Your IQ score (intelligence score) predicts two things very well. The first prediction is heavily empirically supported. The second prediction comes solely from my personal
“I didn’t mean to run you over with my car and put you in the emergency room…” “I didn’t mean to take credit for your
When I mentor people, they often ask me for my thoughts about specific career choices they are considering. Invariably, the questions fall into two categories.
The key to having a wildly successful career and a happy life is to attract the right people towards you. At work, you want the
When communicating complex ideas, simplify your message to enhance your audience’s conceptual understanding (even if what you say is less technically precise). When learning something
The simplest way to make any career decision is to choose the career option that gives you the greatest progress toward your career and/or life
There’s a worldview that says the rich people are more important than the poor, the elite are better than the
Money can serve many purposes. It can be used to buy things for consumption. It can be used to buy
I attended a software industry trade show last week. (I work with a lot of CEOs in the software as
When you work in any endeavor, your strengths accelerate the achievement of your goals while your weaknesses hold you back.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of maintenance. A mechanic friend of mine said that if you follow
When you get your first job, you’re hired based on your strengths. To get promoted, you need to be highly
The only way forward is to move forward. It isn’t to dwell on the past (but it is useful to
One of the most useful things I learned when I worked at McKinsey’s Financial Institutions Group was understanding risk. It
The ability to speak, convey ideas, and inspire others to act is an enormous part of what’s perceived and experienced
One of the five most useful classes I took at Stanford was on public speaking. One of the very first
