Getting Reps: High-Performance and The Patriots
Brady and Belichick had 33+ hours of playoff experience when they trailed by 25. Getting reps in high-performance environments matters.
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy
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Skill building as a career strategy
Instead of aiming for a specific role or company, I focus on building skills. In a world where most jobs didn't exist ten years ago, versatility is the strategy.
Modern Careers
Beware of the Default Path
People limit their careers to the obvious next step because recruiters and hiring norms reinforce it. The default path fallacy is holding back enormous human potential.
Modern Careers
How to hire the best
Hiring the right people is nearly impossible. The real secret is firing the wrong people fast and compassionately.
Organizations & Culture
Why You Should Stop Consuming The News & My Media Diet (August 2019)
The news is designed to outrage you & addict you. Politics taps into this to get votes. I want to help you block the outrage and find better stuff to read.
Books & Reading
RIP: Is The Performance Review Dead?
Companies are eliminating the performance reviews, but does that mean they \"get it?\". The answer is complicated, but companies who experiment will win
Organizations & Culture
Conquering Chronic Illness & Learning How to Live
Paul shares his multi-year journey of recovery from chronic lyme disease and the challenges and lessons he learned along the way.
Personal Reflections & Essays
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.
Modern Careers
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.
Organizations & Culture
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
Organizations & Culture
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.
Organizations & Culture
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.”
Modern Careers