So You’re Getting an MBA… Now What?
Four lessons from my MIT Sloan MBA that actually mattered: none of them involve your finance grade or GPA.
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Beyond the Feedback Sandwich: Delivering World-Class Feedback
The feedback sandwich protects people from the truth. Here are five elements of feedback that actually helps people improve.
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Blame it on a Millennial!
Millennials are the scapegoat for many issues in the workforce, but that just distracts companies from needing to change and adapt to new technology
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The Future of Work: What Winning Organizations Will Look Like in 2025
Successful firms in 2025 and in the future of work will have agile teams, adaptive technology, process excellence and purpose driven cultures.
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Even Michael Jordan Had a Coach
“You already are a coach, you just need to start doing it.” The words stopped me cold in my tracks. Why? Because now I knew I had to do something about it.
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The Career Transition Playbook
This 10-step career transition playbook is a set of exercises, tools and tips needed to make a massive transformation in your career to land your dream job
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Four great reads on CEO performance, team effectiveness at Google and the failure of the MBTI
Four research finds worth knowing: humble leaders outperform, Google's top team factor is psychological safety, CEO impact is mostly luck, and the MBTI is broken.
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Should you go to business school?
Six reasons to go to business school and one big caveat: it won't help you figure out what you want to do with your life.
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Finding my passion — my journey to unlock my purpose
I got rejected from 100+ consulting firms before landing at McKinsey. Finding my passion meant years of learning who I actually am.
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The e-mail that launched my coaching side hustle and helped me quit my job
One e-mail changed my life. This short e-mail helped me land my first two coaching clients and build the confidence to eventually quit the corporate world.
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How to know when it’s time to quit your job
The right time to quit your job is usually now. Listen to your gut. Others will tell you to wait, but the important thing is to contemplate what matters.
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How to overcome rejection: harnessing your superpowers
The story of a young man who broke into investment banking against the odds. His superpower was a growth mindset that turned every rejection into fuel.
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