Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I mean, who isn’t into dressing up and getting a little crazy once a year? That’s probably why Halloween parties are always the best. You can sort of act out a wild alter ego and get away with it. When I was a[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: October 2015
‘You Can Lead a Horse to Water …’ Isn’t About Horses
There are lots of jobs where you have to figure out what’s going on at a company. VCs have to do that to determine if an investment makes sense. Executives and management consultants brought in from the outside also have to figure out what’s going on if they ever hope[…] Read On
Being Superman is Way Harder Than it Looks
Some things are way harder to do than you might think, especially if they don’t come naturally to you. Learning a new language. Making an open-field tackle. Folding a fitted sheet. Getting rid of a skunk. Being good in bed. What can I say; nobody’s good at everything. Now I[…] Read On
In Defense of Binge Drinking … Sort Of
According to the Centers for Disease Control, binge drinking cost the U.S. economy $249 billion in 2010. I understand that the CDC was supposed to release more recent data but the team had a wild night out and missed work with raging hangovers. JK. What’s even funnier is that the[…] Read On
Don’t Make Smart Decisions — Make the Right Decisions
I spent the weekend researching and writing a column on a fascinating Silicon Valley startup named Theranos. Elizabeth Holmes founded the health-tech company in her Stanford dorm room in 2003, then dropped out at 19 to focus on it fulltime. Over the next 10 years, Theranos remained enveloped in secrecy.[…] Read On
We’re All Playing the Numbers Game
Cash or equity compensation incentives are only effective if they reinforce the right kind of behavior. Unfortunately, they usually don’t. That’s why executive pay for performance often rewards failure and CEO exit packages are out of control. And guess what? That same issue is beginning to affect all of us,[…] Read On
About Those ‘Make-or-Break’ Career Moments
Over the course of a dynamic career, there will be plenty of opportunities to jump to the next level … if you capitalize and perform. Some of those inflection points take a while to develop. Others happen in a flash. I’ll never forget the first time I appeared for an interview[…] Read On