I have a long-standing philosophy: Always move forward, never look back. Pivot is acceptable, retreat is not. The context is generally careers, but I use it in other situations as well. I don’t recommend it for everyone, but it has definitely worked out for me. This is how it works.[…] Read On
“Every CEO of a beleaguered company, male or female, green or pink, is criticized. That is part of the job.” – Penny Herscher, Director and former CEO A growing body of research suggests that women tend to be appointed to leadership positions during times of crisis. Since their tenures at[…] Read On
How much of our precious lives do we spend searching for the one? The one true love. The best place to live. Our career calling. All that emotional energy devoted to finding three needles in the ginormous haystack of life. Think about it. There are billions of people on Earth.[…] Read On
The SAT adversity score controversy reminded me of a story I’ve never told you folks – how a bizarre series of events forever altered the course of my post-collegiate career. The winter of 1977-78 saw the Northeastern United States get pummeled by a series of historic storms. One of them,[…] Read On
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 When you’re facing failure, defeat or flat-out disaster, you can safely ignore anything that’s been written[…] Read On
“Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.” – Steve Jobs Very few people lead charmed lives. Careers, even great ones, almost never shoot straight up and to the right. Instead, they behave a lot like roller coasters, reflecting the ups and downs[…] Read On
“You know that you’re over the hill, when your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill.” – Old Folks Boogie, Little Feat Delusion is a double-edged sword. The same mechanism that causes us to ignore cold hard reality staring us right in the face is also responsible for[…] Read On