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Necessary but corrosive: Lucy Kellaway on ambition

7 mins | Aug 22, 2021
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Here is how to change your perspective on it. Growing up, Lucy Kellaway was led to believe that no matter what, ambition was a bad thing. Being ambitious alluded to arrogance and feeling as though you were owed more fortunate cards than you were dealt in life. But here, talking to her friends and colleagues, she found very different ideas about personality traits. Will their perspectives open up yours too?

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