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The Messy Middle
Business success can look so easy. Almost inevitable. Amazon and Netflix and Google were destined for greatness. We see the end result, connect some dots along the way, and view the journey as relatively linear. Sure, there were hard times, but those obstacles became the way. We construct coherent narratives about the lessons learned that…
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What If You’re Working from a Bad Map?
“๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น.” I came across this quote in ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข, Hampton Sides remarkable account of Captain James Cook’s multi-year search for a passage across the North American continent. He lost days following a Russian map that, among other things, indicated Alaska was an island. The quote…
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The Key to the Universe
You ask me what I’ve learned. So much really… and so little. But in that, I think I’ve learned the key to the universe. At least for me. Where to even start? I was born into this world one hundred years ago today, and I’m living proof that you’re never too old to change. These…
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Not All Who Wander Are Lost (career survey results)
I talk to so many people who are at a crossroad with their career. They can be 18 and picking a major, 35 and questioning their passion for a profession or 55 and contemplating the next chapter. Often they feel like they should have things figured out. They’re convinced everyone else does. Wrong on both…
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Who finds no joy at work?
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒH๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ… ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ? ๐ด. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ: As long as you’re trading time for money, work will be something to endure. Don’t resign yourself to a transactional existence. ๐ณ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ: If you find yourself playing gotcha…
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The United States of Ticketmaster (prices do not include fees)
It’s a New Day. Whether you like or hate the new administration’s policies, we’re witnessing a populist revolution. Just look at the tech sector and its billionaires. Feel the gale-force winds of change. Titans who had been neutral (Musk) have gone all in with full-throated support and major financing. Those who were antagonistic (Zuckerberg, Altman,…
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