Topics include
  • humility;
  • balancing between self-interest, helping other people, and contributing to a company;
  • creating a strong support network;
  • and how to find a good "fit" with your values and the company's culture.
Running time: 42 minutes.

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Part two of this episode is now available.

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Related Links

  • Order From Day One: CEO Advice to Launch and Extraordinary Career
  • Read Professor White's new monthly advice column on the NAA Web site
  • Receive Professor White's column by e-mail
  • Order Hail to Purple: A Half-Century Retrospective of the Northwestern University "Wildcat" Marching Band

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