Career Mental Model #2: Thinking about the “how” instead of the “what”
Stop chasing the next job title and start asking how you want to work, interact with people, and spend your time. The 'how' matters more than the 'what.'
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Career Mental Model #1: Price your time at $1,000,000 an hour
If you valued your personal time at $1,000,000 an hour, would you still chase that promotion? A mental model for protecting what matters.
Modern Careers
The vicious talent cycle and its link to our flawed ideas of human performance
Human performance follows a power law, not a bell curve. Companies that ignore this lose their best people and wonder why they're full of average talent.
Organizations & Culture
The Ultimate Guide To Freelance Strategy Consulting Talent Platforms
Freelance strategy consulting has changed dramatically and there are an increasing number of talent platforms to find projects and opportunities
Freelance Consulting
STEM is overrated — why we shouldn’t be pushing everyone to get a degree in science
Looking at after-college earnings by major is a mistake. We need human skills. Pushing everyone to do STEM will have unintended consequences.
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Planning a Career is Insane — Here is a better approach
The job I have now didn't exist when I graduated. Instead of planning a career, try managing your energy and experimenting.
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Career, Interrupted: Building a career while fighting for my health
After 18 months battling Lyme disease, my identity built on jobs and credentials crumbled. What I found underneath changed how I think about what matters.
Personal Reflections & Essays
A Dozen Things I Learned From Originals (by Adam Grant)
A book review of Adam Grant's originals on how to be a noncomformist and create change on your own and within organizations. (With cool charts!)
Books & ReadingOrganizations & Culture
The Skills That Matter In Today’s Working World
The fastest-growing jobs require social skills and math skills together. Schools aren't teaching either well enough.
Modern Careers
Getting rejected and then landing my dream job at McKinsey & Company
In 2006, Paul applied to over 100 consulting firms, determined to break into the strategy consulting industry. He got rejected from every one...
Personal Reflections & Essays
Taking your own “moonshots” — the secret of Value Goal Alignment
If your personal values don't align with your organization's mission, frustration is inevitable. Goal commitment requires value alignment.
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy
The money empathy gap
Science shows that the richer you get, the less empathy you tend to have. A reminder to develop principles before wealth changes you.
Money & Finance