Article by Charles Handy on the New Alchemists, their shared characteristics, and how they went about charting their own entrepreneurial paths. Jones begins the article discussing Handy's upbringing, how subsistence living was, in the past, sufficient for livelihood, and how, in contemporary capitalist society, people have to figure out their purpose in life and how to support themselves. For what Handy calls the new alchemists, their successful passage through such dilemmas has depended on three key traits, namely, dedication, doggedness, and difference. After describing these traits in some detail, Jones highlights how Handy believes these characteristics of new alchemists can be learnt, rather than taught.
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Article by Charles Handy on the New Alchemists, their shared characteristics, and how they went about charting their own entrepreneurial paths, 2005; Charles Handy Papers; Box 16, Folder 1; 3 pages
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