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The best advice this boss was given: don’t let somebody else manage your career

The best advice this boss was given: don’t let somebody else manage your career

Having a clear strategy around how you manage yourself, both in business and outside, is important, says Blackmores CEO Alastair Symington.

Cindy Yin and Sally Patten

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Alastair Symington, chief executive of vitamins and supplements company Blackmores, thinks about managing energy rather than time.

He divides energy into four buckets – physical, emotional, spiritual and mental – and tries to ensure he applies enough energy to each.

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Sally Patten
Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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