The Wisdom Of Mark Cuban: Dont Lie To Yourself

Last year the CEO of a large company confided to me that he was having problems with a key executive. The executive was doing a poor job managing a critical division for him . The CEO knew the executives talents were in sales not general management. The CEO was unsure how to tell the executive he should step aside from Division manager to Head of Sales. I suggested he have the executive read the following blog post from Mark Cuban. It is perhaps one of the best pieces of advice a person could be given to guide them in their career path. Every one of us knows deep down where our talents lay but for numerous reasons many people stay in positions hoping they can overcome the work they hate or is unnatural for them. The CEO thanked me a week later claiming that the article opened the door for his conversation with the executive. The executive realized that moving to the head of sales would not only help him prosper financially but his life would be so much more enjoyable focusing on what he loved to do. Enjoy the article