Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy – President of the U.S. I like books that ‘tell it like it is.’ No sugar coating risks and bad behaviors. Marshall Goldsmith – the consummate executive coach – came …
People don’t change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so. Sharon Stone – Actor I know lots of tech wizards in software, finance, and engineering. These wizards are uber geeks and they rule! Only one problem! Many wizards are turkeys with people. They lack people or social skills. These nice VUCANs went …
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We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anais Nin – Author The planet is shifting into an epochal change. Climate change seems to be the beginning of a global paradigm shift – something the earth hasn’t seen in thousands of years. But facing any significant change, there are deniers – …
What’s your value-add to me – your employer? This is what most employers think? Tough thinking. Well, that’s the basis of a free market economy. My doc’s brother went to Harvard and got a history degree. The world doesn’t employ too many historians. What to do? Later in life the Harvard grad reinvented himself as an …
The above title was from a Consumer Reports Magazine cover article. Lots of articles on this. ‘Most Americans with Student Debt Regret it?’ is a similar story in Motley’s Fool Magazine.‘[i] College remorse: nearly 75% (college students) wish they’d made different decisions’ about college and loans. I keep coming back to this theme throughout the …
Gartner says only 20 percent of employees have the skills needed for both their current role and their future career. Gartner – Consulting Organization Post COVID, millennials around the world may be a ‘lost work generation’. One major reason is most recent college graduates are not prepared for work through poor self management. The numbers are stunning: …
Welcome to a working world that doesn’t understand you, might not want to hire you, and definitely doesn’t want to pay you very much. (Pre COVID) Fortune Magazine During COVID: Underemployed. Unemployed. Angry. Resentful. Nowhere to go. This seems to be the story of many of millennials and Gen Z’ers throughout the world who are unemployed …
A career is a job you love, right? That’s what a career should be. If you’re in a job that you hate, you should quit. That’s the way I look at it. I’m in a job that I love, so I’m going to make it my career. Cameron Sinclair – Designer & Humanitarian The lifelong project career path …
I definitely think there are going to be things that are permanently changed,” … “Our psyches are going to be permanently changed. Melinda Gates[i] COVID has generated physical as well as debilitating psychological symptoms. New York Magazine each week captured the angst and frustration of New York City workers and residents. The stories are heart …
To thrive, all businesses must focus on the art of self-disruption. Rather than wait for the competition to steal your business, every founder and employee needs to be willing to cannibalize their existing revenue streams in order to create new ones. All disruption starts with introspection. Jay Samit – Investor & Entrepreneur Years ago, I …