Over the last two years, I’ve been active in my local emergency response volunteer community. I’ve participated in several mass casualty training exercises (e.g., earthquakes,
A few weeks ago, I posted the following real-world situation as a case competition: You’ve been hired by an industry association representing the 3,000 colleges
The other day, someone asked me about how to be more emotionally resilient in the face of obstacles and failures. While being completely immune to
When you’re an interesting person, people want to connect with you. They want to work with you, hang out with you, or work for you.
In industry, whether your ideas get taken seriously depends on more than the quality of your thoughts. If the receptionist shares an idea and the
Last week, Citigroup announced that they are appointing Jane Fraser to be CEO. She will be the first woman CEO of a major Wall Street
Over the entirety of my career, I have repeatedly witnessed very smart CEOs and individuals stumble when making one kind
In the United States business culture, we have an idiomatic expression called “The Elephant in the Room.” The expression comes
At social gatherings in major cities in the United States, it is customary to say “hello” when meeting new people.
In my prior articles, I stated the importance of developing a cross-functional understanding of businesses, and thinking not just tactically,
In a previous article, I wrote about the first of the two major weaknesses that professionals who’ve spent their entire
Having spent time in consulting and in industry, I’ve noticed several key biases and weaknesses about people who’ve spent their
When I was at Stanford, I did my undergrad degree in Economics. For a brief time, I considered majoring in
The other day one of my readers, Steven, who landed an MBB offer, invited me out for coffee. He happened
I have never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions — mostly because most people make a habit of giving
The other day, I suggested a thought exercise around the 80/20 of happiness. I suggested you write down 50 things
