The CEO Mindset
If you want to advance to the top levels of a company, your mindset will have to shift during your career. Before this switch, your hiring process will involve you receiving a lot of questions and hoping you give the best answers to get offered an opportunity. After this switch, your hiring process will involve […]
Known unhappiness > Unknown happiness
People can be unhappy in their current position, but prefer that as an option to stepping into the unknown and going after something that could make them happy. I can’t guarantee that the unknown will be better than the known. But I do think it’s worth exploring. .
I like thanking robots
I’ve been getting into ChatGPT a lot lately, and everytime I write a prompt, I find myself writing please and thank you. I know that ChatGPT isn’t sentient (yet). So what’s the point of thanking a machine? There are two reasons that I do it. The first is that since these are learning models, then […]
Extraordinary achievements, ordinary circumstances
We are drawn to stories of extraordinary acts under extraordinary circumstances. We find them inspiring and try to distil lessons from them. But as motivating as they are, I don’t think they’re entirely useful. For one, these acts are usually a product of the circumstances, which means we’d have to replicate the circumstances to achieve […]
Don’t oversell
Once someone has accepted your idea or your proposal, shift all your energy to helping them make it a reality. Their commitment to this decision will strengthen simply by virtue of it being brought to life. Don’t spend any time further convincing them that they made the right decision, as inaction will weaken their resolve. […]
Clear beats clever
A simple message with clear instructions is powerful and can stand on its own. The more attention-grabbing you try to make your message, the less people may know what to do with it. .
Emojis or No Emojis?
I love writing blog posts, and my format has always been emoji-free. But I’ve been wondering lately if emojis would help or hurt the readability of my posts. So I’d love to hear what you think! Below is my post from yesterday which is emoji-free, and following that is the same post with emojis. Which […]
Having Options = Career Growth
A client shared a wonderful insight with me last week. Ben. I’ve realised that career growth is about having options. And it is! It’s not about trying to make right moves and avoid wrong moves. It’s not about accepting a “conventional” career path. It’s not about going all-in on one team. It’s simply about having […]
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Boom bam baby! .
Industry trends
I get this question a lot when presenting at conferences for professional groups: In the next 5 years, what is the industry trend that will be most significant for my career? This is my usual response: There will be lots of trends that come and go throughout your career, and no one really knows which […]