531: How to Differentiate Yourself to Get Promoted with Stan Silverman

<p>Stan Silverman discusses how being different and taking risks pays off for your career.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You'll Learn:</strong></p><p>1) Why failing is the first step to achieving more at work</p><p>2) How to take calculated risks that win at work</p><p>3) Why and how to break policy</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Stan:</strong></p><p>Stan Silverman is the founder and CEO of Silverman Leadership. He is also a speaker, advisor, and the author of <em>Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success. </em>He is a nationally syndicated writer on the topics of leadership, entrepreneurship, and corporate governance, writing for several publications such as the Philadelphia Business Journal. <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>Silverman has served on several public, private, private equity and nonprofit boards and currently sits as the vice-chairman of the board of trustees at Drexel University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and an MBA degree from Drexel University.&nbsp;He is also an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Be-Different-Business-Career-Success-ebook/dp/B081KBMX8P" target="_blank"><em>Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success</em>&nbsp;</a></li><li>Website: <a href="http://silvermanleadership.com/" target="_blank">SilvermanLeadership.com</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stansilverman" target="_blank">Stan Silverman</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Items mentioned in the show</strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Icarus-Deception-How-High-Will-ebook/dp/B0090UOLEW" target="_blank"><em>The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?</em></a><em> </em>by Seth Godin</li><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=?tag=petemo-20" target="_blank"><em>Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t</em></a><em> <